1. The Three Branches ofThe United StatesGovernment By: Rachel SmithIntroductionLessonQuiz

2. Introduction Grade Level: 4th Subject: Social Studies Objective: Students will know the three branches of government and what each branch of government does within our system.BACK NEXT 3. Directions Click the next button to read through the Lesson slides. Once you have read the lesson, you will take the quiz. If you are unsure about an answer to the quiz, you may look back throughthe lesson. Now, click the next button to proceed to the lesson.BACKNEXT 4. Three Branches of GovernmentBACK NEXT 5. The Legislative Branch The Legislative Brach is made up of Congress. Congress is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It is the Congresss job to make all the laws for our country.BACKNEXT 6. The Senate The Senate is made up of 100 members. There are 100 members because there are two from each state. Senators are elected for 6 years. A senator must live in the state he/she is elected for and they must be at least 30 years old. A senator must have been a citizen of the United States for a minimum of 9 years.BACKNEXT 7. The House of Representatives The House of Representatives has 435 members. States with a large population will have a lot of representatives. States with small populations will only have a few representatives. Members of The House of Representatives will be elected for 2 years and theymust live in the state they are representing. They have to be at least 25 years old and they must have been a citizen of theUnited States for at least 7 years. BACKNEXT 8. The Executive Branch The executive branch of the government makes sure the law of the United Statesare followed. Our president is the head of the United States executive branch. This branch is very large so the President receives help from the vice president,cabinet members, and other agencies.BACK NEXT 9. The Judicial Branch The judicial branch of government includes the court system. The Supreme Court is the highest of the court system. It is the courts job to decide the meaning of laws, how they are applied, andwhether they go against our rights in the Constitution. The Supreme Court is made up of nine Justices, or judges. They are appointedby the President and must be approved by the Senate. BACK NEXT 10. You have now completed the lesson! You may now take the quiz. If you want, you may now go back to the lesson or homepage. Quiz LessonHomepage 11. How many braches of government does theUnited States have? 4 2 3 12. That answer is incorrect. Click BACK to try again. Click LESSON for help.BACK LESSON 13. That is the correct answer!Click NEXT for the next question.NEXT 14. What does our congress do? They make They make the sure ourlaws for our laws arecountry.followed. They decide the meaningof our laws. 15. That answer is incorrect. Click BACK to try again. Click LESSON for help.BACK LESSON 16. That is the correct answer!Click NEXT for the next question.NEXT 17. Since the executive branch isvery large, the head of theexecutive branch receives help from who?The PresidentThe Vice President, cabinetmembers, andThe First Ladyother agencies 18. That answer is incorrect. Click BACK to try again. Click LESSON for help.BACK LESSON 19. That is the correct answer!Click NEXT for the next question.NEXT 20. The Judicial Branch contains The Supreme Court. TheSupreme Court is the _____ of all the courts.HighestSmallest Lowest 21. That answer is incorrect. Click BACK to try again. Click LESSON for help.BACK LESSON 22. That is the correct answer!Click NEXT for the next question.NEXT 23. You have now completed the quiz! You may now go back to the homepage or continue to the citation page.Homepage Citations 24. Citation Page http://www.evgschool.org/three_branches_of_government.htm Images from Google images and PowerPoint Sounds and Animation provided by PowerPoint Homepage