Directions: Match each branch to the powers it has. A. We write the bills that become laws. B. We make sure the laws are carried out and enforced. C. We hear cases about the laws and decide what 1. 2. 3. the laws mean.

The upper echelons of colonial society were dominated by Spaniards, who held all of the positions of economic privilege and political power. However, a sharp split existed between those born in Europe, "peninsulars," and those born in the Americas, creoles