Do Now – Thursday , Oct. 3

1. Update your Binder’s Table of Contents with today’s date and key question • Take out any work you are handing in • Respond to this question: • What do you think “separation of powers” means? Do Now – Thursday, Oct. 3

2. separation of powers - dividing the power to govern between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches New Vocabulary

3. Create a table with four columns and three rows that looks like this Notes

4. Notes / New Vocabulary Cabinet – Advisors to the President Executive Agencies – Government offices that report to the President

5. Notes / New Vocabulary Senate – the upper house of Congress, consisting of 100 members (two from each state) House of Representatives – the lower house of Congress, with a different number of members from each state depending on the size of the state

6. Notes / New Vocabulary

7. Notes / New Vocabulary Veto – When the President rejects a law

8. Notes / New Vocabulary Budget – The government’s plan for how it will spend $ Impeach – Removing an official from office for misconduct

9. Notes / New Vocabulary

10. What do each of the three branches of the American government do? Exit Ticket – Thursday, Oct. 3