Branches of Government

RL 5.1Quote accurately from a text when

explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing

inferences from the text.

Review

Branches of Government

Review Questions

1. Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?

2. Who is in charge of the Judicial Branch?

3. Who is in charge of the Legislative Branch?

4. What is the Congress made of?

Put this in your whiteboards

Executive BranchQuote the part of the text that answers the following question…

Who is seen as the leader of this

branch?

Who is seen as the leader of this branch?

Legislative BranchQuote the part of the text that answers the following question…

How do we know this branch is split up into two parts?

How do we know this branch is split up into two parts?

Judicial BranchQuote the part of the text that answers the following question…

How long can someone serve as a

judge on the Supreme Court?

How long can someone serve as a judge? the Supreme Court?

Scavenger Hunt Answer the 5 questions on the scavenger

hunt The first 5 students with all the correct

quotes will receive 5 tickets

Independent PracticeThe Three Branches of Government

The three branches of the federal government are the executive, legislative, and the judicial branches.

The executive branch is responsible for enforcing laws. The head of the executive branch is The President. The President is the chief law enforcer of the United States. The President is also the head of the armed forces.

The legislative branch makes laws. The legislative branch is known as Congress. Congress consists of two houses, known as the Senate and the House of Representatives.

The judicial branch interprets laws. The Supreme Court heads the judicial branch. The judicial branch decides if laws are constitutional.

You will answer the questions by

quoting and paraphrasing.

Read the whole passage first,

then answer the questions.