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Branches
• Legislative• Congress- 2 from each state• House of Representatives- 435 members
• Executive• President & Vice President
• His Cabinet (a bunch of secretaries and Attorney General
• Judicial• Supreme court- 9 Justices
Duties of Each Branch
Legislative• Make Laws• Write bills, then discuss and vote on them
Executive• Approve Laws• Receive bills, then approve or veto
Judicial• Enforce Laws• Determine constitutionality of actions
Checks and Balances
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Legislative Branch
Senate
• Six year term• Must be at least 30
years• Must be a citizen for
9 years• 435 members,
divided by state population
House of Representatives
• Two year term• Must be at least 25
years• Must be a US citizen
for 7 years• 50 members, 2 from
each state
Executive Branch
President• Head of State• Head of Gov’t of US• Commander-in-Chief• Elected every 4
years• Must be at least 35
and natural born citizen
Vice President• Must be ready to
assume presidency• Also President of the
Senate• Votes in case of tie
• 9 VPs have assumed the presidency
• 4 have been elected president
Judicial Branch
Supreme Court• Members appointed by the president,
confirmed by the senate• Serve a life term until retirement• Only removed by impeachment• Interpret the constitution as it applies
to each individual case