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Three Branches of the United States Government

Directions: U sing the websites listed, read about each of the three branches of the national government. Fill in the blanks by

completing the statements with the appropriate words. You will find the words to complete the statements in the READING.

Executive Branch

Legislative Branch

Judicial Branch

● President & Vice President

● Consists of the House of

● Members are appointed by

President

____________ and _________

_____________ & confirmed by

● __________ = Head of State &

which together form the Congress

Senate

Commander in Chief

● Enacts _____________ (create

● Number of Supreme Court

● President responsible for

laws)

Justices determined by

__________ and enforcing laws

● Declare _________

___________

written by Congress

● Confirm or reject Presidential

● Congress has power to establish

● President appoints head of

_______________

federal courts inferior to Supreme

Federal agencies including the

● Substantial investigative powers

Court U.S. District Courts, U.S.

Cabinet

● House of ______________ made

Court of Appeals

● Cabinet & independent Federal

up of _____ elected members

● Federal ____________ serve no

agencies (CIA, Federal Reserve,

divided among 50 states in

fixed terms until retirement,

Environmental Protection Agency)

proportion to their total population

death, or conviction by Senate

responsible for day to day

● presiding officer known as

● Congress determines jurisdiction

enforcement and administration of

Speaker of the ___________ (3rd

of federal courts; EXCEPTION: In

Federal (national) laws

in line to _____________)

disputes between states, the

● Power to sign ___________ into

● Members of the House of

______________ gives Supreme

law

Representatives elected every

Court original jurisdiction to make

● Power to _______ bills written by

_________ years, must be 25

decisions that agree with the

Congress

years of age, a U.S. __________

Constitution

● Conducts diplomacy with

for at least___ years, and a

● Supreme Court only tries actual

____________ nations

resident of the ___________ they

cases and controversies.

● Power to negotiate & sign

represent

● Cases heard by the Supreme

____________ (must be ratified

● Senate made up of ________

Court come from the

by ⅔ of the Senate)

senators 2 for each state

_____________court to the

● Issues executive ________ that

● Senators elected for_____ year

appellate courts.

direct executive officers or further

terms by people of their state

● Federal courts have sole power to

existing laws

● Senate terms staggered so that

interpret the law, determine the

Three Branches Of The United States Government

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