Checks and

balances

Powers and

Functions

History

US GOVERNMENT

Separation of Powers

Checks and Balances

Veto

The division of power in the US form of government into the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches.

A system to make sure that no one branch has more power than the others.

A power of the president to keep a law from passing

VOCABULARY

USA has a Democratic-Republic.

We combine a Democratic form of government with a Republic

form of Government.

The Democratic comes from Ancient Athens in Greece.

The Republican form comes from Ancient Rome.

The federal Government is the highest law in the country

OUR FORM OF GOVERNMENT

The Democratic-Republic of the United States is broken up

into Three Parts

1. Executive- The President who leads the country

2. The Legislative-Congress who create laws

3. Judicial-The judges who protect the laws

4. The separation of Powers is to make sure that no one part

of the government is more powerful than the other. This is

known as Checks and Balances.

SEPARATION OF POWERS

Congress is made up of two houses…

1. The House of Representatives.

2. The Senate.

The House of Representatives has members elected by each

state based on the size of the population of that state -The

bigger the states population, the more Representatives they get.

The Senate has 100 members. Each state gets two Senators.

THE CONGRESS

The Legislative body has several powers

1. Power to create and pass laws

2. Declare war

3. Issue taxes

4. Create money

5. Create and pass amendments

6. Power to over turn a presidents veto

HOW THE CONGRESS WORKS

A member of the House of Representatives or a member of

the Senate proposes a bill .

Members of each house then vote on the bill.

66% of one house most vote yes on the bill. If it gets 66% the

bill goes to the other house to see if it gets 66% there.

If both parts of congress pass the bill with 66% the bill goes

to the President for his approval.

If he approves the bill , then it becomes a law

HOW A BILL (LAW ) IS CREATED AND PASSED

POWER OF THE VETO-DENY LAW FROM BEING PASSED

COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE MILITARY-CAN SEND TROOPS

OUT FOR ANY REASON TO PROTECT AMERICA OR ITS

INTERESTS.

MEET AND GREET FOREIGN LEADERS

APPOINT SUPREME COURT JUSTICESES.

POWER TO ADDRESS PUBLIC

CALL CONGRESS INTO SPECIAL SESSION

POWERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

MOST IMPORTANT POWER IS CALLED JUDICAL REVIEW.

SUPREME COURT CAN REVOKE A LAW IF THE LAW IS DEEMED

UNCONSTITIUTIONAL.

SETS COURT PRECEDENCE. ANY CASE THE SUPREME COURT

REVIEWS CAN SET THE STANDARD OF HOW FUTURE LOWER

COURT CASES MAY BE RULED.

SETS STANDARDS FOR LOWER COURTS.

POLICE ACT AS THE ENFORCEMENT PORTION OF THE JUDICAL

SYSTEM.

A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE IS IN THEIR POSITION FOR LIFE.

ONLY RETIREMENT OR DEATH CAN REMOVE A JUDGE.

POWERS OF THE JUDICAL BRANCH