Three branches of Utah’s Government

Chapter 15: Government by and for

the People

Bell Activity

Your words are “preamble” & “amendment”

Find the word on your blue study guide and complete the following information for the word.Find the definition using a glossary.Use your own knowledge and experience to

complete the rest of the definition.

Where should your backpack be?

No gum in class. Throw it in the garbage before class begins!

Word: preamble My Understanding: 4 3 2 1

Definition: Draw a picture of it:

Sentence:

Synonym/Example:

Antonym/Non-Example:

Does your work look something like this?

Word: amendment My Understanding: 4 3 2 1

Definition: Draw a picture of it:

Sentence:

Synonym/Example:

Antonym/Non-Example:

Does your work look something like this?

Bell Activity

Work on questions 1-9, 12, 15, 19, 31, 32, and 33.

Finish as many questions as possible in the first 5 minutes of class.

Where should your backpack be?

No gum in class. Throw it in the garbage before class begins!

Today we will learn…

• History Objective – We will describe thedifferent branches ofUtah’s governmentusing a graphic organizer.

• Behavior Objective – Collaboration: Work with your group to complete the task.

• Language Objective – We will read about and discuss the three branches of Utah’s government.

Utah’s Constitution

• As you learned in the last chapter, Utah hadto write its own constitution in order to become a state.

• Today we will learn more about thethree branches of government in Utah:• Legislative• Executive• Judicial

Instructions• Each group will compete with each

other to complete the organizers. • Use your book and the Utah

Constitution to fill out your graphic organizer.• Book:

• Legislative: 308-309• Executive: 310• Judicial: 311

• Constitution• Legislative: 324-326• Executive: 326-329• Judicial: 329-330

• Branches of Government board

Legislative BranchJob

(C15)

Senate House of Representatives

Qualifications/Eligible

(Const)

Qualifications/Eligible

(Const)Duties

(Const, bulletin board)

Duties

(Const, bulletin board)

Leader

(web)

Leader

(web)

How Many?

(web)

How Many?

(web)

308-309, 324-326

JudicialBranch

Job

(C15, Constitution)

Leader of the Supreme Court:

Other Members Called:

Appointed By:

(Const, bulletin)

Approved By:

(Const, bulletin)

Duties

(C15, bulletin board)

List the Lower Courts:

(C15)

Pages:311, 329-330

C15, Const

Executive BranchJob

(C15, Constitution)

Qualifications

(Constitution)Leader Second-in-Command

Duties

(C15 and Constitution)

Duties

(C15 and Constitution)

Advisors

(C15)

310, 326-329

C15

Questions to Consider

• Legislative• What is the job

of the legislative branch?

• Who leads the Senate?

• Who leads the House?

• What are the qualifications to become a representative of each house?

• What are the duties of each house?

Questions to Consider

• Executive• What is the job of

the executive branch?

• Who leads the executive branch?

• Who is the second in command of the executive?

• What are the qualifications to become governor?

• What are the duties of the governor?

• What are the duties of the lieutenant governor?

Questions to Consider

• Judicial• What is the job of

the judicial branch?• Who leads the

Supreme Court?• What are other

members of the Supreme Court called?

• Who appoints the members of the Supreme Court?

• Who approves the members of the Supreme Courts?

• What are the duties of the Supreme Courts?

• List all of the lower courts beneath the Supreme Court.