Question

1. What are the three branches of government? Why is it necessary to separate the government in this way? 2. What are the three levels of the judiciary? And, what is the name of the highest court in the United States? 3. Can federal agencies make their own rules and prosecute those who violate the rules? 4. Explain the major distinction between criminal and civil law.

Answer 1

Ans) 1) Our federal government has three parts. They are the Executive, (President and about 5,000,000 workers) Legislative (Senate and House of Representatives) and Judicial (Supreme Court and lower Courts). The President of the United States administers the Executive Branch of our government.

-The powers are distributed among these three levels of the government to easily manage the administration of the country.

2) The federal court system has three main levels: district courts (the trial court), circuit courts which are the first level of appeal, and the Supreme Court of the United States, the final level of appeal in the federal system.

- The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States of America. Because of this, the Court leads the Judicial Branch of the United States Federal Government.

3) In 1947, Congress adopted the Administrative Procedures Act (“APA”), which governs the process by which administrative agencies create and enact laws.

4) The difference between civil law and criminal law turns on the difference between two different objects which law seeks to pursue - redress or punishment.” In other words, criminal law seeks to punish for an offence. Civil law cases are filed by private parties, while criminal cases are usually filed by the government.