After the protestant reformation, the catholic church began to respond to the reformers criticisms by beginning the

The correct answer is the counter reformation.

The Counter Reformation was a political, social, artistic, and military counter maneuver to the reformation in an effort to retain Catholic land while also expanding Catholicism into new territories.

legislative branch:

one of the three branches of government divided between the senate and the house of representatives.

- creates or makes laws

- power to override a veto

executive branch:

one of the three branches of government, headed by the president.

- enforces or carries out laws

- power to veto a bill sent to it by congress

judicial branch:

one of the three branches of government, headed by the chief justice of the supreme court.

- interprets laws

- power to declare laws or actions by the government unconstitutional