1. GOVERNMENT
Andrea Quiñonez

2. Federal
constitutional
Republic
• Defines and limits the power of the The constitution is the
national government, supreme law of the land.
• Defines the relationship between
the national government and
individual state governments, and
• Guarantees the rights of the citizens
of the United States.

3. Executive Legislature Judicial
None of these institutions has too much
power to rule alone and no individual can be
a member of more than one institution.

5. CONGRESS
THE SENATE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
It`s the upper chamber in the The House of Representatives is
bicameral legislature known the lower chamber in the
collectively as Congress, it has bicameral legislature known
been the dominant chamber. collectively as Congress.
They serve for a period of 6 They serve for a period of 2 years.
years.

6. •Controls the federal budget; has power
Legislative (Congress) to borrow money on the credit of the
United States.
•Has the power to declare war, as well as
to raise, support, and regulate the
military.
•Oversees, investigates, and makes the
rules for the government and its officers.
•Ratification of treaties signed by the
President and gives advice and consent to
presidential appointments to the federal
judiciary, federal executive departments,
•Has sole power of impeachment and other posts (Senate only)
(House of Representatives) and trial
of impeachments (Senate); can
remove federal executive and judicial •Defines by law the jurisdiction of the
officers from office for high crimes federal judiciary in cases not specified
and misdemeanors. by the Constitution

7. •It`s the commander-in-chief of the armed forces
Executive (President)
•Executes the instructions of Congress.
•May veto bills passed by Congress The President is elected for a
fixed term of four years and
•Executes the spending authorized by Congress. may serve a maximum of two
terms.
•Declares states of emergency and publishes
regulations and executive orders.
•Makes appointments to the federal judiciary,
federal executive departments, and other posts
with the advice and consent of the Senate. Has
power to make temporary appointment during the
recess of the Senate
•Has the power to grant "reprieves and
pardons for offenses against the United
States, except in cases of impeachment."

8. •Determines which laws Congress
intended to apply to any given case.
•Determines how a law acts to
determine the disposition of
prisoners.
•Exercises judicial review,
reviewing the constitutionality
of laws.
Judicial
(Supreme Court)
•Federal judges serve for life.
•Determines how laws should be
interpreted to assure uniform policies.

9. The first United States
President was George President Barack Obama is the
Washington, who served from 44th to hold the office.
1789-1797.
Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William John F. Kennedy
1865. 1881. McKinley, 1963
1901

10. Britain is a parliamentary democracy
with a constitutional Monarch
British Parliament British Monarchy

11. Political Division
EXECUTIVE LEGISLATIVE JUDICIAL
The monarch is the
chief of state, and Each of the separate
the prime minister is legal systems in
the head of House of House of England, Wales,
government. Lords Commons Northern Ireland and
Scotland has their own
judiciary.
Also called "the
government"
Parliament and government both play
Enforcing laws,
a part in forming the laws of the
maintaining the
United Kingdom. They are separate
military and running
institutions that work closely together.
the vast government
bureaucracy.

12. David Cameron
EXECUTIVE
QUEEN
Elizabeth II
PRIME MINISTER
She is the constitutional He is chosen by the majority party and is
Head of State and carries out the leader of that party in the House of
ceremonial duties. She has Commons. The Prime Minister then
few powers, and those she appoints his Ministers and junior
has she uses sparingly and Ministers from his elected colleagues.
only on the advice of the He is the head of the UK Government
prime minster. and is ultimately responsible for the
policy and decisions of the Government.
To make laws, legislation must
Oversees the operation of the Civil
pass through the House of
Service and government agencies,
Commons and the House of
appoints members of the Cabinet, and is
Lords and then be approved by
the principal government figure in the
the monarch.
House of Commons.

13. LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY
House of House of
Lords Commons
The House of Lords is the second The UK public elects 650 Members of
chamber of the UK Parliament. It is Parliament (MPs) to represent their interests
independent from, and complements and concerns in the House of Commons. MPs
the work of, the elected House of consider and propose new laws, and can
Commons. The Lords shares the task of scrutinize government policies by asking
making and shaping laws and checking ministers questions about current issues either
and challenging the work of the in the Commons Chamber or in Committees.
government. Its main roles are:
They have three main roles: •Examining and challenging the work of the
•Making laws government (scrutiny)
•In-depth consideration of public policy •Debating and passing all laws (legislation)
•Holding government to account. •Enabling the government to raise taxes.