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Let’s see what you learned…

Why were there THREE main characters? They represented the THREE branches of our government!!

Who did the three main characters represent? The President represents the ________ Executive branch.

Who did the three main characters represent? The legislator represents the ________ Legislative branch (Congress).

Who did the three main characters represent? The Supreme Court Justice represents the ________ branch. Judicial

What did the towers represent?

_____ Bills becoming _______! laws

At the beginning of the game you, as President, gave a speech about three issues! My fellow Americans: I am here today to make a pledge to each and every one of you. While there are many important issues facing us, these three issues will be my top priority…

This speech, given once a year by our President to our Congress, is known as the… State Union Address _____of the _____

Bonus Question The State of the Union is an example of the President setting the _____. agenda a) veto b) time limit c) agenda

What is another way the President could start an issue tower? press conference That’s right! The President brings attention to issues by talking to the press and the citizens

Now the responsibility shifts to the Legislative branch…

Legislators are responsible to the people they represent. That’s us!!

What is one way that they hear citizens’ ideas and get their support? We hold TOWN HALL MEETINGS!

Bonus Question Why do the citizens’ views matter? a)Their views don’t matter b)The citizens vote for the legislators c) Everyone has to vote on all laws

Now that the issue has support among the public…

Crafting Bills y a w y c n a f a t s u j s ’ e t i r That w e w t a h t g n i y t of sa h g i m t a h t f stuf ! w a l e becom

Crafting Bills Legislators write policies or amendments to attach to bills. There are 100 Senators and 435 Representatives. It’s hard to get that many people to compromise on ideas!

Crafting Bills Luckily, everyone doesn’t have to agree!

How much support does a bill need to pass in the Legislature? A bill requires more than 50 to ______% pass in Congress!

Now the responsibility shifts to the Executive branch…

What are the options when a bill comes in front of the President? If the President approves the bill he must SIGN it. _____ If the President disapproves of the bill he can VETO it. _____

Bonus Question Out of this list, pick two things the President must think about before he signs or vetoes a bill: - How much support it has from citizens - Whether or not it will raise his salary - Did his buddies like it or not - Making sure that it is Constitutional

BUT WAIT!! The President can’t veto a bill that is veto-proof _________! A bill requires at 67 least ______% (or 2/3 rds) support in the legislature to be veto-proof!

Now the responsibility shifts to the Judicial branch…

What do Supreme Court Justices use as their rulebook when judging laws? The CONSTITUTION is our rulebook!

What happens if a law is NOT allowed by the Constitution? The Court will strike it down and the legislative branch will have to start over again!

Each branch of government has the ability to influence what the other branches can and cannot do… This is called checks and balances!!

Now it is YOUR turn…

If you could play one of these roles in real life, which would you choose? President Legislator Supreme Court Justice