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The first branch is the Legislative branch. Its jobs are to write laws, confirm presidential appointments, approve treaties, grant money, and declare war. from textbook

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The second branch is the Executive branch. Its jobs are to propose laws, administers laws, commands armed forces, appoints ambassadors/other officials, conduct foreign policies, and make treaties. from textbook

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- may reject treaties
- may reject appointments
- may withhold funding for presidential initiatives
- may impeach president
- may override a veto
from textbook

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https://www.usa.gov/branches-of-government?source=kids

The Legislative Branch makes the laws, the Legislative Branch contains the Senate, Congress, and House of Representatives.  In the Legislative Branch,  there are 435 House of Representatives. Along with 100 Senates.

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- may impeach a supreme court justice
- may propose constitutional amendments to overrule judicial decisions
from textbook

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The last branch is the Judicial branch. Its jobs are to interpret the constitution/other laws, and to review lower-court decisions. from textbook

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The reason that there three branches instead of one branch in power is that there needs to be shared power to balance it out. from textbook

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"Branches of Government." United States House of Representatives, www.house.gov/the-house-explained/branches-of-government. Accessed 9 Jan. 2020.

There are 3 branches: Legislative, Judicial and Executive. These branches must work together to create, enforce, and interpret laws.

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"Our federal government has three parts. They are the Executive, (President and about 5,000,000 workers) Legislative (Senate and House of Representatives) and Judicial (Supreme Court and lower Courts)."

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"Our federal government has three parts. They are the Executive, (President and about 5,000,000 workers) Legislative (Senate and House of Representatives) and Judicial (Supreme Court and lower Courts)."

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"Three Branches of Government." Harry S. Truman Library & Museum, National
Archives and Records Administration, www.trumanlibrary.gov/education/
three-branches/three-branches-of-government. Accessed 9 Jan. 2020.

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The legislative branch makes the laws, It also decides who and what to tax and how the tax money should be used. The executive branch enforces laws and consist of leaders in a department. The judicial branch is made up of the supreme court, and thar job is to enforce laws.

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Three Branches of Government

The Constitution calls for a system of separation of powers in which three branches of government can check and balance each other. Those three branches are the executive branch which includes the president, the legislative branch which includes Congress, and the judicial branch which includes the Supreme Court. The men who wrote the Constitution spread the powers of government among these three branches to keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful. Each branch performs separate functions and checks the other branch's functions in different ways.

The legislative branch is made up of the Congress which is the House of Representatives and the Senate. Its job is to make the laws. Congress also decides on who and what to tax and how to use tax money. Each house of Congress meets separately. However, they can come together for joint sessions.

The executive branch includes the president of the United States, the vice president, and the major departments of the government such as the Labor Department, Department of Defense, State Department, Treasury Department, etc. Each department has a leader, appointed by the president. Together, all the leaders, along with the president, vice president, and a few other people, make up the cabinet. The job of the executive branch is to enforce the laws.

The judicial branch branch is made up of the Supreme Court and other courts, and its job is to interpret the laws.

By triple-checking everything, government is more likely to represent the needs of more people. The public also is part of the system of checks and balances. If citizens aren't satisfied with an official, they can choose to not reelect him or her.

Sample some of the following activities to learn more about the three branches of the United States government.

Places To Go People To See Things To Do Teacher Resources Bibliography

Places To Go

The following are places to go (some real and some virtual) to find out the three branches of government.

People To See

Things To Do

Teacher Resources

Bibliography

Aria, Barbara. The Supreme Court. New York: F. Watts, c1994.

Balcavage, Dynise. The Federal Bureau of Investigation. Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, c2000.

Bonner, Mike. How a Bill Is Passed. Philadelphia,: Chelsea House Publisers, c2000.

Heath, David. The Congress of the United States. Mankato, Minn.: Capstone High/Low Books, c1999.

Johnson, Mary Oates. The President: America's Leader. Austin, Tex. : Raintree/Steck-Vaughn Library, c1993.

Kronenwetter, Michael. The Congress of the United States. Springfield, NJ: Enslow Publishers, c1996.

Nardo, Don. The U.S. Congress. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, c1994.

Partner, Daniel. The House of Representatives. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, c2000.

Rierden, Anne B. Reshaping the Supreme Court: New Justices, New Directions. New York: F. Watts, 1988.

Stein, R. Conrad. The Story of the Powers of the Supreme Court. Chicago : Childrens Press, 1989.

Stein, R. Conrad. The Powers of the Supreme Court. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1995.

Stern, Gary M. The Congress: America's Lawmakers. Austin, Tex.: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, c1993.

Summer, Lila E. The Judiciary: Laws We Live By. Austin, Tex.: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, c1993.

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Three Branches of Government The Constitution calls for a system of separation of powers in which three branches of government can check and balance each other. Those three branches are the executive branch which includes the president, the legislative branch which includes Congress, and the judicial branch which includes the Supreme Court.

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- may adjourn congress in certain situations
- may veto bills
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https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/foodlaw/overview/organizationUSgovernment/USgovtlegalsystem

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The Legislative branch can check the Judicial branch by impeaching a justice. The Legislative branch can check the Executive branch by Filibuster, Override veto, approve a proposed federal budget, officially declare war, and finally impeach the president.
From Checks and Balances HW.

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https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/foodlaw/overview/organizationUSgovernment/USgovtlegalsystem

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eXCG-hlaqI&feature=emb_title

There are a total of 538 electors in the electoral college. Each elector casts their vote based on the popular vote of their state. The candidate with 270 or more electoral votes wins.

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The colonial Americans did not want their new government to overpower them. They created three branches of government so that the power all balances out, not one branch is more powerful than the other. 

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The colonial Americans did not want their new government to overpower them. They created three branches of government so that the power all balances out, not one branch is more powerful than the other. 

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https://online.maryville.edu/online-bachelors-degrees/criminal-justice/us-government-branches-guide/

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The three branches are known as the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. The Legislative Branch, they make the laws. The main body of this branch is Congress and it is split up into two parts, the House of Representatives and the Senate 

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The three branches are known as the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. The Legislative Branch, they make the laws. The main body of this branch is Congress and it is split up into two parts, the House of Representatives and the Senate 

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https://online.maryville.edu/online-bachelors-degrees/criminal-justice/us-government-branches-guide/

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-appoints judges
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"The protected right of association enables a political party to assert against some state regulation an overriding interest sufficient to overcome the legitimate interests of the governing body. Thus, a Wisconsin law that mandated an open primary election, with party delegates bound to support at the national convention the wishes of the voters expressed in that primary election, although legitimate and valid in and of itself, had to yield to a national party rule providing for the acceptance of delegates chosen only in an election limited to those voters who affiliated with the party." 01/09/20 09:10AM "Political Association. | U.S. Constitution Annotated |." Legal Information
Institute, Cornell Law School https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/amendment-1/political-association

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Executive, legislative, Judicial are the three branches of the government. The Legislative Branch to make the laws. Congress is made up of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Executive Branch to enforce the laws. The Judicial Branch to interpret the laws.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/article-1/section-1/separation-of-powers-and-checks-and-balances

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-  may declare executive actions unconstitutional
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The Executive Branch enforces the laws. The head of this branch is the President, along with their vice president. The President is also the commander-in-chief of the armed forces

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The Executive Branch enforces the laws. The head of this branch is the President, along with their vice president. The President is also the commander-in-chief of the armed forces

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https://online.maryville.edu/online-bachelors-degrees/criminal-justice/us-government-branches-guide/

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"It is safe to say that a respect for the principle of separation of powers is deeply ingrained in every American. The nation subscribes to the original premise of the framers of the Constitution that the way to safeguard against tyranny is to separate the powers of government among three branches so that each branch checks the other two. Even when this system thwarts the public will and paralyzes the processes of government, Americans have rallied to its defense."

Source: Gray, Leslie and Wynell Burroughs. "Constitutional Issues: Seperation of Powers." Social Education 51, 1 (January 1987): 28-30.

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-may declare laws unconstitutional
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"Checks and Balances." Bens Guide to the US Government, www.bensguide.gpo.gov/j-check-balance. Accessed 9 Jan. 2020.

The point of checks and balances was to make sure no branch would have too much control or power.

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The last branch is called the Judicial branch. They make sure the laws follow the lines of the Constitution, this is also known as "interpreting the laws". The Chief Justice is the leader of the branch and the head is the Supreme Court

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The last branch is called the Judicial branch. They make sure the laws follow the lines of the Constitution, this is also known as "interpreting the laws". The Chief Justice is the leader of the branch and the head is the Supreme Court

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https://online.maryville.edu/online-bachelors-degrees/criminal-justice/us-government-branches-guide/

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"Traditionally, the national parties were also responsible for procuring massive amounts of funds to support their candidates (both nationally and on local levels). National party leaders would funnel money through state and local parties to help elect candidates that the national party felt were appropriate representatives, or when the race was considered important on a national level. But with soft money bans altering fundraising rules, the national parties have less financial influence on local elections. In the past, the national parties could use funding to guide local parties toward backing the kind of candidates that the national party preferred. However, now that the national parties have less to give, there could be a loss of control."
Source: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/politics-july-dec03-parties_12-15

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The legislative branch creates laws, and who and what to tax and what the money is used for, the executive desids laws, judicial enforces laws and consist of supreme court.

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Three Branches of Government

The Constitution calls for a system of separation of powers in which three branches of government can check and balance each other. Those three branches are the executive branch which includes the president, the legislative branch which includes Congress, and the judicial branch which includes the Supreme Court. The men who wrote the Constitution spread the powers of government among these three branches to keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful. Each branch performs separate functions and checks the other branch's functions in different ways.

The legislative branch is made up of the Congress which is the House of Representatives and the Senate. Its job is to make the laws. Congress also decides on who and what to tax and how to use tax money. Each house of Congress meets separately. However, they can come together for joint sessions.

The executive branch includes the president of the United States, the vice president, and the major departments of the government such as the Labor Department, Department of Defense, State Department, Treasury Department, etc. Each department has a leader, appointed by the president. Together, all the leaders, along with the president, vice president, and a few other people, make up the cabinet. The job of the executive branch is to enforce the laws.

The judicial branch branch is made up of the Supreme Court and other courts, and its job is to interpret the laws.

By triple-checking everything, government is more likely to represent the needs of more people. The public also is part of the system of checks and balances. If citizens aren't satisfied with an official, they can choose to not reelect him or her.

Sample some of the following activities to learn more about the three branches of the United States government.

Places To Go People To See Things To Do Teacher Resources Bibliography

Places To Go

The following are places to go (some real and some virtual) to find out the three branches of government.

People To See

Things To Do

Teacher Resources

Bibliography

Aria, Barbara. The Supreme Court. New York: F. Watts, c1994.

Balcavage, Dynise. The Federal Bureau of Investigation. Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, c2000.

Bonner, Mike. How a Bill Is Passed. Philadelphia,: Chelsea House Publisers, c2000.

Heath, David. The Congress of the United States. Mankato, Minn.: Capstone High/Low Books, c1999.

Johnson, Mary Oates. The President: America's Leader. Austin, Tex. : Raintree/Steck-Vaughn Library, c1993.

Kronenwetter, Michael. The Congress of the United States. Springfield, NJ: Enslow Publishers, c1996.

Nardo, Don. The U.S. Congress. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, c1994.

Partner, Daniel. The House of Representatives. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, c2000.

Rierden, Anne B. Reshaping the Supreme Court: New Justices, New Directions. New York: F. Watts, 1988.

Stein, R. Conrad. The Story of the Powers of the Supreme Court. Chicago : Childrens Press, 1989.

Stein, R. Conrad. The Powers of the Supreme Court. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1995.

Stern, Gary M. The Congress: America's Lawmakers. Austin, Tex.: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, c1993.

Summer, Lila E. The Judiciary: Laws We Live By. Austin, Tex.: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, c1993.

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Three Branches of Government The Constitution calls for a system of separation of powers in which three branches of government can check and balance each other. Those three branches are the executive branch which includes the president, the legislative branch which includes Congress, and the judicial branch which includes the Supreme Court.

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"To ensure that one branch of the Federal does not become dominate over the others the Federal system of government was created with an internal set of checks and balances consisting of powers reserved specifically for each branch of the government."

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"To ensure that one branch of the Federal does not become dominate over the others the Federal system of government was created with an internal set of checks and balances consisting of powers reserved specifically for each branch of the government."

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"The Sources of Federal Law: The System of Checks and Balances." FAMU, 14 Dec.
2018, library.famu.edu/c.php?g=276237&p=1841176. Accessed 9 Jan. 2020.

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"Unlike members of Congress, the president and vice president are not elected directly by the people every four years, but through the electoral college system."

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"Unlike members of Congress, the president and vice president are not elected directly by the people every four years, but through the electoral college system."

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History.com Editors. "Three Branches of Government." HISTORY, A&E Television
Networks, 4 Sept. 2019, www.history.com/topics/us-government/
three-branches-of-government. Accessed 9 Jan. 2020.

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, and the libertarian party."Political Parties and Elections: Political Parties." Queens University of
Charlotte, library.queens.edu/elections/parties. Accessed 9 Jan. 2020.

the two main political parties are the democratic and republican parties. some smaller ones are the green party, constitution party.

people can vote for someone in the party they identify with because the person running in that party will likely share the priorities and ideas of the

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congressional campaign committees provide candidates with assistance in activities that need technical expertise like in-depth research and connections with the Washington campaign community
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.2307/2131169?journalCode=jop

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The executive branch carries out and enforces laws. Certain things they do are makes a State of the Union address each year, appoints Supreme Court Justices, federal judges, ambassadors and cabinet members, makes treaties with other countries, and Includes the president, vice president, and the cabinet.

The legislative branch drafts proposed laws. They print money, declare war, punish pirates, select by popular vote, approves presidential appointments, and collect taxes.

The judicial Branch interprets laws. Some things they do are declare laws unconstitutional, and decides what a law means.

https://www.usa.gov/branches-of-government?source=kids

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In addition to making contributions, party committees may support a candidate through other activities. These other activities are reportable by the political party committee but not by the campaign of the candidate receiving the support. Note that some of these activities may trigger additional reporting responsibilities or funding provisions for the party committee.