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United States Government Basics. Bicameral Legislature. Legislative Branch. Congress. Both houses must approve all legislation before the president can sign it Can override a presidential veto with a 2/3 vote Majority rule for most votes. Congress (cont.). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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United States United States Government Government
BasicsBasics
Legislative BranchLegislative BranchBicameral LegislatureBicameral Legislature
Congress
Senate House of Representatives
CongressCongress Both houses must Both houses must
approve all approve all legislation before legislation before the president can the president can sign itsign it
Can override a Can override a presidential veto presidential veto with a 2/3 votewith a 2/3 vote
Majority rule for Majority rule for most votesmost votes
Congress (cont.)Congress (cont.) Majority Party Majority Party
controls schedule controls schedule in each housein each house
Speaker of the Speaker of the House most House most powerful member powerful member of Congressof Congress
SenateSenate 100 members – 2 100 members – 2
per stateper state At least 30 years At least 30 years
oldold 9 years US 9 years US
citizencitizen Resident of state Resident of state
elected fromelected from
Senate PowersSenate Powers Confirms Confirms
presidential presidential appointments appointments like federal like federal judges and judges and Cabinet membersCabinet members
Holds Holds impeachment impeachment trialstrials
Approves all Approves all treaties with treaties with foreign foreign governmentsgovernments
House of House of RepresentativesRepresentatives 435 members435 members
Minimum of 1 Minimum of 1 per stateper state
At least 25 years At least 25 years oldold
7 years US 7 years US citizencitizen
Resident of state Resident of state and district and district elected fromelected from
House PowersHouse Powers Starts all bill Starts all bill
that call for that call for spending of spending of moneymoney
Starts Starts impeachment impeachment proceedingsproceedings
Breaks ties in Breaks ties in Electoral Electoral CollegeCollege
Executive BranchExecutive Branch
President
CabinetDepartments Executive
OfficeAgencies,Boards,
Commissions
PresidentPresident Must be at least 35Must be at least 35 Natural born Natural born
citizencitizen 14 years residency 14 years residency
in the USin the US Can serve only 2 Can serve only 2
terms (22terms (22ndnd Amendment)Amendment)
These apply to VP These apply to VP alsoalso
President as Chief President as Chief ExecutiveExecutive
Develops federal Develops federal policypolicy
Enforces the lawEnforces the law Appoints federal Appoints federal
officialsofficials Prepares the Prepares the
national budgetnational budget
President’s RolePresident’s Role Commander-in-Chief of Commander-in-Chief of
the militarythe military Makes foreign policyMakes foreign policy Chief of State Chief of State
Symbolic representativeSymbolic representative of the nationof the nation
Annual State of the Annual State of the Union addressUnion address
President’s PowersPresident’s Powers Enforces federal Enforces federal
lawslaws Grants reprieves Grants reprieves
and pardonand pardon Appoints federal Appoints federal
judges, judges, ambassadors, ambassadors, Cabinet membersCabinet members
Make treatiesMake treaties Can veto legislationCan veto legislation
Judicial BranchJudicial Branch Supreme Court Supreme Court
only court only court created by the created by the ConstitutionConstitution
All other federal All other federal courts created by courts created by CongressCongress
All federal judges All federal judges appointed by appointed by president and president and approved by approved by SenateSenate
Supreme CourtSupreme Court No stated No stated
requirements requirements for office, but for office, but usually usually experience as a experience as a lawyer or lower lawyer or lower federal judgefederal judge
Lifetime Lifetime appointmentappointment
9 members9 members
Supreme Court PowersSupreme Court Powers Final say on Final say on
cases involving cases involving federal lawfederal law
Final say on Final say on cases involving cases involving 2 or more states2 or more states
Cases involving Cases involving foreign foreign ambassadorsambassadors
Supreme Court (cont)Supreme Court (cont) Decides issues of Decides issues of
Constitutional lawConstitutional law Most cases come on Most cases come on
appeal from a lower appeal from a lower federal courtfederal court
Cases can be Cases can be appealed from a appealed from a state courtstate court
Decisions by Decisions by majority votemajority vote
Decisions are finalDecisions are final
Supreme Court (cont.)Supreme Court (cont.) Greatest Power Greatest Power
is is Judicial Judicial ReviewReview
Supreme Court Supreme Court has final say on has final say on what is and is what is and is not not constitutionalconstitutional