Question

legislative branch

• includes the house and senate
• responsible for making laws

executive branch

• includes the governor, executive officers, and agencies
• responsible for enforcing laws

judicial branch

• includes the court system
• responsible for interpreting laws

below are statements that officials within a state government would make. decide whether each statement would be made by a member of a state governments legislative, executive, or judicial branch.

statement	legislative branch	executive branch	judicial branch
i am part of an agency that makes sure that the law about river pollution is followed.
i am a judge who must decide cases about whether people have broken the new river pollution law.

Explanation:

1. For the statement "I wrote and voted to pass a new environmental law to protect my state's rivers from pollution": The legislative branch is responsible for making laws. Writing and voting to pass a law aligns with the legislative branch's role. So this statement belongs to the Legislative branch.
2. For the statement "I am part of an agency that makes sure that the law about river pollution is followed": The executive branch is responsible for enforcing laws. An agency ensuring laws are followed is part of enforcement, so this belongs to the Executive branch.
3. For the statement "I am a judge who must decide cases about whether people have broken the new river pollution law": The judicial branch is responsible for interpreting laws and deciding cases. A judge deciding cases aligns with the judicial branch's role, so this belongs to the Judicial branch.

Answer:

1. Statement: "I wrote and voted to pass a new environmental law to protect my state's rivers from pollution." - Legislative branch (select the circle under Legislative branch)
2. Statement: "I am part of an agency that makes sure that the law about river pollution is followed." - Executive branch (select the circle under Executive branch)
3. Statement: "I am a judge who must decide cases about whether people have broken the new river pollution law." - Judicial branch (select the circle under Judicial branch)