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Why were there THREE main characters?They represented the THREE branches of our government!!

Who did the three main characters represent? The President represents the ________________ branch. Executive

Who did the three main characters represent? The legislator represents the ________________ branch (Congress). Legislative

Who did the three main characters represent? The Supreme Court Justice represents the ________________ branch. Judicial

What did the towers represent?

_________ becoming _______! Billslaws

At the beginning of the game you, as President, gave a speech about three issues!

This speech, given once a year by our President to our Congress, is known as the __________of the _________ AddressStateUnion

Bonus QuestionThe State of the Union is an example of the President setting the __________.

vetotime limitagendaagenda

What is another way the President could start an issue tower? press conferenceThats right! The President brings attention to issues by talking to the press and the citizens

Now the responsibility shifts to the Legislative branch

Legislators are responsible to the people they represent.Thats us!!

What is one way that they hear citizens ideas and get their support? We holdTOWN HALL MEETINGS!

Bonus QuestionWhy do the citizens views matter?

Their views dont matterThe citizens vote for the legislatorsEveryone has to vote on all laws

Now that the issue has support among the public

Crafting BillsThats just a fancy way of saying that we write stuff that might become law!

Crafting BillsLegislators write policies or amendments to attach to bills. There are 100 Senators and 435 Representatives. Its hard to get that many people to compromise on ideas!

Crafting BillsLuckily, everyone doesnt have to agree!

How much support does a bill need to pass in the Legislature?A bill requires more than ______% to pass in Congress! 50

Now the responsibility shifts to the Executivebranch

What are the options when a bill comes in front of the President?If the President approves the bill he must _________ it.

If the President disapproves of the bill he can _________ it. SIGNVETO

Out of this list, pick two things the President must think about before he signs or vetoes a bill:

How much support it has from citizensWhether or not it will raise his salaryDid his buddies like it or not Making sure that it is Constitutional

Bonus Question

BUT WAIT!!The President cant veto a bill that is

_________________!

A bill requires at least ______% (or 2/3rds) support in the legislature to be veto-proof!67veto-proof

Now the responsibility shifts to the Judicialbranch

What do Supreme Court Justices use as their rulebook when judging laws?The CONSTITUTION is our rulebook!

What happens if a law is NOT allowed by the Constitution? The Court will strike it down and the legislative branch will have to start over again!

Each branch of government has the ability to influence what the other branches can and cannot do

This is calledchecks and balances!!

Now it is YOUR turn

If you could play one of these roles in real life, which would you choose? PresidentLegislatorSupreme Court Justice