GOVERNMENT… CONSTITUTION… PRINCIPLES of Government BILL OF RIGHTS Organizes or Makes Rules for a Society. The US has a REPUBLICAN form of Government. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdh9xo47OWM CONSTITUTION… Document that spells out the rules of its country. The US & TX Constitutions contain Articles (or sections) Articles I. II. III. IV. V. PRINCIPLES of Government (Standards followed by authors of Constitution) 1. Limited Gov’t 2. Republicanism 3. Separation of Powers 4. Checks & Balances 5. Popular Sovereignty 6. Individual Rights 7. Federalism BILL OF RIGHTS aka Individual Rights or Freedoms or Amendments 1-10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np_Tg69WZzY

The Three Branches of Government

House of Representative Legislative Branch House of Representative Senate Serve a 2 year term 435 members 25 years old Live in congressional district 7 year resident Serve a 6 year term 100 members (2 per state) 30 years old Live in state 9 year resident

Legislative Branch-Functions Write bills (make laws) Impeach and try government officials Override presidential veto Appropriate money Approve president appointments Ratify treaties Establish lower courts Establish post offices Coin money Regulate trade (commerce) Declare war

Other Members include: Executive Branch President Other Members include: Serve a 4 year term 2 term limit (changed after F.D. Roosevelt with the 22nd amendment) 35 years old Native born citizen Live in the U.S. the last 14 years Vice-President Requirements are the same as president Cabinet Formal group of advisors to the president

Executive Branch-Functions Enforce or carry out the laws Call special sessions of Congress Sign bills into laws Commander in chief of the military Chief of foreign affairs Appoint judges Makes or negotiates treaties

Judicial Branch-Functions Supreme Court Other Federal Courts No requirements Serve a life term with good behavior 9 members (includes one Chief justice) Judicial Branch-Functions Interpret laws Interpret the Constitution

Name_________________ legislative executive judicial

The Three Branches of Government structure structure structure House of Representatives President Other Members Senate Supreme Court Other Federal Courts Serve a ____ year term ____ term limit (changed after F.D. Roosevelt with the _____ amendment) ____ years old _______ born citizen Live in the _____ the last ____ years Serve a __ year term ____ members ___ years old Live in congressional _______ 7 year ________ Serve a ___ year term ______ members (2 per _____) ___ years old Live in ______ __ year resident ______-President Requirements are the same as president __________ Formal group of _______ to the president ___requirements Serve a _______ term with good __________ ____ members (includes one ________ justice) function function function Write ________(make _______) ___________ and try government officials ______________ presidential veto Appropriate __________ ____________ president ________________________ Ratify ________________ Establish lower courts Establish ________ offices Coin money _______________trade (commerce) _____________war _________or carry out the laws Call ____________ sessions of Congress _________ ________ into laws Commander in _________ of the military Chief of _____________ affairs ____________ judges Makes or negotiates ____________ ____________ laws Interpret the ____________________ The Three Branches of Government