The Branches of the Government Lanca Amankwaah Fourth Grade Mrs. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Courtesy of PebbleGo The Branches of the Government Lanca Amankwaah Fourth Grade Mrs. Francolino

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Judicial Branch • The leaders of the Judicial Branch are the nine justices. • The Supreme Court's job is to interpret the laws. • The nine justices meet in the Supreme Court. Picture courtesy of PebbleGo

Executive Branch • The Executive Branch meets in the White House. • The President signs bills into laws. • The President makes agreements with other countries. • The President is in charge of our military forces. • The President also chooses judges and other government officials Picture courtesy of PebbleGo • The leader of the Executive Branch is the President.

Legislative Branch • The leaders of the Legislative Branch are the Vice President and the Speaker of the House. • Congress makes the laws. An idea for a laws are called bills. • They meet in the Capitol Curtesy of PebbleGo Building.

Checks and Balances Checks and balances are something that each branch has a power that limits the other. We have checks and balances because we didn't want a king. For example, the Legislative Branch can present bills to the President, but the President can veto it or approve it. If he vetoes it, Congress can vote on it and if 2\3 agree then it is a law. The Supreme Court can also say whether it is unconstitutional or not. If it is that law is out of here. Thank goodness our Founding Fathers thought of checks and balances.

Washington D.C. Washington D.C is our country's capital. Washington D.C. is named after George Washington and Christopher Columbus. D.C. stands for District of Columbia. Curtesy of PebbleGo

President Requirements • You must be 35 years old to be President. • You must be born in America. • You must have been in the U.S. for the last 14 years.