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

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

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. Senate
AZ - John McCain and Jeff Flake

7. 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

8. Can you name the President?

9. 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.