Journal Entries #8

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SectionIntroductionGoverningInstitutions.pdf

Section Introduction: Governing Institutions The Governing Institutions Make Policy Choices: Here the Presidency, Congress, and the Courts come in. Ideally, all parts of the American political system from citizens up have some say in what government chooses to do or not via being informed by the media and political parties, joining interest groups, voting, or engaging in protest. In the following weeks we will explore each branch of the federal government in more depth beginning with the presidency which is made up not just with the president, a cabinet and advisors, but also a vast network of federal agencies. One example would be the Environmental Protection Agency charged with enforcing the nation's laws on the environment and protecting citizens from toxic emissions and waste.