Judiciary
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The judiciary is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law in legal cases.
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States.
Corpus Iuris Civilis, 1607
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Lady Justice (Latin: Justicia), symbol of the judiciary. Statue at Shelby County Courthouse, Memphis, Tennessee
Legislature
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A legislature is a deliberative assembly that holds the legal authority to make law and exercise political oversight within a political entity such as a state, nation, or city. Legislatures are among
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…and contracts. Under the doctrine of the separation of powers, the judiciary generally does not make statutory law (which is the responsibility of the legislature) or enforce law (which is the responsibility of the executive), but rather interprets, defends, and applies the law to the facts of each case. However…
The Hungarian Parliament Building, or 'Országház', where Hungary's legislature, the National Assembly of Hungary, meets.
Palace of Westminster, where the legislature of the United Kingdom, the Parliament of the United Kingdom, meets.
The Palazzo Madama is the seat of the upper house of the Italian Parliament, the Senate of the Republic.
The United States Capitol, where the federal legislature of the United States, the United States Congress, meets.