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Upcoming Events 1st Six Weeks Ends September 27th. Parent Teacher Conference Day October 6th. Civics 8 Weekly Update What we are learning this week? The legislative branch · Consists of the Congress, a bicameral legislature consisting of the House of Representatives (435 members, based upon populations of the states) and the Senate (100 members—two per state) · Makes the laws of the nation · Approves the annual budget · Confirms presidential appointments · Raises revenue through taxes and other levies · Regulates interstate and foreign trade · Declares war
The executive branch · Headed by the president of the United States, the chief executive officer of the nation · Executes the laws of the land · Prepares the annual budget for congressional action · Appoints cabinet officers, ambassadors, and federal judges · Administers the federal bureaucracy
The judicial branch · Consists of the federal courts, including the Supreme Court, the highest court in the land · The Supreme Court exercises the power of judicial review. The federal courts try cases involving federal law and questions involving interpretation of the Constitution of the United States. Separation of powers The Constitution of the
Checks and balances Each of the three branches of the national government limits the exercise of power by the other two branches.
The legislative branch · The Congress checks the president when legislators – override presidential vetoes – impeach and convict a president. · The Congress checks the courts when legislators – confirm or refuse to confirm federal judges/justices – impeach and convict judges/justices.
The executive branch · The president checks Congress when the president – proposes legislation – prepares an annual budget for Congress to approve – call special sessions of Congress – vetoes legislation Congress has passed. · The president checks the courts when the president appoints judges/justices.
The judicial branch · The courts check Congress when judges/justices declare acts of Congress to be unconstitutional. * The courts check the president when judges/justices declare executive actions to be unconstitutional. QUICK QUIZ #4 Wednesday September 28th. |
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