6.2 Three Branches of Government

THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT ARE...

• The legislative, executive, and judicial branches

• The federal, state, and local branches

• The North, Middle, and South branches

• The First, Second, and Third branches

CONGRESS IS MADE UP OF...

• The President and his cabinet

• The Supreme court and the appellate courts

• The House of Representatives and the Senate

• The Board of Elections and the Board of Education

BEFORE A LAW IS CREATED, IT IS CALLED A...

• Cabinet

• Judge

• Branch

• Bill

THE PRESIDENT IS PART OF THE ________ BRANCH.

• Tree

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

THE PRESIDENT'S POWERS INCLUDE...

• Making laws

• Being commander-in-chief of the military

• Deciding which laws are constitutional

• Judging court cases

THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF THE JUDICIAL BRANCH IS...

• The Senate

• The president

• Congress

• The Supreme Court

PRESIDENTS ARE ELECTED EVERY ________ YEARS AND CAN SERVE ________ TERMS.

• 2; unlimited

• 6; unlimited

• 4; 2

• 2; 4

THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH HAS TWO PARTS BECAUSE...

• There is so much governing to do that two parts are necessary

• The Constitution's writers wanted to make sure that it did not favor one state over another

• One part introduces laws, while the other part debates them

• One part makes laws while the other part enforces them

IN YOUR OWN WORDS, EXPLAIN WHAT CHECK AND BALANCES ARE.

THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH IS THE ONE THAT...

• Makes laws

• Interprets laws

• Enforces laws

• Vetoes laws