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"In the Cherokee Nation, the executive branch is comprised of a Principal Chief and a Deputy Principal Chief, who are elected to four-year terms, along with their executive bureaucracies. The function of the executive is to see that all the laws of the tribe are executed, and to make certain policy decisions.

The legislative branch is called the Tribal Council. It is comprised of 17 members, each elected to four-year terms. The Council represents the nine districts that lie within the geographical bounds of the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma, as well as those Cherokee Nation citizens living elsewhere. This branch, like that of the United States, passes most of the laws of the land.

The judicial branch is comprised of the District Court, the Supreme Court and the Healing to Wellness Court. The district court hears criminal, juvenile and civil cases, while the Supreme Court (officially the Judicial Appeals Tribunal) handles constitutional cases, appeals, and cases involving Tribal Enactments. The Healing to Wellness court handles drug cases only.

The other federally recognized Cherokee Indian governments follow a similar structure. "

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