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Unit: Interactions among branches of government

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Congress: The Senate and the House of Representatives

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Structures, powers, and functions of Congress

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Congressional behavior

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Roles and powers of the president

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Checks on the presidency

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Expansion of presidential power

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Presidential communication

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The judicial branch

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Legitimacy of the judicial branch

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Checks on the judicial branch

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The bureaucracy: functions and responsibilities

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The bureaucracy: authority and accountability

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About this unit

The three branches of American government—Congress, the courts, and the Executive—are meant to both cooperate and compete, to support or challenge the work of each. Their powers, both Constitutionally-granted and otherwise, are intended to balance and separate the powers of government.