Chapter 7, Part IIOrganization and Execution

Goals of Our Government

1. To Form a More Perfect Union2. To Establish Justice

3. To Insure Domestic Tranquility4. To Provide for the Common Defense5. To Promote the General Welfare6. To Secure the Blessings of Liberty to Ourselves and Our Posterity

The Constitution

Legislative

Executive

Judicial

Senate House of

Representatives

PresidentVice-

president

U.S. Supreme Court

The ArticlesI. The Legislative Branch

II. The Executive Branch

III. The Judicial Branch

IV. The States

V. Amending the Constitution

VI. The Supremacy of the ConstitutionVII. Ratification

Senate House of Representatives

Number of members

How elected/ constituents represented

Title of members

Length of term

Title of Presiding officer

Name of current presiding officer

Unique responsibilities

Legislative

Branch6. Make laws / Bill

100 435

By voters in the whole state

By voters in their district

Senators Representatives6 years 2 years

President Speaker of the House

Barack Obama

Nanci PelosiApproves

treaties and certain

appointments

Originates revenue bills

Executive Branch

& Vice-president

Department of Homeland Security

Judicial Branch

13. President/ Life terms/ good behavior14. courts/ state/ county15. unconstitutional/ constitution

A .Judge - presides

B. Jury – listens/ decides

C. Witness - testifies

D. defendant - defends

E. Prosecution / plaintiff

Checks and BalancesChecks and Balances A system that gives each branch A system that gives each branch

of government different powers so of government different powers so that each branch can check the that each branch can check the authority of the others.authority of the others.

Checks and

Balances

Federalism

National Governm

ent

State Governm

entConcurre

nt PowersCollect

taxes

Establish local

governmentsConduct

elections

Maintain army

and navy Borrow

money

Regulate marriages

Coin moneyDeclare

war

Establish schools

Regulate trade

between states and

with foreign nations

Establish courtsEnforce laws

Build roadsProtect

safety of the people

President Barack Obama

National Leaders

Vice-president Joe Biden

State Leaders

Senator Roger Wicker

Senator Thad Cochran

Representative Alan Nunnlee

District 1

Representative Bennie Thompson District

2

Representative Gregg Harper

District 3

Representative Steven Palazzo

District 4

Across 2. acronym for the department of

Housing and Urban Development6. the House of Representatives and

the Senate 8. acronym for US Department of

Agriculture 10. to ask a higher court to review 11. highest court in the country 13. 15 heads of departments 14. the removal of a high government

official 16. acronym for Department of

Transportation 18. having authority 19. powers shared by federal and state

governments

Down 1. to forbid 2. newest department of the cabinet 3. Branch of government that makes

laws 4. the people who select a

representative 5. term for supreme court justices 7. proposed law 9. dealing with issues in the nation 12. who can veto a bill 15. A person or group that brings a

criminal charge against someone 17. second in line to the presidency 18. what branch is the Supreme court

a part of

Ch. 7, Part II Organization and ExecutionReview PuzzleV

ETO

HOMELANDSECURITY

LEGISLATIVE

CONSTITUENTS

LIFE

BILL

DOMESTIC

PRESIDENT

PROSECUTION

VICE

PRESIDENT

JUDICIAL

HUD

CONGRESS

USDA

APPEALSUPREME

CABINETIMPEACH

DOT

JURISDICTION

CONCURRENT