Branches of Government

How many branches of government are there?

• 9

• 2

• 3

• 50

Which branch MAKES the laws?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

The President is in the _______ branch.

• Judicial Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Congress

Which branch of government enforces laws?

• Executive
• Legislative
• Judicial
• Senate

Justices are part of this branch

• Executive branch
• Legislative branch
• Congress
• Judicial branch

Head of the Executive Branch

• Senate
• House of Representative
• Judges
• President

Lives in the White House

• Judges
• President
• Legislators
• Vice President

1. What does this web show?

• Enumerated (expressed) powers

• Branches of government

• System of checks and balances

• Levels of government

Why did the founding fathers structure the government in this manner? Refer to the diagram below.

• to divide power among three levels of government

• to allow for changes to the Constitution as time passes and the country grows

• to establish a bicameral government

• to prevent any one branch from becoming more powerful than the others

Every state has at least one of these congress members; the number per state is based in population

• US Senate

• House of Delegates

• House of Representatives