Congress is made up of two President, Vice President, The court system in our houses: Cabinet (Advisors to the country- interprets the House of Representatives- President) laws of the country and represents the people based Powers of the President: makes decisions or on the population of each Carries out the laws judgments based on state of the country those laws Senate- Each has 2 Controls how the senators country works with The highest (most Powers of Congress: other countries powerful) court in the Make laws Commands the United States is the Create taxes Forces Supreme Court Borrow money Suggests laws to Create post offices Congress The can Supreme Court Declare War declare a law The President is the symbol of unconstitutional (not The Elastic Clause- Gives our government- makes allowed by the Congress all other powers speeches, deals with leaders Constitution) not actually written in the of other countries, gives Constitution to help run the medals to heroes… Decisions of the Supreme government Court are Final There are 9 judges in the Supreme Court
Congress is made up of two houses: House of Representatives- represents the people based on the population of each state Senate- Each has 2 senators Powers of Congress: Make laws Create taxes Borrow money Create post offices Declare War The Elastic Clause- Gives Congress all other powers not actually written in the Constitution to help run the government President, Vice President, Cabinet (Advisors to the President) Powers of the President: Carries out the laws of the country Controls how the country works with other countries Commands the Forces Suggests laws to Congress The President is the symbol of our government- makes speeches, deals with leaders of other countries, gives medals to heroes… The court system in our country- interprets the laws of the country and makes decisions or judgments based on those laws The highest (most powerful) court in the United States is the Supreme Court The Supreme Court can declare a law unconstitutional (not allowed by the Constitution) Decisions of the Supreme Court are Final There are 9 judges in the Supreme Court
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