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Legislative Branch Article 1 Main Job: to make laws Executive Branch Article 2 Main Job: to enforce laws Judicial Branch Article 3 Main Job: To interpret laws

Powers: 1. Passes legislation Make laws Collect taxes Coin $ 2. Approves treaties 3. Confirms nominations Judicial nominees (judges) Executive nominees (director of FBI, EPA, etc.) 4.Impeach Federal officials Throw exec. Branch out Power over exec.!

Senate Equal Representation 100 Senators (members) 2 Represent each state Must be 30 yrs. Old Serve 6 yr. term No term limits! Richard Burr (R) Kay Hagen (D) House of Representatives Proportional Representation 435 Representatives Represent district District size determined by population Must be 25 yrs. Old Serve 2 yr. term David Price (District 4) (D)

Powers: Nominate federal judges Veto laws passed by Congress Commander in Chief of military Pardons prisoners Recommends Legislation

President (Obama- D) Vice President (Biden-D) Cabinet Secretaries of State, Treasury, Defense, Justice, Education, etc. Serves 4 year term Limited to 2 terms (as of 1951) Must be: Natural born citizen 35 yrs old Resident for 14 yrs

Interprets the U.S. Constitution Interprets the laws. Deals with cases involving the Constitution federal laws, treaties and disputes between states District courts Appeals courts Supreme Court Judicial Review

Marbury V. Madison (1803): first time that the Supreme Court declared an act of Congress to be unconstitutional Brown v. Board of Education (1954): The Court held that separate schools for black and white children could never be “equal.” Roe v. Wade (1973): the right to privacy included the abortion decision, and that states could not ban the procedure in the first trimester.

Based on your notes, what powers do each of the branches have over other branches. Use your notes to complete the back of the page.