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How is Our Federal Government Organized

THE BIG IDEAS. The Framers of the Constitution were afraid of giving one group or one person in government too much power. They limited the power of the federal government by separating or dividing power among three groups or branches of government. The three branches are known as the legislative

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How is Our Federal Government Organized

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    1. Unit Five: Our Federal Government Lesson Four How is Our Federal Government Organized?

    2. THE BIG IDEAS The Framers of the Constitution were afraid of giving one group or one person in government too much power. They limited the power of the federal government by separating or dividing power among three groups or branches of government. The three branches are known as the legislative branch, the executive branch and the judicial branch. Each branch has a different function and its own special powers.

    3. Lets Review

    4. Lets Review

    5. Lets Review

    6. Limiting the Power of Government

    7. Government of Egbonia

    10. Government of Egbonia

    11. The people who designed our government did not want a government like that of Egbonia where one person or group has too much power. They wanted to design a strong federal government but at the same time limit its powers so that the rights of the people would be protected.

    12. Excerpts from the United States Constitution

    15. You Task: You will be using multiple sources to locate information about the three branches of government. Then, you will organize and summarize the information by creating a three-tabbed booklet.

    16. You will use multiple resources to conduct your research: Website (listed on our class website) Books Printed copies of information Sections of the book We the People. Videos

    23. Lets Discuss Which branch of government is the most powerful? Why? Should justices of the Supreme Court be elected or appointed? Why? How does the structure of the federal government compare to the structure of our state government? How does separating the power among three branches serve to limit the power of the federal government?

    24. House Mouse Senate Mouse Marshall, the Courthouse Mouse Woodrow for President Lets READ

    25. Extra Stuff to Do

    26. separation of powers

    27. branches of government

    28. legislative branch

    29. executive branch

    30. judicial branch

    31. Senator

    32. Representative

    33. President

    34. Cabinet

    35. Supreme Court

    39. Michigan Legislature Information Sheet

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