What is the main reason state governments are split into three separate parts?

To make sure laws are passed very quickly

To prevent any single group from having too much power

To allow the governor to make all of the decisions

To create more jobs for people in the state

What is the primary role of the executive branch in a state government?

To carry out and enforce the laws

The legislative branch, which can rewrite the law

The executive branch, which can issue an order

The local government of the state's largest city

The judicial branch, which includes courts and judges