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THE BRANCHES OF U.S.
GOVERNMENT
By: Jennifer A. Siefring
ED 417-02
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
 Body
of government that makes the laws
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH:
 House
of
Representatives
 Senate
HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
The number of representatives per state is
based on population
 Each representative has a term
of 2 years
 Representatives are voted
directly by the people

QUALIFICATIONS TO
BECOME A
REPRESENTATIVE
1.
2.
3.
The elected member must be at least 25
years in age
The elected member must be a 7 year
citizen of the U.S.
The elected member must be a resident of
the state to which he is being elected to
represent
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
 Denny
Hastert
OHIO’S 19
REPRESENTATIVES
John Boehner
 Sherrod Brown
 Steve Chabot
 Paul Gillmor
 Tony Hall
 David Hobson
 Stephanie Tubbs Jones
 Marry Kaptur
 James Traficant Jr.

Dennis Kucinich
 Steven C. LaTourette
 Robert Ney
 Mike Oxley
 Rob Portman
 Deborah Pryce
 Ralph Regula
 Tom Sawyer
 Ted Strickland
 Pat Tiberti
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HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
 Any
bills dealing
with raising
revenue MUST
originate in the
House of
Representatives
UNITED STATES SENATE
 Number
of senators is the same for
each state (each state elects 2 senators)
 The senators are directly elected by the
voters
 Each senator serves for a term of 6
years
QUALIFICATIONS TO
BECOME A SENATOR
The elected senator must by 30 years of age
 The elected senator must be a U.S. citizen
for at least 9 years
 The elected senator must be a resident of
the state to which he is being elected to
represent

FAMILIAR FACES IN THE
SENATE

Vice President Dick
Cheney
–
–
President of the Senate
Does not vote unless
there is a tie

President Pro Temp
Strom Thurmond
–
–
Senior Member of the
majority party
Presides over senate
when VP can’t make it
OHIO’S 2 SENATORS
 Mike
DeWine
 George
Voinovich
U.S. SENATE
 They
have the exclusive right to advise
and consent any matters regarding
treaties and/or nominations.
 They are the only group that can try
impeachments.
RESPONSIBILITES OF THE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
 Declare
war
 Maintain armed forces
 Assess taxes
 Borrow money
 Minting currency
 Regulate commerce
EXECUTIVE BRANCH

Body of government that enforces the laws
EXECUTIVE OFFICE:
PRESIDENT
 President
of the
United States,
George W.
Bush
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Presidential Term: 4 Years
 Elected by Electoral College
 Electoral College- Group of representatives
from each of the 50 states appointed to elect
the president
 The # of electors from each state = the # of
state senators + the # of state representatives

QUALIFICATIONS TO
BECOME PRESIDENT



Natural born citizen
The candidate to be
elected must be at
least 35 years of age.
The candidate to be
elected must be a 14year resident of the
United States
PRESIDENTIAL POWERS
Commander-inchief of the army
 Aid in developing
treaties
 Nominate/appoint
government
officials (Cabinet)

OHIO’S PRESIDENTS
William
Harrison
Ulysses
Grant
Rutherford
Hayes
James
Garfield
Benjamin
Harrison
William
McKinley
William
Taft
Warren
Harding
JUDICIAL BRANCH

The body of government that interprets the
laws.
UNITED STATES SUPREME
COURT
 Consists
of 9 justices who are
appointed by the president and
approved by a majority of the Senate
 Term: life or until removed from office
CURRENT JUSTICES

Stephen Breyer, Ruth
Bader Ginsburg,
Anthony Kennedy,
Sandra Day O’Connor,
William Rehnquist,
Antonin Scalia, David
Souter, John Paul
Stevens, Clarence
Thomas
CHIEF JUSTICE
 William
Rehnquist
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
JUDICIAL BRANCH
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Interpret the laws of our country
Interpret the constitution
Decide if a law is or is not
constitutional
Their decisions affect law enforcement
and future lawmaking procedures
CHECKS & BALANCES
AMONG THE 3 BRANCHES

To make sure each branch is doing its job- ,
our government uses a check & balance