3 BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT

JUDICIAL

JUDICIAL BRANCH

• There are nine Supreme Court justices and they surve until they die.
• The President appoints them and the Senate confirms their appointments.
• Judical Review is when the Supreme Court makes sure a law is Constitutional.
• This was created in 1803 and if it is not Constitutional it defers to a lower court.
• Unconstitutional - not it agreement with the Constitution.

LEGISLATIVE

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

• There are 435 members of the House of Representatives.
• They must be at least 25 years old, reside in the state, and live in US for 7 years.
• There are 100 members in the Senate.
• They must must be at least 30 years old, reside in state, and live in US for 9 years.
• They make laws, control spending, and represent the people.

EXECUTIVE

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

• You must be at least 35 years old and born in the US to be a President.
• Chief executive: the president is responsible for carrying out nations laws
• Chief diplomat: president appoints diplomats
• Commander in chief: president controls nations military, chief of state
• Chief of state: president serves as representative for all Americans

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

• Legislative leader: president proposes laws to the Congress and works for their passage
• The Presidents Cabinet includes the Vice President and heads15 executive departments

CHECKS AND BALANCES

• Makes sure no branch has more power than the others.
• Once a law has been proposed it is checked by each branch to see if it's Constitutional.
• The laws can be vetoed by the other branches.