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The Organization of Government. 3 BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT 1.LEGISLATIVE – ARTICLE 1 2.EXECUTIVE – ARTICLE 2 3.JUDICIAL – ARTICLE 3.

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1 The Organization of Government

2 3 BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT 1.LEGISLATIVE – ARTICLE 1 2.EXECUTIVE – ARTICLE 2 3.JUDICIAL – ARTICLE 3

3 LEGISLATIVE -Lawmaking branch -Congress = Senate & House of Representatives -This branch: Collects taxes, coins money, regulates trade, declares war…

4 EXECUTIVE -Headed by the president to carry out the nation’s laws and policies -Commander in chief of the armed forces -Enforces the laws

5 JUDICIAL -Court system (Interpret Laws) -Made up of: *Federal Courts *Supreme Court (highest court)

6 SEPARATION OF POWERS - The Constitution DIVIDES government POWERS among the legislative, judicial and executive branches.

7 CHECKS AND BALANCES -The framers set up the system of checks and balances to keep any one branch of government from gaining too much POWER! -The 3 branches of government have rules that check, or limit, the others so that no single branch has too much power!

8 School House Rock 3 ring circus

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