Make, Enforce, Interpret

Match each branch to its main job, in the nation and in Georgia.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 60

Each branch has a main job. The legislative branch makes laws. In the nation that's Congress; in Georgia, the General Assembly.
The executive branch enforces laws: it carries them out and makes sure people follow them. That's the President's job for the nation, and the Governor's for Georgia.
The judicial branch interprets laws: courts decide what laws mean, and whether a law follows the constitution.
Here's the whole chart. Each row is a government, and each column is a job.
How does a Georgia law get made? Someone has an idea. A lawmaker writes it as a bill. The Georgia Senate and House both vote yes. Then the Governor signs it, or says no with a veto. The branches check each other, so none gets too much power.
Your turn! Put the steps in order.

Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:

SS3CG1.c — State the main responsibility of each branch: executive (enforcing laws), legislative (making laws), judicial (interprets the laws).