United States Government

By: Allison WalkerEdu 290 11am

Three Branch Government

Legislative Branch

•Made up of the Senate and House of Representatives

•Two groups together called Congress•Write and simplify bills to become

laws •Video-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxT7QjlvDqM

Senate •100 Senate Seats•Serve for 6 years•Requirements: at least 30 years old,

U.S. citizen for 9 years, resident of State he/she wants to represent

•Two representative from each state.

House of Representatives

•423 House of Representative seats•Serve for 2 years•Requirements: at least 25 years

old and U.S. citizen for 7 years •Each state has different number of

representatives.

What is the two parts of Congress?

•Senate and House of Representative

What are the requirements to be in

the senate?

•Must be at least 30 years old, U.S. citizen for at least 9 years, and be a resident of the state in which representing.

Executive Branch

•President is the head of Executive branch

•Service for 4 year, which is 1 term and can serve up to 2 terms

•Requirements: at least 35 years old, natural born U.S. citizen, at least 14 years of U.S. residence.

Executive Branch •Second in Command •Vice President works along side the

President. •President of the Senate •Same Requirements as the President•Can take Presidents place if

something happens

Executive Branch Continues...

•President is elected by Electoral College

•President picks the Vice President •Responsibility: make sure that

government runs smoothly and that laws are enforced.

What is the main job of the

Executive branch?•To make sure laws are enforced

and that the government runs smoothly.

Judicial Branch •Made up of Supreme Court •Total of 9 Judges that made up of

Supreme Court •President appoints the Judges and Senate

votes them into the Supreme Court •Serve for life •They explain and interpret the

Constitution

How many Judges make up the

Supreme Court?

•A total of 9

Checks and Balance System

•Definition: Is a system to check the three branches of government, so no brach has more power than the other.

•Like President can veto laws Congress passes, Congress can over ride veto with 2/3 of both houses, and Supreme Court can declare laws unconstitutional.

Image of Checks and Balance

Quiz Time •How long total can the President

serve for consider also being reelected?

•A) 12 year, total of 2 terms•B) 8 years, total 4 terms•C) 4 years, total 3 terms•D) 8 years, total 2 terms

Answer: D

Continue...•What system is used to make sure

that one branch does not have more power than the other two.

•A) Check the Branches •B) Checks and Balances •C) Balance Power•D) Power Systems

Answer:B

• Flag background- http://www.harrold.org/rfhextra/support_our_troops.html

• Three branch picture- http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110221/

• Bill picture- http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2011/10/foghorn/national-ccw-reciprocity-bill-passes-house-committee/

• School House Rock Bill video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxT7QjlvDqM

• Senate information- http://congressforkids.net/Legislativebranch_senate.htm

• House of representative information- http://congressforkids.net/Legislativebranch_house.htm

• Executive information- http://congressforkids.net/Executivebranch_president.htm

• Picture of President- http://feministsforchoice.com/is-president-obama-pro-choice.htm

• Vice President Picture - http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/vice-president-biden

Credits & Sources

Credits & Sources • President and Vice President information-

http://congressforkids.net/Executivebranch_president.htm

• Judicial Branch- http://congressforkids.net/Judicialbranch_supremecourt.htm

• Judicial Picture- http://infinonymous.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html

• Checks and Balance information- http://congressforkids.net/Constitution_checksandbalances.htm

• Check and Balance picture- http://regentsprep.org/Regents/ushisgov/themes/government/

• Checks- http://www.clker.com/clipart-check-sign.html

• Court picture on intro slide- http://government.phillipmartin.info/government_capitol.htm , http://government.phillipmartin.info/government_white_house.htm