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Watch this quick video on the three branches of government.

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3 Branches of Government | Kids Educational Video | Kids Academy

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Three Branches of Government Graphic Organizer

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Three Branches of Government Graphic Organizer

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Game for checks and balances

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Simulate the way separation of powers and checks and balances limit government

Analyze the structure, functions, and processes of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches

Illustrate the law making process at the local, state, and federal levels

Do your students like running things? Branches of Power allows them to do something that no one else can: control all three branches of the U.S. government.
Each branch plays a specific role in turning an idea into a law. In Branches of Power, your students will practice their decision-making skills as they take on the roles and responsibilities of the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches and turn as many bills into laws as possible. Through the game, players will introduce a presidential agenda, communicate with the public, write legislation, sign or veto bills, and even judge passed laws.

In Branches of Power your students will:

Create a presidential agenda and learn about the executive branch powers

Introduce bills and pass laws out of Congress

Apply judicial review to passed laws

For English Language Learners: Use the support tool, Spanish translation, voiceover and glossary.

Teacher Tips

The Branches of Power Extension Pack includes activities and a mini quiz that give the game context and reinforce and assess its concepts. Extension Packs include a downloadable teacher lesson plan, assignable student handout, and instructive Google Slides.

Multilingual and English learners ( ELs/MLs) and Spanish-speaking students: This game offers a decision-support tool, an English voiceover, a contextualized glossary, and a Spanish-language version.

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Made with support from the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics of the Annenberg Public Policy Center

Whether you enjoy finding opportunities within a well-structured sequence of resources or prefer looking around for pieces and bits that can be jigsawed together, our Scope & Sequence documents are a perfect reference point for planning. Scope & Sequence documents are available for elementary, middle, and high school classrooms and list all of our resources in one place.

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Do something that no one else can-control all three branches of the U.S. government! Each branch plays a specific role in turning an idea into a law. In Branches of Power, you will take on the roles and responsibilities of the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches as you turn as many bills into laws as possible.

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Website full of facts about our National Government

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Website full of facts about our National Government

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Find a fact you didn't know about the Three Branches of Government.

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The United States Government is divided into three parts, or branches: the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. Each branch has a different duty, but all three branches must work together.

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Which branch is responsible for making laws for the country?