Facts on us government. By Durga Kullakanda

7. Job: Their job is to write laws, confirm presidential appointments, approve treaties, grant money, and declares war. Head: The head of the legislative branch are the head of Senate and the head of the House of Representatives. The head of the Senate is the vice president and the head of the House of Representatives are speaker or the leader. Houses: The two houses are the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives has 435 members. The Senate has two senators for each state. Requirements: To be a member in the House of Representatives, you have to be at least 25 years old, live in the state where they were elected, and have been U.S citizens for seven years. To be a senator in the senate, you must be 30 years or older, and have been U.S. citizens for seven years. Important Facts: A member in the House of Representatives serves two-year terms. Apportionment is a system that keeps the number of members at 435. A senator serves six-year terms. Members can serve an unlimited number of terms.

8. Job: Their job is to propose laws, administer the laws, command armed forces, appoint ambassadors and other officials, conduct foreign policy, and make treaties. Head: The head of the executive branch is the president. Requirements: To be a president or a vice president, you have to be born a U.S. citizen, and at least 35 old. They also have to have been a U.S. resident for 14 years. Important Facts: A president can have up to two four-year terms. A vice president can have as many four-year terms as the people want. If a President dies, resigns, or is removed from office, the vice president takes over as president. The House of Representatives can Impeach a president. Impeachment is to vote to bring charges of serious crimes against a president.

9. Job: Their job is to interpret the Constitution and other laws, and review lower-court decisions. Head: The head of the judicial branch is the Supreme Court. Requirements: There are no requirements. You can serve for life. Important Facts: Each state has at least one of the 94 district courts. If someone thinks a trial was unfair, they can go to the court of appeals. If they think it was fair, the original decision remains. If it you lose, you could go to the Supreme Court. Even thought the Supreme Court gets thousands of cases, it can only go through about a 100 cases per year.

20. Summary This court ruling was about a man who was not told about his fifth amendment rights that whatever he says will be used against him in court, and the sixth amendment rights that he is allowed to have an attorney during interrogation. He was then arrested because of something he said. His argument was that he was not aware of his rights.

21. Decision Miranda won 5-4 because court thought it was unfair to the people who speak out and not knowing their rights, their words are used against them in court. The court then made the Miranda rights, which made police officers have to tell a person that they have the right to remain silent, anything they say can and will be used in a court of law, and they have the right to an attorney. They must clearly state this before interrogation.

22. Significance This allowed citizens who were being interrogated to know that their own words can be used against them, and they can have an attorney with them during questioning, and that they may get an attorney if they cannot afford one.

29. The Federal System