Our Constitution

Our Constitution

By Hugo Gomez ⅚

Titles of the leaders for each branch of
government.

Legislative: senate
and representative

Executive: President

Judicial: Supreme
Court Justice

Jobs of the governments

Legislative and Executive Justice
Congress
The executive branch is whom The Supreme Court is in
The main task of cabinet members approach. charge of the judicial
these two bodies is to Branching from President to Vice branch of government
make the laws. Its President and Cabinet, the executive according the the US
powers include passing branch carries out the laws. ... Constitution. They are in
laws, originating Executive Branch- President, charge of interpreting the
spending bills (House), enforces the laws passed on by laws and the Constitution.
impeaching officials legislative. ... According to the US
(Senate), and Constitution, Congress also
approving treaties has the ability to establish
(Senate). the lesser courts which fall
under the Supreme Court.

Members of the 3 branches

Legislative: Judicial Branch
● 5 Justices
● 535 total people in Congress
● 100 in senate
● 435 in house of representatives

Executive

President:Donald Trump

Vice President: Mike Pence

Cabinet:14

Requirements and terms of office

Age Years a Citizen Years a How long are

Resident the terms

President 35 Natural born 14 years in U.S 4 years

Senator 30 9 years State in which 6 years
elected

Representative 25 7 years State in which 2 years
elected

Checks and Balances

Executive Branch (President)
Checks on Executive Branch:
May veto bills
Checks on Judicial branch:
Appoint judges

Legislative Branch Judicial branch
Checks on executive branch: Checks on legislative branch:
May reject treaties May declare executive actions
unconstitutional
Checks on Judicial branch: Checks on Executive branch:
May impeach Supreme Court May declare laws unconstitutional
Justices

Current Office holders and the Buildings

Legislative: Executive:

● Senators for california: Kamala ● President: Donald Trump
Harris and Dianne Feinstein ● Vice President: Mike Pence
Cabinet
● Representative: Grace Napolitano ● Rex Tillerson.
● Steve Mnuchin.
Judicial: ● Jim Mattis
● Chief Justice: John G. Roberts ● Acting Attorney General
● Associate Justice: Anthony ● Ryan Zinke

Kennedy

Processes

Impeachment Process: How a Bill Become a Law:

First, the House of Representatives votes on one or more If the president vetoes a bill,
articles of impeachment Next, the proceedings move to the Congress may attempt to
Senate, which holds a trial overseen by the chief justice of "override the veto." If both
the Supreme Court.A team of lawmakers from the House, the Senate and the House pass
known as managers, play the role of prosecutors. The the bill by a two-thirds
president has defense lawyers, and the Senate serves as the majority, the president's veto
jury .If at least two-thirds of the senators find the is overruled and the bill
president guilty, he is removed, and the vice president takes becomes a law.
over as president.

How to Amend The Constitution:

The Constitution provides that an amendment may be proposed
either by the Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the
House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional
convention called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures.

5 Principals of Government

Federalism: separation of powers: Checks and Balances:
A federal government is a system A fundamental principle of the United
that divides up power between a States Government, whereby powers and checks and balances
strong national government and responsibilities are divided among the definition. A fundamental
smaller local governments legislative branch, executive branch, and principle of American
judicial branch. government, guaranteed
Limited Government: by the Constitution,
confined within limits; restricted or Popular Sovereignty: whereby each branch of
circumscribed: a limited space; Popular sovereignty, or the sovereignty of the government
limited resources. 2. Government. the peoples' rule, is part of the seven (executive, judicial, and
restricted with reference to principles, that the authority of a state and legislative) has some
governing powers by limitations its government is created and sustained by measure of influence over
prescribed in laws and in a the consent of its people, through their the other branches and
constitution, as in limited elected representatives (Rule by the People), may choose to block
monarchy; limited government. who are the source of all political power. procedures of the other
branches.