1. The Three Branches of
The United States
Government
By: Rachel Smith
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2. Introduction
• Grade Level: 4th
• Subject: Social Studies
• Objective: Students will know the three branches of government and what each
branch of government does within our system.
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4. Three Branches of
Government
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5. The Legislative Branch
• The Legislative Brach is made up of Congress.
• Congress is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
• It is the Congress’s job to make all the laws for our country.
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6. The Senate
• The Senate is made up of 100 members. There
are 100 members because there are two from
each state.
• Senators are elected for 6 years.
• A senator must live in the state he/she is
elected for and they must be at least 30 years
old.
• A senator must have been a citizen of the
United States for a minimum of 9 years.
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7. The House of Representatives
• The House of Representatives has 435 members.
• States with a large population will have a lot of representatives.
• States with small populations will only have a few representatives.
• Members of The House of Representatives will be elected for 2 years and they
must live in the state they are representing.
• They have to be at least 25 years old and they must have been a citizen of the
United States for at least 7 years.
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8. The Executive Branch
• The executive branch of the government makes sure the law of the United States
are followed.
• Our president is the head of the United States executive branch.
• This branch is very large so the President receives help from the vice president,
cabinet members, and other agencies.
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9. The Judicial Branch
• The judicial branch of government includes the court system.
• The Supreme Court is the highest of the court system.
• It is the court’s job to decide the meaning of laws, how they are applied, and
whether they go against our rights in the Constitution.
• The Supreme Court is made up of nine Justices, or judges. They are appointed
by the President and must be approved by the Senate.
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11. How many braches of
government does the
United States have?
4
2
3

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14. What does our congress do?
They make
They make the sure our
laws for our laws are
country. followed.
They decide
the meaning
of our laws.

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17. Since the executive branch is
very large, the head of the
executive branch receives
help from who?
The President The Vice
President, cabinet
members, and
The First Lady other agencies

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20. The Judicial Branch contains
The Supreme Court. The
Supreme Court is the
_____ of all the courts.
Highest Smallest
Lowest

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• http://www.evgschool.org/three_branches_of_government.htm
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