the 3 branches of government by daniel
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THE 3 BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
Project By: Daniel
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
The Executive Branch consists of the President, Vice
President, and Cabinet.
There are 15 departments in the Cabinet.
Can control the military.
Veto or approve laws.
Enforces laws
Writes Federal Budget
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
The Legislative Branch consists of the Senate and
the House Of Representatives.
Senate has 100 people.
House Of Representatives has 435 people.
Can declare war and Impeach the President.
Can overturn vetoed bills, make laws, and they
approve and reject the presidents appointments.
JUDICIAL BRANCH
The Judicial Branch consists of the Supreme Court,
Court Of Appeals, and the District Court.
Contains judges in the Supreme Court called
Justices (9).
Can strike down laws that are unconstitutional and
interpret laws.
Decide court cases and settle cases between 2 or
more states.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
There is one representative for every several hundred thousand
people in that state.
Only this house can introduce spending bills.
To be a Representative a person must be at least 25 years old, a
U.S. citizen for at least 7 years, and when elected, must be an
inhabitant of that state in which he or she shall be chosen.
The House of Representatives was established as a result of the
Great Compromise. The House is larger than the Senate.
There were 59 members at the first session of the House of
Representatives. Today there are 435 members. Representatives are
elected to serve for a period of 2 years.
THE SENATE
Our country's legislative branch, or Congress, includes
another lawmaking body called the Senate. Voters elect two
senators from each state, regardless of population size.
To be a senator a person must be at least 30 years old, a U.S.
citizen for at least 9 years, and have fulfilled the requirements
for residency in the state that person wishes to represent.
Only the Senate can approve or reject treaties and
presidential nominations for government offices.
WHY WE NEED A GOVERNMENT
There are many reasons why we need a stable government. For one
without a proper government we would have no order and there would be
chaos. Everyone wouldn’t know what to do and either people’s rights
would be provoked or they would claim they had he power to do anything
they wanted.
The three branches are vital to America because without them how would
go on with life. The Judicial Branch makes it possible for court cases to be
settled. The Executive Branch enforces laws and controls what we spend.
The Legislative Branch makes laws and makes new bills. Without the
government the U.S. would have an extremely hard time dealing with life.