1. Education 205

2.  The Three Branches of Government and their specific functions
are found in The Constitution.
 The Executive Branch
 The Legislative Branch
 The Judicial Branch

3.  The Constitution was
written in 1787.
 It provides the
framework for our
current form of
Government.
 The first ten
amendments to the
Constitution are known
as The Bill of Rights.
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4.  The President is the head of the
executive branch and the Commander
and Chief of the Armed Forces.
 The President can sign or veto bills
passed by congress.
 The President can appoint Supreme
Court Justices.
 The President lives in the White House.
 The powers of the President are laid out
in article 2 of the Constitution.
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5.  Was given it’s name by
President Theodore
Roosevelt in 1901.
 Has 132 Rooms.
 Our first President,
George Washington,
never lived in the White
House.
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6.  The powers of Congress are found in Article 1 of the Constitution.
 Congress is divided into two houses:
 The House of Representatives and The Senate.
 The main purpose of Congress is to make laws.
 Congress also has the power to declare war.
 Congress convenes in the Capitol Building.
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7. THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
 There are 435 members in the  There are 100 Senators. Two
House of Representatives. for each state.
 Each member serves a two year  Senators are elected to six year
term.
terms.
 The House holds the power of
impeachment.  The Senate holds the power to
sign treaties and confirm
 States gain or lose executive and judicial
representatives based on their appointments.
population.
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8.  Was the tallest
building in
Washington D.C.
from 1863-1899.
 Cost $412,000 to
build.
 Was partially
burned during the
war of 1812.
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9.  The powers of the Judicial
Branch are found in article 3
of the Constitution.
 The Supreme Court is the
nations highest ranking
court.
 The Judicial Branch has the
power to declare laws
unconstitutional
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10.  There are nine
Justices on the
Supreme Court.
 Appointments to the
Court are made by
the President and
are lifetime
appointments.
 The Supreme Court
first met in 1790.
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11.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nduR8oKpSCE&feature=related
 http://www.supremecourtus.gov
 http://www.whitehouse.gov
 http://www.house.gov/house/Constitution/Constitution.html
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