Government Civics Project

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Three Branches of Government Civics Project: PART ONE: Fill in basic information on the following charts for each of the three branches of government. Use the following websites to gather basic information: Online newspapers Online magazines www.house.gov www.senate.gov http://www.whitehouse.gov/ http://www.supremecourtsus.gov PART TWO: After you find the basic information for each branch, find (or draw) pictures that symbolize three powers that the branch has. For example, Power: Executive- President is Commander –in-Chief of the Armed Forces Power: Legislative –Congress Coin money Power: Judicial-Supreme Court rules on all cases that involve the Constitution SUGGESTION: Place your images,…show more content…
| POWER: Collecting taxes | Example: Tom Cole. Oklahoma on sales taxes | EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT | PART ONE: Basic information | 1. List the name of the President of the United States and Political Party: | 2. List the name of the Vice President of the United States and Political Party: | PART TWO: Images to illustrate powers given to the President by the Constitution: | POWER:Issue Executive Orders | POWER:Veto laws the Congress passed | POWER:Recommend laws to Congress | Image: | Image: | Image: | PART THREE: An example of the President using a Constitutional Power. | POWER:Issue an Executive OrderJUDICIAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT | PART ONE: Basic Information 1. List the names of all justices of the Supreme Court. List the Chief Justice first: | a. | b. | c. | d. | e. | f. | g. | h. | i. | PART TWO: images to illustrate powers given to the Supreme Court by the Constitution: | POWER:Disallow executive orders or Congressional laws if it declares them to be unconstitutional | POWER:Rule on cases that involve the Constitution | POWER:Rule on cases that involve arguments between two or more states | IMAGE: | IMAGE: | IMAGE:
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