Branches of military and branches of Government = ?!

Question: I'm just asking this bc I was watching a show yesterday and they asked the number of branches in the US military and the number of branches of the US government = what?
And both contestants got it wrong!
I knew it, but what's the answer?

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Answers: I'm just asking this bc I was watching a show yesterday and they asked the number of branches in the US military and the number of branches of the US government = what?
And both contestants got it wrong!
I knew it, but what's the answer?

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8! 3 (legislative, judicial and executive) + 5 (marines, army, navy, air force and coast guard) = 8 :)

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Airforce Marines Army Navy Coast Guard Legislative, Judicial and Executive

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Army
Navy
Air force
Marines
Coast Guard
Legislative
Executive
Judicial

8

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