Our Constitution
BY: Elva Hernandez
What are the names of the 3 branches?
Our federal government has three parts. They are the Executive, (President
and about 5,000,000 workers) Legislative (Senate and House of
Representatives) and Judicial (Supreme Court and lower Courts). The
President of the United States administers the Executive Branch of our
government.
What is the main job of the 3 branches of government?
The Constitution created the 3 branches of government: The Legislative
Branch to make the laws. Congress is made up of two houses, the Senate
and the House of Representatives. The Executive Branch to enforce the
laws.
Legislative Executive Judicial
● Makes laws ● Sings laws ● Decides if laws are
● Approves presidential ● Vetoes laws
● Pardons people constitutional
appointments ● Appoints federal ● Are appointed by the
● Two senators from
judges president
each state ● Elected every four ● There are 9 justices
● The number of ● Can overturn rulings by
years
congressmen is other judges
based on population
Who are the members of the 3 branches?
There are currently 435 voting representatives. Five delegates and one
resident commissioner serve as non-voting members of the House, although
they can vote in committee. Representatives must be 25 years old and must
have been U.S. citizens for at least 7 years.
The Senate currently has 100 Members) and that a senator must be at least
thirty years of age, have been a citizen of the United States for nine years,
and, when elected, be a resident of the State.
What are the requirements and terms of office?
The Constitution created the 3 branches of government: The Legislative
Branch to make the laws. Congress is made up of two houses, the Senate
and the House of Representatives. The Executive Branch to enforce the
laws.
The current office holders and the buildings.
Legislative Branch:Congress can override the veto by a two-thirds vote of both houses. Both the
veto power and Congress’ ability to override a veto are examples of the system of checks and
balances intended by the Constitution to prevent any one branch from gaining too much
power.Therefore, while there are 100 senators, there are 435 elected members of the House, plus
an additional six non-voting delegates who represent the District of Columbia as well as Puerto
Rico and other U.S. territories.
Executive Branch:Unlike members of Congress, the president and vice president are not elected
directly by the people every four years, but through the electoral college system. People vote to
select a slate of electors, and each elector pledges to cast his or her vote for the candidate who
gets the most votes from the people they represent.The executive branch is also responsible for
carrying out the nation’s foreign policy and conducting diplomacy with other countries, though the
Senate must ratify any treaties with foreign nations.
Judicial Branch:all changed with Marbury v. Madison, an 1803 milestone case that established
the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review, by which it determines the constitutionality of
executive and legislative acts. Judicial review is another key example of the checks and balances
system in action.Members of the federal judiciary—which includes the Supreme Court, 13 U.S.
Courts of Appeals and 94 federal judicial district courts—are nominated by the president and
confirmed by the Senate.