Descriptions

United States Senate

United States House of Representatives

• 9 members• Members serve for 6 years

• Representation determined by population• Representation is equal in all states

• Members serve for 2 years• 435 members

• Members review laws• 100 members

• Members create laws• Members serve for life

United States Supreme Court

Place each description under the correct house of congress:

Executive Departments:

Harry S. Truman

Pa$$ the Bu¢k

An Executive Cabinet Game

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Whose job is this?

JOB: Collect taxes on April 15th

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Whose job is this?

JOB: Manage food stamp programs

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Who enforces this law?

LAW: Every U.S. citizen traveling overseas must

wear a GPS tracking bracelet… for safety

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Who enforces this law?

LAW: All passengers in a moving vehicle must

wear a safety belt

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Whose job is this?

JOB: Convert standard measurement in the

U.S. to the metric system

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Who enforces this law?

LAW: No standing on subways

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Who enforces this law?

LAW: All livestock meant for consumption

must be free range

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Who enforces this law?

LAW: New minimum wage= 10 dollars and

hour

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Whose job is this?

JOB: issue passports

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Whose job is this?

JOB: Regulate the meatpacking industry

for safe working conditions

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Executive order

EO: Repeal “don’t ask don’t tell”

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Who enforces this law?

LAW: All illegal immigrants in the U.S. can pay 500 dollars to

become a citizen

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Who enforces this law?

LAW: School lunches are now 2 dollars each

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Who enforces this law?

LAW: High fructose corn syrup is banned from

all foods sold in the U.S.

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Who enforces this law?

LAW: Campers to federal parks must

bring their own firewood

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Whose job is this?

JOB: Conserve oil resources in the U.S.

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Whose job is this?

JOB: Provide money for the families of fallen

soldiers

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Who enforces this law?

LAW: Every U.S. citizen may only consume 3

gallons of gas per week

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Whose job is this?

JOB: Zone a city for low-income housing

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Who enforces this law?

LAW: Soldiers returning from Afghanistan may keep their weapons as

souvenirs

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Whose job is this?

JOB: Regulate meat packing industry for safe meat products

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Who enforces this law?

LAW: All airport passengers must

comply with: full body and cavity strip search,

ex-ray analysis, dog sniffing, and I.Q. test

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Whose job is this?

JOB: Create drunk driving commercial

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Executive Order

EO: Obama lifts the Cuban embargo

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Who enforces this law?

LAW: All students must receive at least an average of a B+ to

move on to the next grade

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Whose job is this?

JOB: Create a “Smokey the Bear” commercial

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Who enforces this law?

LAW: Pennies will no longer be accepted as

valid U.S. currency

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Whose job is this?

JOB: Control water resources

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Whose job is this?

JOB: Create a national standards test for

school children

Housing

Veterans

Transport

Health Homeland

Labor Defense

Commerce

Agriculture

Interior

Education

State Treasury

Justice Energy

Scenario 1: Whose job is this?

JOB: Build an air force base in Germany