The Three Branches of Government

The branches of Government consists of three: Legislative, Executive, and the Judicial.

There are four hundred thirty-five Representatives and one hundred Senators. Every even number year in November same time as Presidential Elections they select new Representative and Senators. In January, the new Senators/Representatives take over. Each one of the Senators/Representatives has a personal staff that will advise him or her on issues, answer the mail from voters, handle publicity, and help in any other ways. In the two years their a Senator/Representative they will introduce about 10,000 bills. 650 of those bills are signed into law by the President. They pass laws on all kinds of stuff. For example, They passed a law that on May 8^th or the second Sunday in May be known as Mothers Day, passed in 1914. Laws that apply to people they are called Public Laws. Private Laws are mostly about immigration. Democratic and Republican choose the party leaders.

The Executive

The Executive Branch carries out the Federal Laws. The President is the head of the Executive Branch. The President is elected to serve a four-year term. Every four years a new President is elected Nationwide in November. A President can only be elected twice. If something happens to the President the Vice - President takes over until elections come around. The president has many duties and roles to do. As a chief executive, the President enforces Federal Laws. The treaties and other stuff that deals with other countries, the Senate has to approve of it first. People often blame the President for some depressions or crises. A number of staff agencies tell the President some Ideas, advice, and information on a wide range of issues. The office of Management and Budget help plan out the Federal Budget. The White house offices includes, The Presidents personal aides, policy advisers, speechwritters and Lawyers.

Judicial Branch

The Judicial Brand is made up of Judges, and Federal courts. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the nation. The Federal courts settle arguments among the citizens involving the constitution or the Federal Laws. They also settle treaties or sea laws. Any court in the United States can decide if what they did was illegal or not. The Supreme Court on the other hand says the final word on some of the matters. The President appoints all federal judges with the Senates “OK” They can be a judge for life if they wish to. The President nominates people to be on the Supreme Court and the Senate Checks those nominees out and their qualifications. The Constitution gives Congress the job of creating a system lower then regular courts.