The Three Branches of Government
Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, Judicial Branch
The Legislative Branch (Website Congress for kids)
The Legislative Branch is composed of 2 parts the senate and the house of representatives.The powers of the legislative is making the law and the responsibilities are.
- passing laws
- originating spending bills(house)
- impeaching officials (senate)
- and approving treaties(senate)
Senate (Website congress for kids)
100 elected senators but there is only 2 elected senators.Senators per each state only .Each senator has to serve a 6 year term. The salary of the senate is $174.000 per annum. There are 3 qualifications
- the age you have to be at least 30 years old
- U.S citizenship at least nine years
- Residents of the states which they are elected
House of Representatives( Website congress for kids )
The salary of the House of Representatives is $174.000.The length of term is 2 years.The U.S makes up the House of Representatives .
Interesting fact
- There are 435 members in the House of Representatives
Executive Branch
Some responsibilities of the president Barak Obama are
- The president manages the U.S. Government and the country's national affairs
- The president can mobilize and call to action National Guard
- The president prepares the national budget
- The president appoints members of the supreme court
- The president is responsible for the protection of the american's aboard
Qualification's for the Presidency
The salary