Unit 3: The Legislative Branch

What is the Constitution?

• Written in 1787, this document outlines how the United States government will function.
• The legislative group that consists of representatives from each state. They make the laws.
• A type of government where people elect someone to represent their interests
• A group of nine justices who listen to court cases that challenge the constitutionality of laws created by Congress

What is the Preamble?

• The branch of our government that makes the laws
• The introduction to the Constitution, it outlines the goals of the people for our government.
• A type of government where people elect someone to represent their interests
• The legislative group that consists of representatives from each state. They make the laws.

What is the Legislative Branch?

• The branch of our government that enforces or carries out the laws
• The leader of the House of Representatives, he or she is in charge of the meetings and helps guide legislation. They are also third in line to be President of the United States.
• The branch of our government that makes the laws
• Written in 1787, this document outlines how the United States government will function.

What is Congress?

• The legislative group that consists of representatives from each state. They make the laws.
• The first ten amendments to the Constitution, it guarantees certain freedoms, such as speech and religion, to all people of the United States.
• A permanent change to the constitution that requires the state's approval
• The branch of our government that ensures that laws follow the Constitution; they interpret the laws

What is Article I of the Constitution?

• A group of 100 lawmakers, two from each state, who represent their entire state's interests.
• A group of 435 lawmakers, the amount from each state depends on the state's population, who represent a smaller group of people within the state.
• The second article of the Constitution lays out the organization of the Executive Branch. This branch includes the President, their cabinet and the departments that run the country.
• The first and longest article of the constitution that outlines the legislative branch.

What is a Representative Democracy?

• A permanent change to the constitution that requires the state's approval
• The first ten amendments to the Constitution, it guarantees certain freedoms, such as speech and religion, to all people of the United States.
• A type of government where people elect someone to represent their interests.
• The third article of the Constitution lays out the organization of the Judicial Branch. This branch includes the 9 Supreme court justices and the Federal courts.

What is the Senate?

• A group of 100 lawmakers, two from each state, who represent their entire state's interests.
• A group of 435 lawmakers, the amount from each state depends on the state's population, who represent a smaller group of people within the state.
• The branch of our government that ensures that laws follow the Constitution; they interpret the laws
• A group of nine justices who listen to court cases that challenge the constitutionality of laws created by Congress

What is the House of Representatives?

• He/she presides over the Senate and keeps order. He/she may only vote to break a tie.
• The branch of our government that enforces or carries out the laws
• A group of 100 lawmakers, two from each state, who represent their entire state's interests.
• A group of 435 lawmakers, the amount from each state depends on the state's population, who represent a smaller group of people within the state.

What is the Speaker of the House?

• The leader of the House of Representatives, he or she is in charge of the meetings and helps guide legislation. They are also third in line to be President of the United States.
• He/she presides over the Senate and keeps order. He/she may only vote to break a tie.
• The chief executive of the United States; their primary job is to enforce the laws of the legislative branch, command the military, and lead the nation
• A group of nine justices who listen to court cases that challenge the constitutionality of laws created by Congress

What is the President of the Senate?

• A permanent change to the constitution that requires the state's approval
• The third article of the Constitution lays out the organization of the Judicial Branch. This branch includes the 9 Supreme court justices and the Federal courts.
• The Vice President of the United States. He/she presides over the Senate and keeps order. He/she may only vote to break a tie.
• Written in 1787, this document outlines how the United States government will function.