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Understanding the US Government Branches

Learn about the roles and functions of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches in the US government. Discover how each branch passes laws, enforces them, and ensures checks and balances. Explore the powers and responsibilities of Congress, the President, and the Supreme Court. Understand the system of governance in the United States.

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Understanding the US Government Branches

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  1. Branches of the government

  2. Congress (Passes Laws) LegislativeBranch • Can override the President’s veto • Approves treaties and presidential appointments • Can impeach and remove President and other high officials • Creates lower federal courts • Appropriates money • Prints coins and money • Raises and supports the armed forces • Can declare war • Regulates foreign and interstate trade • Makes laws Made up of the House of Representatives and Senate.

  3. Executive branch • Proposes laws • Can veto laws • Signs off on laws • Negotiates foreign treaties • Serves as commander in chief of the armed forces • Appoints federal judges, ambassadors and other high officials • Can grant pardon to federal offenders • Elected every four yeas • Can serve two terms maximum The President, Vice President and Cabinet (Carries Out Laws)

  4. Judicial Branch • Can declare laws unconstitutional • Can declare executive actions unconstitutional • Appointed by the president • Nine justices • Can overturn rulings by other judges Supreme Court and Other Federal Courts (Interprets Laws)

  5. The three branches of the government By: Rachel Heafner

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