2. Three Branches of Government 3 rd Grade Civics and Government Mrs. DeWire Click to Continue

3. Legislative Branch Executive Branch Judicial Branch Review Question Click on an image below to learn more about it:

4. Legislative Branch Who: Congress, which is composed of two parts. Click the arrow continue

5. House of Representatives Composed of 435 members. The amount of representatives from each state is based on the state’s population. Representatives serve a two year term with the potential to be re-elected. Click the arrow continue

6. Senate Composed of 100 elected members 2 Senators per state Senators serve a six year term with the potential to be re- elected. Click the arrow continue

7. What does the Legislative Branch do? Congress is in charge of making the laws. Return to main menu

8. Executive Branch Who: President of the United States of America Vice President of the United States of America Cabinets of the United States Click the arrow continue

9. President “The man in charge” Click the arrow continue

10. Vice President President of the Senate Supports the President of the United States of America Click the arrow continue

11. Cabinet Members All cabinet members are nominated by the President. Nominees are presented to the Senate for approval or rejection. 15 Executive Departments Click the arrow continue

12. What does the Executive Branch do? The Executive Branch is in charge of carrying out the laws. Return to main menu

13. Judicial Branch Who: Supreme Court of the United States Click the arrow continue

14. What does the Judicial Branch do? Determines whether laws are constitutional or unconstitutional. Oversees the United States court system. Return to main menu

15. Review Question Which branch of government is in charge of creating the laws? A.executiveexecutive B.judicialjudicial C.legislativelegislative

16. Good try, but the executive branch carries out the laws. Go back and try again. Back to question

17. Good try, but the judicial branch determines if laws are constitutional or unconstitutional. Go back and try again. Back to question

18. CONGRATULATIONS! The legislative branch is in charge of creating the laws. Click to continue

19. Congratulations! You have completed this lesson on the three branches of government. Click on the image below to return to the title slide for the next student: