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Civics
Createdby
Mrs. Force
Topics:
Voting & Elections
Roots ofAmericanDemocrac
y
Civics &Citizensh
ip
Constitution &
Amendments
Responsibilities & Duties
3 Branchesof
Government
Civics and Citizenship
• Civics• Naturalization• E pluribus unum
– Out of many, One
Responsibilities
Things we should doas citizens of the United
States!
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
Duties
Things we must doas citizens of the United
States!
Duties
Duties
Duties
Duties
Duties
Voting
Voting
• Requirements• Decide who to
vote for• Use ballot at
polling place• Absentee ballot• Exit Polls
Elections
Elections
• Third Parties• Electoral
College• Campaigning
– TV commercials– Endorsements
• Debates
Roots of American Democracy
• England’s govt from 1215
• Jamestown• Mayflower Compact• Revolutionary War• Declaration of
Independence• Articles of Confederation• Constitutional
Convention
Constitution
3 parts• Preamble • 7 Articles
• 27 Amendments Bill of Rights
3 Branches of Government
Legislative Branch
• Also called Congress
• Makes the laws– How a bill becomes
a law
Legislative Branch
• Bicameral– Senate (100)– House of
Representatives (435)
3 Branches of Government
Executive Branch
• Enforces and carries out the laws
• Includes:– President– Vice President– Cabinet– Executive Office of
the President– Independent
Agencies
3 Branches of Government
Judicial Branch
• Interprets the laws and resolves disputes
• Court System– The Supreme
Court• “Equal justice under law”
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