Government

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Government
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Federalism
Federal Government jobs
State Government
The seperation of power between the 3 branches
and the state.
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Seperation of Powers
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
The seperation of powers between the 3 federal
branches
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Checks and Balances
Each branch checks the others so that no one
is too powerful
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Legislative Branch
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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Senate
House of Representatives

• 1. Each state has _______ members 1.
  Membership determine by states
• 2. The Senate has _______ members
  _______________
• 3. The Senate members serve for 2.
  The House has ________
• _______ years.
  members
• 4. A Senator must be at least ______ 3.
  Members serve______ years.
• years old and a citizen for ______ 4.
  Members must be at least
• years.
  _________ years old and a
• 5. Members must live in the ______
  citizen for ______ years.
• they represent.
  5. Members must live in the
• 
  __________ they represent

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Legislative Powers
1. They make_________ All decisions must be
voted on by both houses and receive more
than half the votes to be passed.
2. Declare __________
3. Regulate ___________ between states and
foreign nations
4. Approve or disapprove of people that the
_______________ appoints or gives jobs
to. 5. Impeach a ____________ Court Judge and
the ___________
6. Collect _______________
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Executive Branch
Executive Branch President/Vice
President and the Cabinet 1. is elected by the
electoral college ____________________________
_________________________________________________
_________ 2. is a elected for a _____________
_____________ term 3. may serve for no more than
_________ terms according to the 22
____________ passed in 1951. 4. Must be
____________ years of age and a _____________
born citizen of the United States.
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Executive Branch
President George Bush and Vice President Dick
Cheney
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• ___________ or _________ the government.
• 2. Enforce _________ and make people _________
  them.
• 3. ________ new laws.
• 4. _____________ the army and ___________
• 5. makes foreign policy decisions
• 6. Approves or ______________ of laws made by
  Congress.
• He can ___________ a law he doesn't approve
  of.
• 7. Appoint _____________ members, Supreme Court
  Judges
• 8.Prepares the Federal Budget. He develops
  policies to
• help fight unemployment and high prices.

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Executive Branch Powers

• Can veto Congressional legislation

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Judicial Branch Interprets laws
_________ judges
The president selects, or appoints judges to the
Supreme ________ and the other federal ______
with the approval of the _________.
Judges are appointed for a _________, But may be
impeached for misconduct by the ___________
branch. Supreme Court decides if a law ________
with the Constitution or ______________ with it.
(Judicial Review- ______________ _________________
_________________________________ Settle
___________ between states.
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REVIEW

• List some jobs of the Executive Branch.
• Define the term Judicial Review.
• Describe some of the criteria's you need to
• be a member of the Senate.
• Explain the term Federalism.
• Describe the electoral college.
• Compare the executive and the legislative
• branch.

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