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Three Branches of Government
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The Three Branches of Government
Taylor Hughes
Executive Branch
What are the 3 branches?
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
Check and Balances
Checks and Balances
Congress approves presidential nominations and controls the budget. It can pass laws over the presidents veto. They can also impeach the president.
The Legislative Branch
The Executive Branch
The Congress
The President
House of Representatives; senate.
House and Senate can veto each others bills
The president can veto congressional legislation
Executive office of the president; executive and cabinet departments; independent government agencies
The president nominates judges
The court can declare laws unconstitutional
The Judicial Branch
The reason we have Checks and Balances is so one branch doesn't gain more power than the other.
The court can declare presidential acts unconstitutional
The Courts
Supreme Court; courts of appeal; district courts
The senate confirms the president's nominations. Congress can impeach and remove judges
The Executive Branch
This branch includes the president, the vice president, and the cabinet.
This branch enforces the laws.
The Executive Branch
Who is in our Executive Branch?
Who is in our Executive Branch
Joe Biden
Kamala Harris
Cabinets
Role: her only constitutional duty is to preside over the Senate. Vice presidents cannot vote in the Senate, except to break a tie, nor may they formally address the Senate, except with the senators' permission.
Role: they advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of each member's respective office
Role: he is responsible for implementing and enforcing the laws written by Congress and, to that end, appoints the heads of the federal agencies, including the Cabinet.
The Legislative Branch
The Legislative Branch drafts proposed laws, confirms or rejects presidential nominations for heads of federal agencies, federal judges, and the Supreme Court, and has the authority to declare war.
Who is in our Legislative Branch?
Who is in the Legislative Branch?
The Senate
House of Representatives
Role of the Senate: Approve Treaties
Role of HofR: make and pass federal laws
Idaho State Senators/Representatives
President Pro Tempore: Takes place in absence of the Vice President.
Patrick Leahy is our President Pro Tempore today.
Majority and Minority Leaders: they are the party leaders of the HofR and they also are the spokesperson for the party's position on issues
Mike Crapo
James Risch
Speaker of the house:
Nancy Pelosi
Role: Administers the oath of office to members of the HofR
The Judicial Branch
The Judicial Branch interprets the laws that have been proposed and decide if why align with the constitution. They can also declare acts of congress unconstitutional as well as executive action.
The Judicial Branch
Who is in our Judicial Branch?
Justice Samuel Alito
Who is in our Judicial Branch?
Justice Stephen Breyer
Cheif Justice: John Roberts
Justice Clarence Thomas
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
Justice Neil Gorsuch
Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Justice Elena Kagan
Justice Amy Coney Barrett