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Objective: To examine the separation of powers in the American political system.

Objective: To examine the separation of powers in the American political system. Legislative. Executive. Judicial. Separation of Powers in a Nutshell (1:05). Separation of Powers in a Nutshell (1:05). Executive ( carries out laws). Separation of Powers: 3 Branches of Government.

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Objective: To examine the separation of powers in the American political system.

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  1. Objective: To examine the separation of powers in the American political system. Legislative Executive Judicial Separation of Powers in a Nutshell (1:05) Separation of Powers in a Nutshell (1:05)

  2. Executive (carries out laws) Separation of Powers: 3 Branches of Government Judicial (evaluates laws) President Legislative (makes laws) Supreme Court Circuit Courts Vice President Congress Cabinet District Courts House of Representatives Senate

  3. Legislative Branch: makes laws Congress Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. House of Representatives Senate Determined by population of each state 2 Senators per state Tennessee has 9 representatives in the House of Representatives.

  4. Legislative Branch: makes laws Congress Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. Senate House of Representatives (left) Sen. Lamar Alexander (right) Sen. Bob Corker Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee’s 9th Congressional district

  5. Tennessee’s Nine Congressional Districts Representative Steve Cohen of Memphis’ Ninth Congressional District

  6. Executive Branch: carries out laws President Barack Obama Vice-President Joe Biden

  7. Executive Branch: carries out laws President Obama’s Cabinet The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments — the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the Attorney General. The following positions have the status of Cabinet-rank: White House Chief of Staff, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Management & Budget, United States Trade Representative, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Council of Economic Advisers

  8. Judicial Branch: evaluate laws United States Supreme Court (top row, left to right) Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito and Elena Kagan (bottom row, left to right) Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John Roberts, Anthony Kennedy and Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  9. Maximum of two four-year terms Judicial Executive Supreme Court President Terms of Service Lifetime appointments Legislative Legislative Unlimited two-year terms Unlimited six-year terms Congress: House of Representatives Congress: Senate

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