Roles and Responsibilities of the Branches of Government

What are the 3 branches of government? • Legislative • Executive • Judicial

Legislative Branch ◦ Makes the laws ◦ The General Assembly (group of people who run the Legislative Branch is divided into two parts: �Senate ( 50 members known as Senators) �House of Representatives (120 members know as Representatives) http: //www. ncleg. net/senate/sena te. html http: //www. wrhammo ns. com/congress 2012 -ellmers. htm

Roles and Responsibilities of Senators and Representatives �Write bills – plan for new laws �They discuss bills before voting whether or not to approve them �If both parties of the general assembly agree of passing a bill, it then gets sent to the governor

Executive Branch �Carry out the laws �Executive Branch is run by the Governor � Governor Pat Mc. Crory http: //www. govern or. state. nc. us/abo ut

Roles and Responsibilities of Governor �Review bills approved by the general assembly �Governor can either pass the bill to make it into a law or �Veto a bill- reject the bill so that it can not become a law �Prepare state budget plan for spending money

Judicial Branch �Makes sure laws are carried out fairly �Judges run the Judicial branch in state courts http: //www. cbsnews. com/8 301 -504083_162 -20013755 -504083. html Judge Gregory Weeks http: //wilmingtonjour nal. com/nc-judgerules-racial-biasinfuenced-deathpenalty-sentencing/

Roles and Responsibilities of a Judge �The judge is in charge of making sure that the laws being passed agree with the state constitution. http: //www. learnnc. org/lp/editions/nchist-revolution/4330

3 Different Courts that judges can work in �Trial Courts- tried by a jury �Appellate Courts- review decisions made by lower courts �North Carolina supreme court- States highest court ◦ 7 Judges serve in this court for 8 year terms

Checks and Balances �All of the branches are treated as equal and no one particular branch has more power than another. �Keeps power equal and each branch checks the other branches work http: //libertyequalityfr aternity. tumblr. com/p ost/25107539572/the -need-for-checks-and -balances-in-the-un

Leaders Jobs �General Assembly ◦ Senators and Representatives: � Create bills to make new laws � Work as a team to make these bills � Vote on whether or not to pass the bill on to the governor. �Governor ◦ Decides whether or not to pass a bill to make it a law ◦ Prepares the state budget on how to spend the money �Judges ◦ Make sure all laws are carried out fairly ◦ Make sure laws agree with the state constitution

� With a partner: ◦ Use pages 170 -173 in your social studies book and create a bubble map comparing: �The 3 different branches of government �The leaders in those branches �Their jobs and responsibilities

�Independent Practice: ◦ Pick one leader you have learned about today and write a 5 sentence paragraph describing why you would be best suited to have their job. Use support from your notes and the text. Make sure to include which branch of government this leader can be found under.