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The executive branch has many parts. Which of these is one?

Federal departments and agencies are part of the executive branch.

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  1. The Supreme Court
  2. Federal departments and agencies ✔
  3. The House of Representatives

Why: The executive branch carries out the laws through the President, the Cabinet and federal departments and agencies. The House is in Congress, and the Supreme Court is the judicial branch.

Huh, didn't know that: USCIS accepts three answers: the President, the Cabinet, or federal departments and agencies.

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Answer: Federal departments and agencies. The executive branch carries out the laws through the President, the Cabinet and federal departments and agencies. The House is in Congress, and the Supreme Court is the judicial branch.

  1. USCIS M-1778 (09/25), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version) www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/questions-and-answers/2025-Civics-Test-128-Questions-and-Answers.pdf
    The executive branch has many parts. Name one. President (of the United States). Cabinet. Federal departments and agencies
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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