Frankie Luu
Period 5 and 6
Our Constitution
The Leaders Of The Branch And the two
Parts of Congress
President And Vice President: They are the executive branch so they are the ones
that enforce the laws to a country or state.
The House Of Representatives And Senate: They are the ones that write, debate,
and pass laws which are then sent to the president to sign.
Judges: They are the ones who are in the federal court and send criminals to be
punished.They also are in a supreme court.
Branches Job And Other Jobs
The Legislative Branch: Is The branch that Makes the Laws. Also they have two
congresses it is the house of representative and senate
The Executive Branch: This Branch is the one to enforce laws in the country or
state. And has the president and vice president for most federal agencies
The Judicial Branch:It is the judge and the federal court and they punish the
criminals in the state or country.Also made up of all the national courts.
Judicial Executive Legislative
Members Of Each Branch
Legislative: Number of Congress= 535 Number Of House=435 Senate= 100
Executive: President= Donald Trump Vice President=Mike Pence
Cabinets=Agriculture,commerce,Defense,Education,Energy,Health And Human Services,Homeland
Security,Housing And Urban Development, Interior,Labor,State,Transportation,Treasury, Veterans Affairs
Judicial: There have been 102 Justices in the supreme court.
Requirements and terms of office
Position Terms Minimum Age Residency Citizenship
President 4 years 35 years 14 years in U.S Natural-Born
Vice-President 4 years 35 Years 14 years in U.S Natural Born
Supreme Court Unlimited none None None
Senator 6 years 30 years State in which elected 9 years
Representative 2 years 25 years State in which elected 7 years
Checks And Balances
Legislative Checks: May reject appointments,May reject treaties,May impeach
president,May override a veto. Legislative Judicial: May propose constitutional
amendments to overrule Judicial decisions and may impeach the supreme court
justices
Executive Check Legislative: May adjourn congress in certain situation and may veto
bills. Executive Check Judicial: Appoints judges
Judicial Executive:May declare executive actions unconstitutional
Judicial Legislative:May Declare laws unconstitutional
The Current Office And the Buildings
Legislative Senator: There are John Wiik,Rocky Blare, Jessica Castleberry and many
more. Legislative representative: Kevin Calvert, Jimmy Gomez, Scott Peter and many
more.
Executive President= Donald Trump Vice President=Mike Pence 5 Cabinet positions
are Secretary Of State= Rex Tillerson Secretary Of Treasury= Steve Mnuchin
Secretary Of Defense= Jim Mattis Attorney General=Dana Bonete And Sally Yates
Secretary Of Labor=Eugene Scalia
Judicial Chief Justice= John Roberts Associative Justice= Samuel Alito, Ruth Bader
Ginsdorf,Stephen Bryers, and Clarence Thomas
Explanation Of The Following Process Of Bill
Becoming A Law Impeachment And Amend
The Constitution
How to impeach is that legislative charges civil officer of government for crimes
committed and bring indictment by a jury and thats how you impeach.
How a bill becomes a law: They have pass a bill to representative and senate and has to
be approved by the president and if the presidential veto overruled it can be a law.
How to amend the constitution:The constitution provides that an amendment may be
proposed by the congress with a two-thirds vote in both senate and representative or
by a constitutional convention in the legislative and called by the congress.
Five Principles Of Government
Federalism:Is a method of government that allows two or more entities to share control
over the same geographical region and they have things in national and state.
Seperation Of Power: It Is a doctrine of constitutional law under which the three
branches of government are kept separate.
Checks And Balances: It is the process of keeping one branch from getting more
powerful than the others.
Limited Government:Is the political philosophy that the government is empowered by
law from starting at a point of no power or where governmental power is restricted.
Popular Sovereignty: Is The principle that the authority is based on the consent of its
people through elected representatives who are source of political power.