What are the three branches of government and what are their roles

Our federal government has three parts. They are the Executive, Legislative,and Judicial.

Executive:

*signs laws

* vetoes laws

*pardons people

*appoints federal judges

*elected every four years

Legislative:

*makes laws

*approves presidential appointments

*two senators from each state

*the number of congressmen is based on population

Judicial:

*decides if laws are constitutional

*are appointed by the president

*there are nine justices

*can overrule rulings by other judges

according to romans 13: 1-7, 1st peter 2: 12-14, and 1 timothy 2: 1-4, christians as citizens have specific responsibilities to a nation that gives liberties to its people. christians are obliged to live as good citizens by submitting to the human government. honor, or respect, is due to men in the high governmental station. a christian should reflect such respect not to gain some favor but because it is god’s will. peter 2: 14 notes that the purpose of the human government is to promote peace and justice in society. to submit to human government, peter includes three elements; obedience, respect, and good deeds.