GOVERNMENT BRANCHES

By: Zach Ringeisen and Jack Palevich

W H AT I S T H E L E G I S L AT I V E B R A N C H
The Legislative Branch is the branch that has the
Senate and the House of Representatives. The
branch also makes the laws.

SENATE
Salary

$174,000 per year

Length of Term

6 years per term

Characteristics

Must be at least 30 years

old, been an U.S citizen
for at least 9 years, and
live in the state you
represent

H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N TAT I V E
Salary

$174,000 per year

Length of Term

2 years per term

Characteristics

Must be at least 25 years

old, been an U.S for 7
years, and live in the
state you represent

POWERS OF CONGRESS
Legislative

Non legislative

Review the bills

Make laws

Proposing Amendments
Approving vice president
if president is forced to
choose new one
Impeachment of the
president

DUTIES OF
PRESIDENT
Leads the government
Crisis manager
Commands the military
Handles Foreign Affairs
Leader of Political Party

P R E S I D E N T Q UA L I F I C AT I O N S
Salary

$74,520- $308,655

Length of Term

4 years per term

Qualifications

Must be born in the U.S,

must be at least 35 years
old, must have lived in
the U.S for at least 14
years

VICE PRESIDENT DUTIES

Leader of the senate,
Must do work for President
Takes over as president if president dies, or the
president does not fulfill his duties
Tying vote in Senate if there is a tie

Q UA L I F I C AT I O N S F O R V I C E
PRESIDENT
Salary

$230,700 per year

Length of Term

4 years per term

PRESIDENTS
CABINET

Joseph R. Biden- Vice President

John Kerry- Department of State

Jack Lew- Department of Treasury

Chuck Hagel- Department of Defense

Eric H. Holder Jr.- Department of Justice

Sally Jewell- Department of Interior

Thomas J. Vilsack- Department of Agriculture

Penny Pritzker- Department of Commerce

Thomas E. Perez- Department of Labor

PRESIDENTS
CABINET

Kathleen Sebelius- Department of Health and Human Resources

Shaun L.S. Donovan- Department of Housing and Urban Development

Anthony Foxx- Department of Transportation

Ernest Moniz- Department of Energy

Anne Duncan- Department of Education

Eric K. Shinseki- Department of Veteran Affairs

Rand Beers- Department of Homeland Security

Dennis McDonough- White House Chief of Staff

Gina McCarthy- Environmental Protection Agency

Sylvia Burwell- Office of Management and Budget

PRESIDENTS
CABINET
Michael Forman- United States Trade
Representative
Samantha Power- United States Mission to the
United Nations
Jason Furman- Council of Executive Advisors
Jeanne Hulit- Small Business Administration

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S SUCCESSIONS

Thomas
John Boehner Kathleen Sebelius
Patrick Leahy Shawn Donovan
John Kerry

Anthony Foxx

Jacob Lew

Ernest Moniz

Chuck Hagel Arne Duncan

Eric Holder

Eric Shinseki

Sally Jewell

Rand Beers

Tom Vilsack
Penny Pritzker

SU PR E M E C O U RT D U T IES
The supreme court has to pass laws
They have to hear cases
Make decisions on cases

MEMBERS OF SUPREME
COURT
Name

Salary

Year Appointed

John G. Roberts

$223,500

2005 by George
Bush

Elena Kagan

$213,900

2010 by Barack
Obama

Samuel Alito Jr.

$213,900

2006 by George
Bush

Antonin Scalia

$213,900

1986 by Ronald
Reagan

Anthony Kennedy

$213,900

1988 by Ronald
Reagan

Clarence Thomas

$213,900

1991 by George
Bush

Ruth Ginsburg

$213,900

1993 by Bill Clinton

Stephen Breyer

$213,900

1994 by Bill Clinton

Sonia Sotomayor

$213,900

2009 by Barack
Obama

C A S E 1 : U N I T E D S TAT E S V S
H A M I LT O N
United States Vs Hamilton was in 1795. The
defendant was charged for committing treason. The
supreme court took the defendant out of bail.

CASE 2:CALDE R VS B ULL

Calder vs Bull was in 1798. The will said that the
defendant did not break Article 1.

CASE 3