Executive Branch Checks and Balances Interest Groups Executive
• Executive Branch • Checks and Balances • Interest Groups
Executive Branch President Vice President
Executive Branch Cabinet
Executive Branch Education Treasury Cabinet Defense quitting Transportation State
Checks and Balances E Secretary of State Susan Rice President
Checks and Balances d e t i m t Li n e m n r e ov G L The Senate
Checks and Balances E President Susan Rice Senate L Secretary of State
Checks and Balances E President Secretary of State John Kerry L Senate
Checks and Balances E Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel President
Checks and Balances L The Senate
Checks and Balances E President Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel L Senate ?
Republican Chuck Hagel Good • • • Vietnam War Veteran Former US Senator Virginian Against war in middle east Opposes interest groups Bad • • CEO of a Voting machine co. Won election (major upset) Former Lobbyist Accused of being anti-Semitic
Interest Groups What they want (their beliefs): Definition: have a belief, use political power to make the belief law or policy • US should give money to Israel (Jewish holy land) • US should be tough on Israel’s enemies (Iran) How they get it: • Bribe politicians (pay for campaigns) • Attack politicians they can’t bribe • http: //www. chuckhagel. com/
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Dual Court System Appellate Original Virginia Federal Judicial Review Supreme Court Marbury v. Madison Special Cases Va Supreme Court Circuit Ct of Appeals Virginia Appeals US District Felony Civil Cases Circuit Misdemeanor Civil case low $ General District Felony Civil case High $ Juvenile & Dom. Relations
US Constitution Amendments • 1 – Freedom of: Religion Assembly (gather together) Press (publish information) Petition (request things from gov’t) Speech 5 – Due Process (national) • • • ss e c o Pr t e o u n D n ca t ’ v Go citizens t trea fairly un 10 – Reserved Powers to the states 14 – Due Process (state), citizenship 16 – Taxes
Amendments Mini-Mini Posters • 5 pieces of Mini-Mini Paper • Each piece is dedicated to one amendment – Write the amendment – What is important about the amendment – Create pictures, art, or designs that apply
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