GOVERNMENT
What is Government? Laws and people that run a city, state, or country Kinds of Government State Government National Government
3 Branches of Government Executive Legislative Judicial
National Executive Branch Carries out laws Meet with leaders of other countries President Obama Leads military Who? President of United States
Legislative Government National Legislative Government Makes laws for country Decides budget for country Who? Senators Representatives
National Judicial Branch Make sure laws are followed Settles disagreements Supreme Court Judges
US Senators SD Senators 100 Senators 2 from each state John Thune Mike Rounds
US Senator Requirements Must be 30 years old Must be US citizen for at least 9 years Serves 6 years
US House of Representatives 435 total Representatives Number from each state determined by the population of that state Kristi Noem SD has one Representative
US House of Representative Requirements Must be at least 25 years old Must be US citizen for at least 7 years Serves for 2 year term
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