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King Louie the Umpteenth

Dr. Lara Willox

King Louie

Why was King Louie tired? From where did King Louie’s jobs come? What jobs did the letters ask King Louie to

do? What did King Louie decide to do about his

job?

King Louie’s Departments

Do you think that King Louie’s government will run more smoothly now? Why?

Do you think it is a good idea to divide up certain tasks? Why?

Our Government

Which of these branches

is like our lawmakers?

LEGISLATIVE

Our Government

Which of these branches is like the King’s guard?

EXECUTIVE

Our Government

Which of these branches is like the judges?

JUDICIAL

Branches of Government Review

THE THREE BRANCHES OF

GOVERNMENT

A Quick Review

Three Branches:

• The Constitution created a government of three equal branches, or parts.

• The Constitution is the plan and set of rules for our government.

• The three branches are:

• LEGISLATIVE• EXECUTIVE• JUDICIAL

The Three Branches:

The legislative branch

• The Constitution created Congress.

• It is a group of people elected to make laws for the country.

• Congress has two parts: The Senate and The House of Representatives.

The senate

• There are 100 senators.

• Each state has two senators.

• A Senator is in office for 6 years. This is called a “term.”

• Senators meet in the U.S. Capitol building

The house of representatives

• There are 435 representatives.

• The more people that live in a state, the more representatives it has.

• Representatives serve for a term of two years.

• They can be elected for more than one term.

The Executive Branch

• The president, or Chief Executive, is the head of the government.

• Americans vote every four years for their leader of their democratic society.

• After elected to serve his/her country, the president lives and works in the White House.

• The president is in charge of the armed forces.

• The president works with leaders of other countries.

D e pa rtm e nt o fT re a su ry

D e pa rtm e nt o fS ta te

D e pa rtm e nt o fJu s tice

D e pa rtm e nt o fH o u s in g & U rb an

D e ve lo p m e nt

D e pa rtm e nt o fE n e rgy

D e pa rtm e nt o fD e fen se

D e pa rtm e nt o fA g ricu ltu re

D e pa rtm e nt o fV e te ra n s ' A ffa irs

D e pa rtm e nt o fT ra nsp o rta tion

D e pa rtm e nt o fL ab or

D e pa rtm e nt o fIn te rio r

D e pa rtm e nt o fH e a lth & H u m an

S e rv ices

D e pa rtm e nt o fE d uca tion

D e pa rtm e nt o fC o m m e rce

T h e P re sid e n tT h e V ice P re sid e n t

The President can’t enforce all the laws by himself….he

needs help! He has a “cabinet”

to help him. Each of these

are departments with specific

jobs…

Department of Homeland Security

The Judicial branch

• The Supreme Court is the highest court is the U. S., and is the system of courts to settle questions about the laws.

• The nine justices can serve for as long as they live, or wish to retire.

• Each justice is chosen by the president.

The Three Branches:

• The Executive Branch (president) carries out the laws of the United States.

• The Congress (Senate and House of Representatives) makes the laws.

• The Supreme Court explains the laws.

A Balance of Power

• The Constitution makes sure that no one branch of government can become too powerful. Each is in charge of “keeping their eye” on the other. All three branches are held accountable by the other branches and can not abuse their powers.

• Take a look on the next page to see how our government is “balanced…”

Checks and Balances:

A Balance of Power:

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch