Fifth Grade Social Studies

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Fifth Grade Social Studies
The Branches of the Federal Government
Legislative
Executive

• By Faith Ann Whitehall

Judicial
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NJCCS

• 6.2 Civics
• 6.2 A Civic Life, Politics and Government
• Recognize national, state, and local legislators
  and government officials and explain how to
  contact them for help or to express an opinion.
• 6.2 C The Constitution and American Democracy
• Discuss how the Constitution describes how the
  United States government is organized and how it
  defines and limits the power of government.
• Delineate the respective roles of the three
  branches of the federal and state governments.

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OBJECTIVES

• Students will be able to
• Identify the Three Branches of Government
• Explain the role of each of the Three Branches of
  Government
• Identify some important members of the Federal
  Government
• Identify the state Members in Congress
• Explain the system of Checks and Balance

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GOVERNMENT

• The Constitution created a government of three
  equal branches or parts.
• The Constitution is the plan and set of rules for
  our government.

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THE DUTY OF EACH BRANCH
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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
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THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

• The president or Chief Executive is the head of
  the executive branch.
• Americans vote every four years for their leader
  of their democratic society.
• After elected to serve his/her country, the
  president lives and works in the White House.

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POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT
George W. Bush
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POWERS OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
Richard B. Cheney

• President of the Senate
• Breaks all ties on votes in the senate
• Becomes President if the current President is
  deceased or unable to serve

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THE CABINET

• Members of the cabinet are head of the executive
  agency who advises the president on policy issues
  and help execute those policies.
• The executive agency make regulations to help
  implement laws.

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CABINET MEMBERS
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THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

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

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Powers of Congress
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

• There are a total of 435 members in the House of
  Representative.
• The more people that live in a state, the more
  representatives it has.
• Representatives serve for a term of two years.
• They can be elected for more than one term.

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REPRESENTATIVES BY STATES
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NEW JERSEY REPRESENTATIVES
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POWERS OF THE HOUSE
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THE SENATE

• There are 100 senators.
• Each state has two senators.
• A Senator is in office for 6 years. This is
  called a term.
• Senators meet in the U.S. Capitol building.

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POWERS OF THE SENATE
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THE JUDICIAL BRANCH

• The Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.
  S. and is the system of courts to settle
  questions about the laws.
• The nine justices can serve for as long as they
  live or wish to retire.
• Each justice is chosen by the president.

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SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
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POWERS OF THE SUPREME COURT
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COURT OF APPEALS

• In the US there are 12 regional circuits each of
  which has a Court of Appeals.
• A Court of Appeals hear cases from district
  courts with in its circuit.
• The Court of Appeals also hear cases involved
  with patent laws, Court of International Trade
  and the Court of Federal Claims.

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DISTRICT COURTS

• The US district courts are the trial courts of
  the federal court system.
• The district courts hear federal cases involving
  both civil and criminal matter.

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OTHER COURTS
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CHECKS AND BALANCE

• The system of checks and balances is a part of
  our Constitution.
• It guarantees that no part of the government
  becomes too powerful.
• Each branch received specific checks on the other
  two under the Constitution.

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SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCE

• Chart Work
• How can congress check the powers of the
  executive branch?
• How can the judicial branch check the powers of
  both the executive and legislative branches?

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QUIZ TIME

• On your handout put a check in the box with the
  branch of government that have the specified
  powers.
• Pass your papers forward when you are finished so
  we can go over the quiz together when everyone is
  finished.

GOOD LUCK!!!
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QUIZ
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WRITING ACTIVITY

• Write a paragraph using three facts about the
  branches of government.

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DEFINITIONS
Find and write the definition of the following
vocabulary words

• Constitution
• Government
• Law
• Democratic society
• White House
• Veto
• Bill
• Term
• Elected

• Impeach
• Electoral
• Treaties
• Jury
• Trial
• Ambassador
• Justices
• Serve
• Unconstitutional

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GROUP PROJECT

• Executive Members President, Vice President
  Cabinet Members
• Legislative Members New Jersey senators
  representatives
• Judicial Members Chief Justices

• The class will be divided into the three branches
  of government.
• In your assigned groups find out the
  responsibilities and the names of the government
  official within the branch.
• Include how the checks and balance system keep
  the branch from gaining too much power.
• The report will be presented to the class.

Be creative
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HOME WORK
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PRESENTATION RUBRIC