Branches of Government

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Amy Ciesielski

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Branches of Government

The Constitution has 3 parts

The Preamble
The Articles
The Amendments

The Articles

The constitution has 7 articles (parts). The articles are like chapters in a book.

Multiple Choice

How many Articles does the Constitution have?

The Branches of Government

The first 3 articles are about the 3 parts of the Federal Government.

Federal Government

main government in charge of all the states

Multiple Choice

What is the federal government?

main government in charge of all the states

group of people in charge of a school

panel of judges on American Idol

There are 3 Branches of the Government

Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch

Multiple Choice

How many Branches of Government are there?

Separation of Powers

The powers of the government are divided between the 3 branches. No one branch has all the power. Each branch has a separate job.

Multiple Choice

True or False: The powers of the government are separated between the 3 branches.

True

False

Legislative Branch

Makes the laws
It is called Congress
Congress is made up of 2 groups
The House of Representatives and the Senate

Multiple Choice

What does the Legislative Branch do?

Makes the laws

Enforces the laws

Explains the laws

Executive Branch

Makes sure laws are followed
The President and Vice President
The Cabinet - group of people who help the president.

Multiple Choice

Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?

The President

Congress

Police

Judicial Branch

Explains the Laws
Made up of the Supreme Court - Highest court in the country)
Other federal courts

Multiple Choice

What is the job of the Judicial Branch and the Supreme Court?

Make the Laws

Make sure the laws are being followed

Explains the laws

Checks and Balances

no branch has more power than the other branches
No branch can control the other branches
Each branch checks what the other branches are doing
This keeps each branch's power in balance.

Multiple Choice

What is the system of checks and balances?

It keeps the branches from having power over the other branches

it is a sheet that has checks and a list of bank balances.

Federalism

Both the Federal government and the states have power
The Federal government has MORE power than the states.

Multiple Choice

What is Federalism?

The federal government has more power than the states

The printing of money

A restaurant in Chicago

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