Branches of Government Link-Think
Branches of Government Link-Think
The Legislative
Branch
The Executive The Judicial
Branch Branch
PRESIDENT THE
CABINET
EXECUTIVE
VICE OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT PRESIDENT
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The President:
elected every 4 years
• can be President for a total of 8 years
• enforces, or puts in place, the laws
• Commander-in-Chief of US military
• lives in the White House, Washington D.C.
• nickname: POTUS (President of the United States)
Learn what it takes to be come President
Executive Branch
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Executive Branch
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The Cabinet
• a group of people that work
closely with the President
• members of the Cabinet are chosen
by the President after he/she is
elected
• different members are in charge of
different departments to make
important decisions on issues such
as education, transportation, and
national security
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch?
The legislative branch is made up of 2 parts.
The Senate
• elected every 6 years by citizens of each
state
• senators can continue to serve for as
many times as they are elected to do so
• each state elects only 2 senators to
represent the people of their state
• meets at the Capitol Building in
Washington D.C.
Legislative Branch
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Responsibilities
of Congress
• comes up with bills, or ideas, that they
would like to become laws
• writes and votes on which bills will become
laws that will affect the United States
• has the ability to declare war on another
country
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch?
The judicial branch is made up of 2 parts:
Smaller Courts
• found in states, towns, and cities throughout
the United States
• settle arguments between local citizens
• determine if someone has broken the law
• led by a judge
• a jury, or a group of selected citizens, use
evidence presented in court to decide if a
person is innocent or guilty of a crime
Judicial Branch