2. T HE U.S. G OVERNMENT By: Andrew Murray 3rd Grade Civics and Government

3. M AIN MENU Standards Warm Up Representatives Branches of Government Focus Questions Law Discussion Quiz

4. S TANDARDS 5.3.3.A: Identify the roles of the three branches of government. 5.3.3.B: Identify how laws are made in the local community. 5.3.3.C: Identify services performed by the local governments.

5. W ARM U P Who is the president of the United States?

6. Barack Obama

7. R EPRESENTATIVES President Barack Obama Vice-President Joe Biden PA Governor Tom Corbett Bloomsburg Mayor Sandy Davis

8. B RANCHES OF G OVERNMENT Legislative Branch Executive Branch Judicial Branch

9. L EGISLATIVE B RANCH Duties Make Laws Members Senate 2 per state 100 elected members House of Representatives 435 elected representatives

10. E XECUTIVE BRANCH Duties Carry out laws Members President Vice-President Cabinet Nominated by President

11. J UDICIAL BRANCH Duties Evaluates Law Members Federal Court Supreme Court 9 Justices Elected by President

12. I NDIVIDUAL Q UESTIONS On one sheet of paper write the duties of the executive branch legislative branch judicial branch

13. L AW The system of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

14. LAWS ARE A SET OF RULES

15. G ROUP DISCUSSION What laws do we have in this classroom? What laws do we have at home? What laws does society have for us?

16. Q UIZ (MULTIPLE CHOICE) Instructions: Select the correct multiple choice answer for each of the following: 1. The legislative branch is responsible for making _________ for our country. a. pizzab. flags c. lawsd. paper 2. The executive branch makes sure that the people __________ the laws. a. breakb. write c. correctd. follow 3. The judicial branch decides what _______________. a. laws meanb. laws to break c. food to make.d. color our flag is C A D

17. QUIZ (MATCHING) Instructions: Match the name with the job title for the following: The president of the U.S. _______1. Sandy Davis The vice-president of the U.S. ________2. Barack Obama The governor of PA. ________ 3. Joe Biden The mayor of Bloomsburg. ________ 4. Tom Corbett 2 3 4 1

18. QUIZ (SHORT ANSWER) Instructions: Define law and write 3-5 sentences on how laws help us daily.

19. Conclusion We have learned the different representatives of the United States. We have learned the different branches of government. We have learned what laws are. Return to Title