1. Three branches of Utah’s Government Chapter 15: Government by and for the People

2. Bell Activity  Your words are “preamble” & “amendment”  Find the word on your blue study guide and complete the following information for the word.  Find the definition using a glossary.  Use your own knowledge and experience to complete the rest of the definition.  Where should your backpack be? No gum in class. Throw it in the garbage before class begins!

3. Word: preamble My Understanding: 4 3 2 1 Definition:Draw a picture of it: Sentence: Synonym/ Example: Antonym/Non- Example: Does your work look something like this?

4. Word: amendment My Understanding: 4 3 2 1 Definition:Draw a picture of it: Sentence: Synonym/ Example: Antonym/Non- Example: Does your work look something like this?

5. Bell Activity  Work on questions 1-9, 12, 15, 19, 31, 32, and 33.  Finish as many questions as possible in the first 5 minutes of class.  Where should your backpack be? No gum in class. Throw it in the garbage before class begins!

6. Today we will learn… History Objective – We will describe the different branches of Utah’s government using a graphic organizer. Behavior Objective – Collaboration: Work with your group to complete the task. Language Objective – We will read about and discuss the three branches of Utah’s government.

7. Utah’s Constitution As you learned in the last chapter, Utah had to write its own constitution in order to become a state. Today we will learn more about the three branches of government in Utah: Legislative Executive Judicial

8. Instructions Each group will compete with each other to complete the organizers. Use your book and the Utah Constitution to fill out your graphic organizer. Book: Legislative: 308-309 Executive: 310 Judicial: 311 Constitution Legislative: 324-326 Executive: 326-329 Judicial: 329-330 Branches of Government board

9. Legislative Branch Job (C15) Senate House of Representatives Qualifications/Eligible (Const) Qualifications/Eligible (Const) Duties (Const, bulletin board) Duties (Const, bulletin board) Leader (web) Leader (web) How Many? (web) How Many? (web) 308-309, 324-326

10. Judicial Branch Job (C15, Constitution) Leader of the Supreme Court: Other Members Called: Appointed By: (Const, bulletin) Approved By: (Const, bulletin) Duties (C15, bulletin board) List the Lower Courts: (C15) Pages: 311, 329-330 C15, Const

11. Executive Branch Job (C15, Constitution) Qualifications (Constitution) Leader Second-in-Command Duties (C15 and Constitution) Duties (C15 and Constitution) Advisors (C15) 310, 326-329 C15

12. Questions to Consider Legislative What is the job of the legislative branch? Who leads the Senate? Who leads the House? What are the qualifications to become a representative of each house? What are the duties of each house?

13. Questions to Consider Executive What is the job of the executive branch? Who leads the executive branch? Who is the second in command of the executive? What are the qualifications to become governor? What are the duties of the governor? What are the duties of the lieutenant governor?

14. Questions to Consider Judicial What is the job of the judicial branch? Who leads the Supreme Court? What are other members of the Supreme Court called? Who appoints the members of the Supreme Court? Who approves the members of the Supreme Courts? What are the duties of the Supreme Courts? List all of the lower courts beneath the Supreme Court.