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The United States Governmental Branches

The United States Governmental Branches. By: Brandon Micheletti November 30, 2008. Executive. President Serves 4 years Natural Born Citizen of United States Must be at least 35 years of age Own a permanent residence in the United States for the past 14 years. Power of Executive Branch.

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The United States Governmental Branches

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  1. The United States Governmental Branches By: Brandon Micheletti November 30, 2008

  2. Executive • President • Serves 4 years • Natural Born Citizen of United States • Must be at least 35 years of age • Own a permanent residence in the United States for the past 14 years

  3. Power of Executive Branch • Head of Government-executes laws • Appoints Judges • Head of Military • Pardons • Negotiates Treaties • Appoints Cabinet Members • Head of Political Party • Proposes Legislation • Ceremonial Duties • Veto Bills

  4. How is the Executive Branch Elected • Electoral College • Actually cast the vote for President • Each state has different amount of Electoral Votes • 270 Electoral Votes to win presidency • Winner take all system in 48 states

  5. United States Presidents • George Washington • John Adams • Thomas Jefferson • James Madison • James Monroe • John Quincy Adams • Andrew Jackson • Martin Van Buren • William Henry Harrison • John Tyler • James Polk • Zachary Taylor • Millard Fillmore • Franklin Pierce • James Buchanan • Abraham Lincoln • Andrew Johnson • Ulysses S. Grant • Rutherford B. Hayes • James Garfield • Chester Arthur • Grover Cleveland • William McKinley • Theodore Roosevelt • William H. Taft • Woodrow Wilson • Warren Harding • Calvin Coolidge • Herbert Hoover • Franklin D. Roosevelt • Harry Truman • Dwight Eisenhower • John F. Kennedy • Lyndon Johnson • Richard Nixon • Gerald Ford • Jimmy Carter • Ronald Reagan • George H.W. Bush • William J. Clinton • George W. Bush

  6. Legislative Branch • Congress-made up of two parts • House of Representatives • Senate

  7. House of Representatives Requirements • Direct Election • 25 years of age • Elected every 2 years • 435 Members (MO has 9) Purpose and Duties • Originate taxation bills • Impeach officials, the House brings charges against them

  8. Senate • Requirements • Direct Election • 30 years of age • Serve 6 years • 2 members from each state • Purpose and Duties • Conduct trial of the impeached official • Ratifies treaties • Approves appointments of Jud., ambass., and cabinet

  9. Powers of both House and Senate • Legislate-pass law • Declare War

  10. Judicial Branch • Appointed Judiciaries • State or Federal Law • U.S. Supreme Court

  11. State trial process • Some states are different, but this is the majority overview • Trial Court-low courts, jury, evidence, decision if guilty or innocent • Appellate Jury (MO Court of Appeals)-address if trial was conducted properly • State Supreme Court (MO Supreme Court) • United States Supreme Court

  12. Federal Trial Process • Federal District Court-controlled by National Government, decision on guilty or innocent • United States Circuit Courts of Appeal • United States Supreme Court

  13. United States Supreme Court • Final Decision on a trial • Interprets Laws and the Constitution • 9 justices • Serve for life • Only hear 60 to 70 cases a year, 4 of the 9 justices have to agree

  14. Questions to ask yourself • Do we really have a government run by the people? • Do you think this is the right method for the United States, if not, what ways can we improve? • What are some of your arguments against or for this system?

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