Chapter 8, Lesson 2
The Federal Government
Guiding Question
What are the 3 branches of the federal government and what do they do?
Number of House of Representatives per state based on the 2020 Census
Gained 2 Seats
Gained 1 Seats
Lost 1 Seats
Remained the Same
What is the executive branch and what does it do?
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Who is in the executive branch?
More than 4 million people work for the executive branch!!
What is the executive branch and what does it do?
When I take office I promise that I will “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
and
“faithfully execute” the laws
That’s why we are called the “Executive” branch. Congress makes laws and we enforce, administrate or execute them.
What is the executive branch?
Judicial Branch - is our nation’s court systems. These are where trials are held.
There are two types of trials: criminal & civil.
The courts and the judicial branch settles disputes.
For a criminal trial this means determining if the law has been broken and if and what a punishment should be.
Another one of the main jobs of the courts is to interpret the laws. This means to explain the law using the constitution as a rule book
3 Branches of Government
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Who?
What?
Where in the Constitution?
Who?
What?
Where in the Constitution?
Who?
What?
Where in the Constitution?
In Class Assignment�Answer on the back of your graphic organizer
Based on your reading today which branch of government do you feel is most important? Why?
Main Ideas