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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