Three Branches

In charge of reviewing laws and interpreting the constitution

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

In charge of making treaties with other countries and carrying out laws

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Senate

Make new laws

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

How many branches of government does the United States have?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 1

Why is the government divided into 3 branches of government?

• To share the power

• Because 3 is a good number

• To trick the king of England

• So the president has all the power

At the federal level, who is in charge of the

A) Legislative Branch

B) Executive Branch

C) Judicial Branch

• A) The U.S Supreme Court

  B) The President

  C) Congress

• A) The President

  B) The President

  C) The President

• A) Congress

  B) The President

  C) The U.S. Supreme Court

• A) The President

  B) The U.S Supreme Court

  C) Congress

Who has the power to...

• senators and representatives

• the president and the cabinet

• ambassadors and consuls

• the justices of the Supreme Court

What is the purpose of the Legislative Branch of government?

• To interpret the laws or decide if they are unconstitutional

• To enforce and/or carry out the laws

• To make or create the laws

• To rule over the United states of America.

What is the purpose of the Judicial Branch of government?

• To interpret laws or decide if the laws are unconstitutional/fair

• To enforce and/or carry out the laws

• To make or create the laws

• To rule over the United States of America

How many branches of government are there?

• 1

• 3