Reading pages 174 174 1 With the new

Reading pages 174 -174 1. With the new constitution, the government was formed by THREE branches instead of ONE: legislative, executive, and judicial. 2. The legislative branch was now BICAMERAL instead of UNICAMERAL. They created the SENATE and the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 3. With changing times and circumstances, the delegates provided for a method of amending, or making changes or additions, to the U. S. Constitution. 4. The first ten amendments made to the Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights. Video – School House Rock

Executive Branch Enforces the Laws Judicial Branch Interprets the Laws Supreme Court U. S. District Courts Special Courts (tax) President, Vice President, The Cabinet, Departments (Defense , Education) Legislative Branch Makes the Laws Bi Cameral -House of Reps (2) Senate (6) -Elected by the people

Checks and Balances • Checks and balances- the system that provides to each branch of government some power that controls or prevents some actions of the other two branches • Separation of Power- a division of responsibilities for government among the three branches (legislative, judicial, and executive) • Without checks and balances and separation of power, one person or portion of the government would have unlimited power. • This is the creation of an oligarchy, autocratic, or dictatorship.

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Three Branches Executive Action • Enforces Laws • • Includes President Vice President Cabinet Departments (Education/Defense) Judicial Legislative Action • Interprets Laws Action • Makes laws Includes • Supreme Court • Lower Courts • Special Courts Includes • Senate • House of Representatives Checks and Balances • Can appoint Supreme • Can decide if Court and federal judges presidential acts are • Can veto bills and call constitutional emergency sessions of • Can interpret congress constitutionality of laws Checks and Balances • Can confirm or impeach judicial appointments, such as Supreme Court Justices • Can impeach the president, override a veto and confirm executive appointment.

Power Which Branch Has the Which branch is being Power? checked? 1. Create and pass legislation Legislature 2. Veto Bills executive Legislature 3. Ratify treaties Legislature executive 4. Appoint federal judges executive 5. Impeachment of federal officials Legislature 6. Confirm appointments of presidential appointments Legislature 7. Declare laws unconstitutional Judicial 8. Override Presidential Vetoes Legislature 9. Judges are appointed for life Judicial 10. Controls appropriations of money. Legislature executive Judicial executive Executive/judicial Legislature/executive

To be eligible to vote in Georgia you must be: A citizen of the United States A legal resident of Georgia and of the county in which you wish to vote At least 17. 5 years old to register, and 18 years old to vote Not serving any sentence imposed by the conviction of a felony Not judicially determined to be mentally incompetent