U.S. Branches of GovernmentLecture 1

Branches

• Legislative• Congress- 2 from each state• House of Representatives- 435 members

• Executive• President & Vice President

• His Cabinet (a bunch of secretaries and Attorney General

• Judicial• Supreme court- 9 Justices

Duties of Each Branch

Legislative• Make Laws• Write bills, then discuss and vote on them

Executive• Approve Laws• Receive bills, then approve or veto

Judicial• Enforce Laws• Determine constitutionality of actions

Checks and Balances

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Legislative Branch

Senate

• Six year term• Must be at least 30

years• Must be a citizen for

9 years• 435 members,

divided by state population

House of Representatives

• Two year term• Must be at least 25

years• Must be a US citizen

for 7 years• 50 members, 2 from

each state

Executive Branch

President• Head of State• Head of Gov’t of US• Commander-in-Chief• Elected every 4

years• Must be at least 35

and natural born citizen

Vice President• Must be ready to

assume presidency• Also President of the

Senate• Votes in case of tie

• 9 VPs have assumed the presidency

• 4 have been elected president

Judicial Branch

Supreme Court• Members appointed by the president,

confirmed by the senate• Serve a life term until retirement• Only removed by impeachment• Interpret the constitution as it applies

to each individual case

Video

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