Slide 1 A Free sample background from © 2004 By Default! Do Now Record in Agenda: no HW due next class Do Now Record in Agenda: no HW due next class  Write Preamble Visualization at the top of the next clean page in your notebook.  Number your page 1-5, skipping 5 lines in between each number.  Write the Preamble’s purposes of government by the numbers. (use the actual words of the Preamble)  For each purpose, draw a visualization of it with at least 5 details.  We’ll work for the first minutes on this– add color if you have time!

Slide 2 A Free sample background from © 2004 By Default!  The Three Branches of American Government Legislative Executive Judicial

Slide 3 A Free sample background from © 2004 By Default! Three Branches of Government  The U.S. Constitution organized American Government into 3 Branches  This is called separation of powers: dividing the government’s powers into 3 branches

Slide 4 A Free sample background from © 2004 By Default! Legislative Branch  Legislative Branch  Also called Congress  Made up of 2 parts: the Senate & the House of Representatives  535 members of Congress in total: 100 Senators Representatives  The citizens of the United States elect the members of Congress  Main responsibility: making laws for the country  Building: The Capitol

Slide 5 A Free sample background from © 2004 By Default! Executive Branch  Executive Branch  The President is the head of the Executive Branch  The Executive Branch has the largest number of employees including the Vice President, the President’s Cabinet, and workers in the “Departments” (like the State Department)  Through the Electoral College, the citizens of the U.S. elect the President & VP  Main responsibility: to make sure the laws are being followed/obeyed  Building (for the President): the White House

Slide 6 A Free sample background from © 2004 By Default! Judicial Branch  Judicial Branch  Includes the Supreme Court and all other courts  The Supreme Court is the highest (most important) court in our country  The Supreme Court has 9 members called Justices  The President nominates justices to the Supreme Court.  Main responsibilities : interpret/explain the laws AND determine if the laws passed by Congress agree or disagree with the Constitution  Building: The Supreme Court

Slide 7 A Free sample background from © 2004 By Default! Washington, D.C.  Our nation’s capital city: Washington, District of Columbia  Named for: George Washington (1 st President) AND Christopher Columbus  Even though D.C. is named for him, George Washington never served as President there– the capital when he was President was New York City and, then, Philadelphia  D.C. does NOT belong to any state: rather it is located between Maryland and Virginia

Slide 8 A Free sample background from © 2004 By Default! The United States Constitution: Supreme Law of the United States Organization of the Constitution:  Preamble  Preamble: States the goals of our government  Article I  Article I. Legislative Branch  Article II  Article II. Executive Branch  Article III  Article III. Judicial Branch  Article IV  Article IV. Relations between States  Article V  Article V. Amendment Process  Article VI  Article VI. Supremacy Clause  Article VII  Article VII. Ratification

Slide 9 A Free sample background from © 2004 By Default! Do Now  1. Which branch has 535 members?  2. Which branch is led by the President?  3. Which branch has 9 Justices?  4. Which court is considered the most important in the United States?  5. What are the 2 parts of the Legislative Branch called?  6. What is another name for the Legislative Branch?  7. Who else is part of the Executive Branch?  8. Who works at the White House?  9. Who works at the Capitol Building?  10. For which 2 branches do the American citizens elect people? Record in Agenda: no HW due next class Record in Agenda: no HW due next class Turn to the next page in your notebook and title it 3 Branches Review Number your paper #1- 10, see if you can answer these questions WITHOUT looking back at your notes

Slide 10 A Free sample background from © 2004 By Default!  1. Legislative branch  2. Executive branch  3. Judicial branch  4. Supreme Court  5. Senate and House of Representatives  6. Congress  7. President, Vice President, President’s Cabinet, and members of the Departments  8. President in the Oval Office  9. members of Congress  10. Legislative and Executive 1. Which branch has 535 members? 2. Which branch is led by the President? 3. Which branch has 9 Justices? 4. Which court is considered the most important in the United States? 5. What are the 2 parts of the Legislative Branch called? 6. What is another name for the Legislative Branch? 7. Who else is part of the Executive Branch? 8. Who works at the White House? 9. Who works at the Capitol Building? 10. For which 2 branches do the American citizens elect people?