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Katie Hall
Lyter P. 4
Trimester Final
Made up of two houses, House of Representatives and the Senate. They make laws. In Congress laws are made and written.
The president is in charge of the Executive Branch and he makes laws official. The president approves laws.
Supreme Court is head of this branch. The Judicial Branch explains the meaning of the Constitution. They also explain the laws that Congress has passed. The Supreme Courts job is reviewing laws to see if they are Constitutional or Unconstitutional.
Serve 2 terms
Can be elected for an unlimited amount
Term- 6 years
Can be reelected for an unlimited amount
President
Term-
4 years and can run for two terms
Same as president-
Term
The Cabinet cannot be a sitting Governor, Senator or member of the House of Representatives, they must resign before becoming a member on the Cabinet. The president nominates the members of the Cabinet. The Senate votes on the new members. The members doesn't necessary have a specific "term" the current president can fire them at his discretion.
The "term" they do serve is as long as the president is in office. President's term is 4 years and can be reelected once.
The Cabinet is in charge of giving advice to the president.
The Secretary of State
The Secretary of the Treasury
The Secretary of Defense
The Attorney General (Justice Department)
The Secretary of the Interior
The Secretary of Agriculture
The Secretary of Commerce
The Secretary of Labor
The Secretary of Health and Human Services
The Secretary of Homeland Security
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Dev.
The Secretary of Transportation
The Secretary of Education
The Secretary of Energy
The Secretary of Veterans' Affairs
No requirements/ qualifications
President appoints
Term- for life
The president nominates the federal judge. The Senate approves the nominee. There are no specific requirements to be on the Federal Court. They are appointed for life terms.
Examples
Judicial-
Executive Branch-
Examples
Legislative-
Judicial-
Examples
Legislative Branch-
Executive Branch
Works Cited-
Pearson Education. "Three Branches of Government." Online posting. 2000–2012. Fact Monster. 13 November 2012. <http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0774837.html>.
Kathy Gill. "What Is The President's Cabinet?" Online posting. 2012. About.com. 14 November 2012. <http://uspolitics.about.com/od/presidenc1/a/the_cabinet.htm>
"Constitution of the United States"