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- 1. The Three Branches of The United States Government By: Rachel Smith Introduction Lesson Quiz
- 2. Introduction • Grade Level: 4th • Subject: Social Studies • Objective: Students will know the three branches of government and what each branch of government does within our system. BACK NEXT
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- 4. Three Branches of Government BACK NEXT
- 5. The Legislative Branch • The Legislative Brach is made up of Congress. • Congress is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives. • It is the Congress’s job to make all the laws for our country. BACK NEXT
- 6. The Senate • The Senate is made up of 100 members. There are 100 members because there are two from each state. • Senators are elected for 6 years. • A senator must live in the state he/she is elected for and they must be at least 30 years old. • A senator must have been a citizen of the United States for a minimum of 9 years. BACK NEXT
- 7. The House of Representatives • The House of Representatives has 435 members. • States with a large population will have a lot of representatives. • States with small populations will only have a few representatives. • Members of The House of Representatives will be elected for 2 years and they must live in the state they are representing. • They have to be at least 25 years old and they must have been a citizen of the United States for at least 7 years. BACK NEXT
- 8. The Executive Branch • The executive branch of the government makes sure the law of the United States are followed. • Our president is the head of the United States executive branch. • This branch is very large so the President receives help from the vice president, cabinet members, and other agencies. BACK NEXT
- 9. The Judicial Branch • The judicial branch of government includes the court system. • The Supreme Court is the highest of the court system. • It is the court’s job to decide the meaning of laws, how they are applied, and whether they go against our rights in the Constitution. • The Supreme Court is made up of nine Justices, or judges. They are appointed by the President and must be approved by the Senate. BACK NEXT
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- 11. How many braches of government does the United States have? 4 2 3
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- 14. What does our congress do? They make They make the sure our laws for our laws are country. followed. They decide the meaning of our laws.
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- 17. Since the executive branch is very large, the head of the executive branch receives help from who? The President The Vice President, cabinet members, and The First Lady other agencies
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- 20. The Judicial Branch contains The Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is the _____ of all the courts. Highest Smallest Lowest
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