3 Branches

Checks and Balances

• "Separation of Power"
• Three branches: Legislative, Judicial, Executive
• Branches do not all hold power
• Able to limit power of other branches  

The Branches

• Legislative: Introduce a bill
• Executive: Veto or Approve a bill
• Judicial: Oversees Court system 

state of the Union

• Location: House Chamber 
• Every January or February
• Proposing new agenda for the nation

Bill Process

• Inspiration: Delegate and constituents from promises
• Introducing: Put into the hopper during session
• Then goes to the Committee 
• Consideration/Debate: Propose and amend the bill
• Voting occurs through voice, division, or recorded

Presidential veto

• 1o days to decide 
• regular veto: qualified negative veto  
• Pocket veto: not to be overridden 
• Part of Executive Branch 

Supreme court

• Decides whether Constitutional or not
• Either struck down or passed through 
• Part of the Judicial Branch 

Insights and learned

• I learned more about the billing process
• Learned about 'The Hopper"
• Insight into legislative branch 
• Better understanding of the process