United StatesFederal

Government

PreambleWe the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Executive

• President Barack Obama• Vice President Joe Biden• & The Cabinet• http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/cabinet.html

Executive

• Qualifications

35, US Born (14yrs)

• How to Apply

Election Process

• College?

Electoral College

Powers & Duties

• Military• Treaties & • Appointments• Vacancies

State of the UnionRecommendationsLet’s Meet, ReceiveTop Cop

Cool & Not So Cool

• Veto (Pocket Veto)

• Succession

• Impeachment

Legislative BranchSenate

&

House of Representatives

Qualifications• House of Reps

• Speaker – John Boehner (R)

• Senate

Majority Leader Harry Reid (D)

Your Congressmen

HouseHouse

Joe KennedySenateSenate

Elizabeth Ed

Warren Markey

Power of Congress!

How a Bill Becomes A Law

1. Bill introduced in House or Senate

2. Committee revise

3. Vote in House or Senate

4. Move to other body (House or Senate) and repeat 1-3

5. Approved bill goes to President to be signed into law.

6. If vetoed – back to step one needing 2/3 majority

Elections

Rules & Procedures

Payment & Privileges

Impeachment RoleHouse of SenateRepresentativesGrand Jury Criminal Jury

Judicial Branch

• All Federal courts including the

Supreme Court

Powers

• All Constitutional Cases• Appellate cases• Federal Officials

Impeachment Treason

Chief Justice Define Punishment

Powers

DELEGATED• Slave trade, • Habeas Corpus• Bill of Attainder• Expost Facto

Denied to States• Restrictions (foreign

alliance, coin money, Fed law, nobility)