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Executive branches of governments today are quite large. Now modern governments have taken on many more responsibilities than they once had. When the executive branch of the United States government was organized in 1789, there were only three departments: Wa ....

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.... of office space, office supplies, and disposition of records. At one time the postal service was an executive department. But the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 transformed it into a government-owned corporation. As a corporation, the postal service has its own authority to set rates for mail, hire employees, raise capital, and modernize its equipment. Yet the Constitution specifically delegates to Congress the power to set policy and pass laws while giving the executive branch the authority to enforce them.. Most government agencies are considered part of the executive branch because they carry out public policy and enforce laws. ....