3 Branches of Gov't

The Legislative Branch

• has to carry out the laws
• makes new laws
• decides the meaning of the laws

The Legislative Branch consists of: 

• Congress which is broken into the House of Representatives and Senate
• Supreme Court
• President 

How many U.S. House of Representatives are there?

• 100
• 2 per state
• 510
• 435

How is the number of representatives decided?

• total people in United States
• 2 per state
• based on each state's population

How many U.S. Senators are there?

• 100 (2 per state)
• 50 (1 per state)
• 435

The Judicial Branch

• has to carry out the laws
• makes new laws
• decides the meaning of the laws

The highest court in the land is the 

• Cole County Court
• Supreme Court
• Blair Oaks:) 

The Executive Branch 

• makes laws
• carries out laws
• decides the meaning of the laws

How many U.S. Supreme Court Justices are there currently?

• 50
• 100
• 15
• 9

What are all the reasons that a Justice would stop serving on the Supreme Court:

• they retire
• they retire or pass away
• they retire, pass away, or Congress has them step down
• none, they are Justices for life