Post on 15-Jan-2016
Center for Civic Education and Leadership
Executive Branch
PresidentBarack Obama
Vice PresidentJoseph Biden
What is the role of the Executive Branch?
•Enforces laws
•Appoints cabinet members, judges, and ambassadors
•Makes treaties
•Signs bills into law or vetoes them or ignores them.
•Call Special Sessions of Congress
•Commands the Military
•Appoints judges
United States Senate
2 Senators from each state• 100 Senators in the Senate
Legislative Branch
John McCain Jon Kyle
United States Senators
United States House of Representatives
Based on population of the state
435 Members in the House of Representatives
Legislative Branch
Lookout Mountain School
is in District 3
Can you find what
district your
school is in?
Jeff Flake 6th District
Trent Franks 2nd District
Raul Grijalva7th District
Gabrielle Giffords 8th District
Ann Kirkpatrick 1st District
Harry Mitchell 5th District
Ed Pastor 4th District
John Shadegg 3rd District
United States Congress
Arizona Representatives
What are some of the roles of the Legislative Branch?
•Passes bills •Controls the budget•Declares war•Confirms or rejects Presidential appointees
•Overrides presidential veto (2/3 majority)•Ratifies treaties•Confirms or rejects judicial appointees•Establishes courts and number of judges
United States Supreme Court
Judicial Branch
Thomas AlitoGinsburg
Chief Justice
John RobertsStevens ScaliaKennedy
Souter
(Retired)
Breyer
JusticeSonia
SotomayorThe
newestJustice
What is the role of the Judicial Branch?
• Decides cases in the Supreme Court
•Reviews laws to make sure that they do not go against the U.S. Constitution.
•Reviews Presidential actions to make sure they do not violate the law.