The Three Branches of the Federal Government Note on all sources used in this presentation: all sources were retrieved from the internet between 31 January 2008 and 2 February 2008. Bush photo source - http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/pix/prsdnt/32747.htm Clinton photo source - https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/books-and-monographs/our-first-line-of-defense-presidential-reflections-on-us-intelligence/955pres54.gif

An Election Primer Republic - government is elected Representative Democracy - government is elected and most people are allowed to vote All democracies are republics, but not all republics are democracies In 1789 the United States was a republic - not a democracy In 1920 the United States became a democracy - interpretive! Picture source http://greenleegazette.blogspot.com/2008/01/white-house-told-to-turn-over-emails.html

The United States Government 3 Branches = 2 political parties dominate There are other parties who run candidates Political parties are not mentioned in the Constitution

1. Congress (Legislative Branch) House of Representatives Senate Powers of Congress and how they are elected is outlined in the Constitution and the Amendments http://www.epa.gov/sab/sge_course/1.htm

2. Supreme Court Supreme Court Powers of the Supreme Court and how they are selected is outlined in the Constitution and the Amendments http://www.fbi.gov/publications/leb/2002/jan02leb.htm

3. President The President (also called the Executive) Powers of the Presidency and how they are elected is outlined in the Constitution and the Amendments http://history.nasa.gov/rogersrep/51lcover.htm