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Mrs. Hamrick, Ms. Stalvey, Ms. Pope. I Will Statements: I will learn about the three branches of government I will learn who makes up each branch and.

Jan 17, 2018

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Page 1: Mrs. Hamrick, Ms. Stalvey, Ms. Pope. I Will Statements: I will learn about the three branches of government I will learn who makes up each branch and.

Mrs. Hamrick, Ms. Stalvey, Ms. Pope

Page 2: Mrs. Hamrick, Ms. Stalvey, Ms. Pope. I Will Statements: I will learn about the three branches of government I will learn who makes up each branch and.

I Will Statements: I will learn about the three branches of government I will learn who makes up each branch and what their job is.

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Let’s Review!!!1.What document divided the

government up into branches?

a.The Declaration of Independenceb.The Constitutionc. The Articles of the Confederation

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b. The Constitution

Our country’s Founding Fathers, the writers of the U.S. Constitution, wanted to create a strong national government. They also wanted to make sure that one person or group did not have too much power. So, they created three separate branches of the government.

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Let’s Review!!!!2. What are the three branches?

a. Legislative, Executive, Judicialb. Legislative, Presidential, Vice Presidentialc. Ms. Cole, Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Cobbd. President, Britain, France

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a. Legislative, Executive, Judicial

Each of the three branches of government has ways to check, or limit, the powers of the other branches. We call this: Checks and Balances.

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Let’s Review!!!!3. Who Makes Up our Legislative Branch?

a. The Presidentb. The Justices (judges)c. The Debate Teamd. Congress

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d. CongressCongress is divided into the Senate and the House of Representatives.The most important duty of the legislative branch is to make laws, write bills, then vote on whether or not the bills should become laws. Declare war.The Senate approves or rejects the President’s nominations of Justices (judges) to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Let’s Review4. Who Makes Up the Executive Branch?

a. The House of Representatives and Senateb. The Justices (judges) c. The President, Vice President and Cabinet members

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c. The President, Vice President, and Cabinet members

The President: Signs bills into laws Vetoes or rejects bills Appoints Supreme Court Justices Meets foreign leaders and negotiates treatiesIs the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. armed forces Receives advice from the Cabinet on important matters

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Let’s Review!!!

5. Which Court is head of the Judicial Branch?

a. The People’s Courtb. The Supreme Courtc. The Courts of each State

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The members are 9 Supreme Court Justices. The members are appointed by the President. The Supreme Court is the head of the judicial branch. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the country. Its decisions are final, and no other court can change those decisions. The Supreme Court can declare the laws unconstitutional.

b. The Supreme Court

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Now Let’s “Rap” it up!!!

• The Branches Rap

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The End