THE 3 BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
By: Anand
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Congress is made up of the Senate (100
representatives) and the House of Representatives
(435 representatives). The legislative branch can
declare war and they can impeach the government.
They can overturn vetoed bills and they make the
laws. They approve or reject the president’s
appointments and they have “The Power of the
Purse” which means they decide on the president’s
budget.
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
The President leads the executive branch and the
Vice President helps him. The Cabinet advises the
president. The executive branch directs the military
and they veto or accept bills/laws. The executive
branch also enforces laws and makes foreign
policies. Finally, the executive branch writes the
Federal Budget.
THE JUDICIAL BRANCH
The Supreme Court leads the Judicial Branch. The
Supreme Court is made up of judges. The Judicial
branch interprets laws and decide if they are
constitutional. They decide court cases and they
settle cases between two or more states.
CONGRESS
Congress was established in 1787. The first
Congress met in Federal Hall in New York City. The
Congress of the United States is the
LegislativeBbranch of the federal government.
Compromise of the House Of Representatives and
the Senate, the Congress brings together 435
representatives of the people., 100 Senators from
the 50 states and 5 delegates from the territories of
the United States- an assembly of 540 to make the
laws that govern the nation.
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The United States House of Representatives is one of the of the two
houses of the United States Congress. The Constitution provided for at
least one representative for each state. Originally, there was one
representative for every 30,000 people in the state. Today there is one
representative pre several hundred thousand people. To be a
representative, you have to be 25 years old, a U.S. citizen for 7 years.
The House of Representatives votes on new laws called bills. A bill must
be voted on and passed by both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of
Representatives and signed by the President of the United States in
order to become a law.
THE SENATE
Congress, includes another lawmaking body called the Senate. Voters elect two
senators from each state, regardless of population size. There is equal
representation from each state in the Senate. It doesn't matter if the state is big
or small, how big it’s population is, or where it is located. Senators are elected
every 6 years. To be a senator a person must be at least 30 years old, a U.S.
citizen for at least 9 years, and have fulfilled the requirements for residency in
the state that person wishes to represent. A senator’s job is to represent the
people living in his or her state in the United States Senate. Part of this job is to
write and vote on new laws called bills. A bill must be voted on and passed by
both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives and signed by the
President of the United States in order to become a law. The senate can also
approve treaties.
WHY WE SHOULD HAVE 3 BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
We should have three branches of government for many reasons.
One purpose of having three branches of government is to provide
a system of government with checks and balances. The branches
each have the power to check one another. This sets a system in
place where one branch can not become more powerful than the
others. They did not want these powers to be controlled by just
one man or one group. The delegates were afraid that if a small
group received too much power, the United States would wind up
under the rule of another dictator or tyrant.
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