1. The 3 Branches
of Government
By: Jack

2. The Executive Branch
 The President, and the Vice President are part
of the Executive Branch.
 The Executive Branch enforces the law.
 The Executive branch directs the military.
 The Executive Branch approves/vetoes
Congress’ bills.
 This Branch also writes the federal budget.

3. The Judicial Branch
 The Supreme Court is in the Judicial Branch, and
has a total of 9 Justices.
 The Judicial Branch’s Justices decide if a law is
unconstitutional, if so, they can strike it down.
 This branch settles cases between 2 or more states.
 This branch also interprets laws.

4. The Legislative Branch
 The Legislative Branch creates laws.
 Congress (part of this branch) consists of the
House of Representatives, and the Senate.
 The Legislative Branch can impeach the
President.
 It has the “Power of the Purse” Which means it
must approve the presidents budget.
 This Branch declares war with other countries

5. House of Representatives
 You have to be 25 years old, and have lived in the
state you want to represent for 7 years to get into
the House of Reps.
 In the House of Representatives you server 2 year
terms.
 There are 435 seats in this House.
 The number of House members per state varies
because of population.

6. Senate
 To get in you have to be 30 years old, and
have lived in the US for 9 years.
 Each state has two Senate members.
 The total Senate members in the US is 100.
 Each Senate member serves 6 year terms

7. Why 3 Branches?
The reason the founding fathers made 3 separate
Branches of Government
(Legislative, Executive, Judicial) is to make a system
of checks and balances, and to even out power.
They didn’t want the president to have the power of
a king, so he/she as their own powers, and limits. All
the branches work together to form a better
government than the Articles of Confederation. That
is why they made 3 Branches of Government.