1. U.S. Government Structure
8/11/2015

2. Federal Located in Washington D.C. Congress President Federal Courts
State
Located in Washington D.C.
Congress
President
Federal Courts
All 50 States have unique governments
State Legislature
Governor
State Courts

3. 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

4. House of Representatives
Elected by popular vote
Handle domestic affairs and budget
Martha McSally
Raul Grijalva

5. Senate Elected by popular vote Handle foreign affairs
AZ - John McCain and Jeff Flake

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

7. Can you name the President?

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