National Government

Essential QuestionEssential Question

• What are the three branches in the national government and how are their jobs different?

• How does the local, state, and national government work together?

United states government

• The three branches are:

• LEGISLATIVE• EXECUTIVE• JUDICIAL

The legislative branch

• Congress is head over this branch.

• It is a group of people elected to make laws for the country.

• Congress has two parts: The Senate and The House of Representatives.

The senate

Fun Facts• There are 100

senators.• Each state has

two senators.• Senators meet in

the U.S. Capitol building

The house of representatives

Fun Facts• There are 435

representatives.• The more people

that live in a state, the more representatives it has.

• They can be elected for more than one term.

The Executive Branch• The president, is

the head of the government.

• Americans vote every four years for their leader .

• After elected to serve his/her country, the president lives and works in the White House.

• The president is in charge of the armed forces.

• The president works with leaders of other countries.

The Judicial branch

• The Supreme Court is the highest court is the U. S., and decide what laws mean.

• The nine judges can serve for as long as they live, or wish to retire.

• Each judge is chosen by the president.

Separation of Powers

• All three branches of government have different powers and different jobs to do.

• When branches of government have different powers, no branch can become too strong. (Checks and balances)

Monuments

• These are statues that help people remember a person or event.

Abraham Lincoln

Washington Monument

Government

• The president carries out the laws of the United States. (Executive)

• The Congress (Legislative) makes the laws.

• The Supreme Court (Judicial) explains the laws.

Democracy Rules !