DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES

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DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES

• Branches of Government
• Political Activity in America
• Monarchy, Democracy, and Dictatorship

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Branches of Government

• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch

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Executive Branch

• Enforces the Laws

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Legislative Branch

• Makes the Laws

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Judicial Branch

• Interprets the Laws

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Executive Branch Activities

• propose legislation
• veto legislation
• call special legislative sessions
• appoint federal judges
• recommend appointments
• coordinate work of agencies
• (FBI or Post Office)

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Legislative Branch Activities

• write proposed legislation, pass legislation
• hold committee hearings
• override a presidential veto
• confirm executive appointments
• impeach or remove judges or the President
• propose Constitutional amendments to overrule
  judicial decisions

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Judicial Branch Activities

• declare legislation or executive actions and laws
  unconstitutional
• conduct trials
• sentence convicted persons

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Political Activity in America

• representative democracy
• people are the power and the source of our
  governments authority
• government officials are elected by the people
• powers of government are defined in the
  Constitution and by the Amendments
• Bill of Rights (first 10 Amendments to the
  Constitution)

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Monarchy

• single leader (king or queen)
• right to rule is inherited

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Democracy

• government is run by the people, either directly
  or through elected representatives
• decision-making is often slow in a representative
  democracy
• both the government and the people follow the law

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Dictatorship

• one person or a small group of persons has
  complete power over the government
• possible to make quick decisions in times of
  crisis
• average citizen has no say in government
• rights and freedoms are not guaranteed
• power is often gained through force or through an
  election without any real choices
• government itself often ignores the law

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This concludes the presentation on Democratic
Processes

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