U.S. Government Structure Unit 1-1 Date: 1/5/15

Federal State Located in Washington D.C. Legislative Executive Judicial All 50 States have unique governments State Legislature Governor State Courts

1. Congress - Legislative Branch Senate House of Representatives Job: ...to make the country’s laws Bicameral Legislature - 2 Houses Senate House of Representatives 100 Senators Serve 6 year terms 2 Senators from every state 435 Members Serve 2 year terms # of Reps based on state population

1. Congress - Legislative Branch Senate House of Representatives Job: ...to make the country’s laws Bicameral Legislature - 2 Houses Senate House of Representatives Handle domestic affairs and the budget Handle foreign affairs and confirm Presidential appointments

House of Representatives Martha McSally (R) Raul Grijalva (D)

Senate AZ - John McCain and Jeff Flake

2. The President - Executive Branch Job: …to enforce the law and run the government Qualifications 35 years old 14 year resident of U.S. Natural Born Citizen

Can you name the President?

3. The Federal Courts - Judicial Branch Job: …to interpret laws (decide if laws are good or bad) Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S.