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The Branches of the Government

Lanca Amankwaah Fourth Grade Mrs. Francolino

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Judicial Branch

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Executive Branch

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Legislative Branch

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Judicial Branch

• The leaders of the Judicial Branch

are the nine justices.

• The Supreme Court's job is to

interpret the laws.

• The nine justices meet in the

Supreme Court.

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Executive Branch

• The Executive Branch meets in

the White House.

• The President signs bills into

laws.

• The President makes

agreements with other countries.

• The President is in charge of
• ur military forces.
• The President also chooses

judges and other government

• fficials
• The leader of the Executive

Branch is the President.

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Legislative Branch

• The leaders of the Legislative

Branch are the Vice President and the Speaker of the House.

• Congress makes the laws. An

idea for a laws are called bills.

• They meet in the Capitol

Building.

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Checks and Balances

Checks and balances are something that each branch has a power that limits the other. We have checks and balances because we didn't want a king. For example, the Legislative Branch can present bills to the President, but the President can veto it or approve it. If he vetoes it, Congress can vote on it and if 2\3 agree then it is a law. The Supreme Court can also say whether it is unconstitutional or not. If it is that law is out of

• here. Thank goodness our Founding Fathers thought of checks

and balances.

Washington D.C is our country's capital. Washington D.C. is named after George Washington and Christopher Columbus. D.C. stands for District of Columbia.

Washington D.C.

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President Requirements

• You must be 35 years old to be President.
• You must be born in America.
• You must have been in the U.S. for the last 14

years.