This is a interactive powerpoint that I created for a fourth grade social studies class to better learn about the three branches of government.

1. The Three Branches
of Government
Interactive PowerPoint
By: Alexia Judge
ED 205, Section 16
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2. There are three branches of
government and offices within the
branches.
• Executive
Go to Ben’s Guide to the
– President
Three Branches of
– Vice President
Government.
• Legislative
– Senate
– House of
Representatives
• Judicial
– Supreme Court
• Resource Page
• Author’s Page
Click here to see a video on
the different branches.
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3. Executive Branch
• Made up of the President, Vice President, the
different departments and independent agencies.
• This branch ensures that everyone in the country
obeys the laws
• Very large, so the president gets help from
everyone else in the branch.
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4. President Of the United States
Head of the executive branch.
•
Approve or disapprove of laws that congress creates.
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He can not write bills though.
•
Head of state: meets with leaders of other countries
•
to make treaties.
• Chief of government: every government workers boss.
• Head of military
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5. Vice President
• Becomes president if the real president
can no longer work.
• President of Senate: only votes in event
of a tie.
• Aids the president in decisions when he
needs help.
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6. Legislative Branch
• Made up of Congress
and agencies such as
the Library of
Congress and
Government Printing
Office.
• They have the power
to make laws.
• Contains two part, the
House of
Representatives and
the Senate.
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7. Senate
• Made up of 2 people
from every state for a
total of 100 members.
• Say yes or no to
treaties from the
president, and anyone
the president
recommends for jobs
such as supreme court
justices.
• Can hold a trial for a
government official who
does something very
wrong.
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8. The House of Representatives
• The number from each
state is determined by
the population of the
state. Total of 435.
• They can start laws
that make people pay
taxes.
• Decide if a
government official
should be put on trial
if they commit a crime
against the country.
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9. Judicial Branch
• This branch makes up the court system
with the Supreme Court being the
highest court in the land.
• Courts decide arguments about the
meanings of laws, how they are applied,
and whether they break the rules of the
Constitution.
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10. The Supreme Court
• Highest court in the United States.
• Hears cases that have made their way through
the court system, but only 80-100 cases are
heard.
• Their decisions can only be changed by another
supreme court decision or by amending the
Constitution.
• Made up of 9 members, one being the chief
justice. They are appointed by the president
and serve for life.
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11. Resource Page
• http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/Branches
.html
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5I2KFENjS8
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12. Author’s Page
My name is Alexia Judge. I am
currently a student a Grand Valley State
University where I am working on
becoming a teacher. I am majoring in
group social studies with an emphasis in
history and minoring in elementary
mathematics. I also work at a daycare
in Standale, Michigan where I watch
over 12-15 children daily.
Please feel free to email me at:
lexilou101@hotmail.com
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