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Name: ________________________ Period: __________

Government – Conroy/ Denton Date: ___________

What is the role of the United States Government?

|Structure of the United States Government |

The United States Government is broken up into ____________________ _____________________________________Each branch has their own roles and responsibilities.

|Legislative Branch |

____________________________of the Constitution establishes the Legislative Branch as a ____________________________________. It is made up of a House of Representatives and a Senate. There is a total of ____________ total members of Congress. Congress’ main responsibility is to _____________________________for the country.

|Senate |Requirement |House of Representatives |

| |Number of Representatives | |

| |What determines representation? | |

| |Term of Office | |

| |Citizenship | |

| |Minimum Age | |

| |Residency | |

| |Presiding Officer | |

Powers of Congress

|Collect ____________ |Grant ________________ and _________________ |

|Establish ______________offices |Establish federal _________________ |

|Regulate ______________ |Declare ____________________ |

|Make rules for __________________ |Raise and support an armed __________ |

|Coin __________________ |To make all laws which are ___________ and _____________________ |

|Set standards for _______________ and __________________________ | |

Roles of Congress

|Senate (Upper House) |House of Representatives (Lower House) |

|Confirms _________________ Appointments |Introduces _____________ bills |

|Ratifies treaties with ____________________ |Chooses _______________________ |

|Acts as the ___________ in impeachment trials of federal officials |_______________ impeachment charges of federal officials |

|Chooses ______________________ if there is no majority in Electoral College |Chooses _____________if there is no majority in the Electoral College (12th |

|(12th Amendment) |Amendment) |

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|Senate Pro Tempore |Speaker of the House |

|Charles Grassley R Iowa |Nancy Pelosi |

| |D California [pic] |

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|Executive Branch |

__________________of the Constitution establishes the Executive Branch. It is made up of the President, Vice-President, and the 15 cabinet offices. The Executive Branch’s main responsibility is to ____________________ for the country.

|President | |Vice President |

|[pic] | |[pic] |

| | | |

| |Requirements | |

|Donald Trump |Current |Mike Pence |

|January 2017 |When did they take office? |January 2017 |

|Republican |What political party do they belong to? |Republican |

|Electoral College |Who selects them? |President |

|Natural Born Citizen |Citizenship |Natural Born Citizen |

|35 |Minimum Age |35 |

|Must live in the U.S. for 14 years |Residency |Must live in the U.S. for 14 years |

|4 years – Maximum 2 Terms |Term of Office |4 years – Maximum 2 Terms |

Powers of the President

• Serves as commander in chief of the ________________________

• Makes _________________

• Appoint _____________________________ to foreign countries

• Call Congress together for special _____________________ sessions

• Make appointments to the ______________________branch

• Grant __________________and reprieves (suspends punishment ordered by law) for federal crimes

• Make appointments to the _______________________courts

• Sign and veto __________________

• Carry out the _____________________ of the United States

• Gives the State of the Union Speech annually

|Judicial Branch |

_____________________ of the Constitution establishes the Judicial Branch. It is made up of ________ Supreme Court justices. The Judicial Branch’s main responsibility is to ____________________________ for the country.

Requirements of Judicial Branch

|Requirements |Judicial Branch |

|What political party do they belong to? | |

|Who appoints them? | |

|Who ratifies the appointments? | |

|Citizenship | |

|Minimum Age | |

|Residency | |

|Term of Office | |

Types of Cases the Supreme Court Hears

• The first kind ______________ disputes between ______________________.

• The second __________________________ foreign ambassadors.

• It serves as a final court of __________________. It hears cases that have been _________ and ______________ as far as law permits in _______________ and _____________ courts.

Role of the Supreme Court

• If the Supreme Court finds that a law passed by Congress conflicts with (goes against) the Constitution it must declare the law _____________________________________.

• The law is then “thrown out”. This power to review a law and decide whether it is constitutional or not is known as __________________________________.

• A Supreme Court decision sets a precedent (a rule that must be followed and applied to similar situations in the future) for all U.S. courts to follow when making their decisions.

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