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Why were there THREE main characters? They represented the THREE branches of our government!!
Who did the three main characters represent? The President represents the ________________ branch. Executive
Who did the three main characters represent? The legislator represents the ________________ branch (Congress). Legislative
Who did the three main characters represent? The Supreme Court Justice represents the ________________ branch. Judicial
What did the towers represent?
_________ becoming _______! Bills laws _________ becoming _______!
At the beginning of the game you, as President, gave a speech about three issues! My fellow Americans: I am here today to make a pledge to each and every one of you. While there are many important issues facing us, these three issues will be my top priority…
State Union __________of the _________ Address This speech, given once a year by our President to our Congress, is known as the… State Union __________of the _________ Address
Bonus Question The State of the Union is an example of the President setting the __________. veto time limit agenda agenda
What is another way the President could start an issue tower? That’s right! The President brings attention to issues by talking to the press and the citizens press conference
Now the responsibility shifts to the Legislative branch…
Legislators are responsible to the people they represent. That’s us!!
What is one way that they hear citizens’ ideas and get their support? We hold TOWN HALL MEETINGS!
Why do the citizens’ views matter? Bonus Question Why do the citizens’ views matter? Their views don’t matter The citizens vote for the legislators Everyone has to vote on all laws
Now that the issue has support among the public…
Crafting Bills That’s just a fancy way of saying that we write stuff that might become law!
Crafting Bills Legislators write policies or amendments to attach to bills. There are 100 Senators and 435 Representatives. It’s hard to get that many people to compromise on ideas!
Luckily, everyone doesn’t have to agree! Crafting Bills Luckily, everyone doesn’t have to agree!
How much support does a bill need to pass in the Legislature? A bill requires more than ______% to pass in Congress! 50
Now the responsibility shifts to the Executive branch…
What are the options when a bill comes in front of the President? If the President approves the bill he must _________ it. If the President disapproves of the bill he can SIGN VETO
Bonus Question Out of this list, pick two things the President must think about before he signs or vetoes a bill: How much support it has from citizens Whether or not it will raise his salary Did his buddies like it or not Making sure that it is Constitutional
BUT WAIT!! The President can’t veto a bill that is _________________! veto-proof A bill requires at least ______% (or 2/3rds) support in the legislature to be veto-proof! 67
Now the responsibility shifts to the Judicial branch…
The CONSTITUTION is our rulebook! What do Supreme Court Justices use as their rulebook when judging laws? The CONSTITUTION is our rulebook!
What happens if a law is NOT allowed by the Constitution? The Court will strike it down and the legislative branch will have to start over again!
Each branch of government has the ability to influence what the other branches can and cannot do… This is called checks and balances!!
Now it is YOUR turn…
President Legislator Supreme Court Justice If you could play one of these roles in real life, which would you choose? President Legislator Supreme Court Justice