The First Political Parties EQ: How do governments change? Chapter 9, Lesson 3.
Lesson 15 British And American Governments
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British and American Governments
A Brief Introduction
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Comparison
United States• The United States is a
federal government.– a government where power is
divided between different branches (divisions)
• Rules of government stated in the Constitution
The United Kingdom• The British government is a
constitutional monarchy.– a government where the
power of the king (or queen) is restrained by the parliament
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American Government
Basic Terms and Vocabulary
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The Three Branches of the U.S. Federal Government (p. 241)
• Executive Branch – President– Vice-President – Cabinet
• Legislative Branch – Congress – Senate and the House of Representatives
• Judicial Branch – Supreme Court
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Why 3 Branches?• This system is designed to “balance the powers”
of the government– “System of Checks and Balances”– Intends to prevent a branch from becoming too
powerful
• Example: – Congress can pass a law– The President can agree with it– However, the Supreme Court can declare the law
unconstitutional
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Executive Branch (p. 242)
• The President• Powers:– Head of government (chief of state)– Commands the armed forces (military)– Foreign policy– Power to veto (reject) laws created by Congress• Unless Congress is able to receive a 2/3rds majority
vote
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Legislative Branch (Congress) (p. 245)
Senate • 100 voting members
– 2 from each state
• 6 year terms in office
House of Representatives• 435 voting members
– Different number of representatives from each state
– This number depends on the population
• 2 year terms in office
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Legislative Branch
• Congress (Senate and House of Representatives)• Powers:– Make laws– Defense
• Declare war• Raise and support armies
– Levy (impose) and collect taxes– Coin money– Power to impeach President
• To challenge President (when trying to remove President)
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Judicial Branch (p. 250)
• The highest court in the United States– Led by the Chief Justice (highest judge)• 8 other Justices (or judges) form the court
• Interpret laws in the Constitution
• Can overturn (change) old laws that are unconstitutional
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Famous Supreme Court Cases
• Brown vs. Board of Education (1954)– Ended segregation in U.S. schools
• Roe vs. Wade (1973)– The right to abortion
• Engel vs. Vitale (1962)– Banned school prayer• Right to freedom of religion
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State and Local Governments (p. 261)
• According to the Constitution, any powers not held by the federal government are held by the state
• Each state has its own constitution and branches– Executive Branch – Governor– Legislative – Each state has representatives that can
create laws (State Congress)– Judicial – Each state has their own “Supreme Court”
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British Government
Basic Terms and Vocabulary
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Constitutional Monarchy
• The King or Queen is limited in power
• In Britain, the Prime Minister and his cabinet holds most of the power– Similar to the President
• The Parliament holds most of the power– Similar to the U.S. Congress which we discussed
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Parliament• Like the U.S. Congress, the Parliament has the power
to create laws
• House of Lords – Was once more powerful than the Commons– Began after the “Magna Carta”
• House of Commons– Most powerful “House”– Representatives are voted for by British citizens– Holds powers very similar to the U.S. Congress