The President: 1.Head of the Executive Branch Manager of the
federal govt. 2.Makes sure laws are enforced and obeyed 3.Promises
to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United
States Includes the President and Vice President
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The President: 4.Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces: Army,
Navy, Air Force, Marines 5.Performs ceremonial duties 6.Interacts
with leaders of other countries
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The President: 7.Appoints the Supreme Court Justices 8.Has the
authority to pardon criminals 9.Can veto laws passed by
Congress
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The President: 10.Must be at least 35 years old to be a
candidate 11.Must be a natural-born US Citizen 12.He (and the VP)
serves a 4-year term and may serve a maximum of 2 terms
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Includes The Senate & the House of Representatives
(Congress) Congress: 1.Includes Senate & House of
Representatives 2.Can declare war on behalf of the US 3.Has the
power to collect taxes & borrow money from other countries
4.Can control how much the US trades goods & services with
other countries
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Congress: 4.Can impeach the President & other high
officials 5.Can still pass laws the President vetoes 6.Can reject
who the President appoints to his office (cabinet) 7.Can charge the
Supreme Court Justices with wrongdoing
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Congress: 8.Can reject who the President appoints to the
Supreme Court 9.House introduces spending bills to Congress
Determines how the govt will spend our tax dollars 10.Senate
approves/rejects candidates President appoints to his cabinet
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House of Representatives: 1.Number of reps is based on states
population 2.One representative for every few hundred thousand
people 3.Serves a 2-year term, must be 25 years-old, a US citizen
for at least 7 years, & live in the state he/she will
represent
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Senate: 1.2 senators elected from each state, no matter the
population 2.Serve a 6-year term with staggered elections-both
senators from one state arent elected the same year 3.Must be at
least 30 years-old, be a US citizen for at least 9 years, &
live in the state he/she will represent
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The Supreme Court: 1.Highest court in the United States
2.Decisions are absolute and final Surpass all other laws or court
decisions in the US 3.Interprets the meaning of the US Constitution
and reviews laws 4.Decides on cases involving states rights
Includes The Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court: 6.Can rule whether laws passed by Congress
are unconstitutional 7.Can rule whether a Presidents actions are
unconstitutional 8.Justices (judges) are appointed for life terms
Currently 9 Justices, including 8 Associates and 1 Chief Justice
9.Appointed by the President and approved/rejected by the
Senate
