Constitutional Flip Book Fact Gathering Sheet

Use the information in the Constitution Handbook on pages 244-265 to collect the following information. You NEED to have this completed by Friday, December 9, so we can assemble our flipbooksJ. FINAL flipbook due Monday, December 12.

Branches of Government:

1.  What branch of government is described in Article 1? ______

2.  What branch of government is described in Article 2? ______

3.  What branch of government is described in Article 3? ______

4.  What branch of the government does each of the following lead? What building does each branch reside?

  1. President______
  2. Senate______
  3. House of Representatives ______
  4. Supreme Court ______

Members of the Legislative Branch:

1.  How many Senators are there in the current Senate?

2.  How many Representatives are currently in the House of Representatives?


3. Use the library, Internet, phone book or other source to find out the following:

The names of the Senators from CA

The name of the Representative for Pleasanton, CA

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Members of the Executive Branch:

The name of the President and Vice President

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2.

Members of the Judicial Branch:

The name of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as well as the Associate Justices

Chief Justice

1.

Associate Justices

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3.

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Qualifications and Terms:

Complete the following graph to organize each leaders qualifications and terms.

Age / Years a Citizen / Years a Resident / How long are their terms
President
Senator
Representative
Supreme Court Justice

Roles and Powers:

What is the main role of each of the 3 branches of our government?

Name each branch and its main role in the space below. Then list 3-5 other powers of that branch. Next to the roles/powers, write one example.

a. Branch______Main Role-______

Other powers.

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b. Branch______Main Role-______

Other powers.

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c. Branch______Main Role-______

Other powers.

Name the building that symbolizes each branch of government.

Branch/Building:

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3.

Define checks and balances:

Give two examples of each of the following.

How Congress checks the powers of the President.

How the Supreme Court checks the power of the President.

How Congress checks the power of the Supreme Court.

How the President checks the power of the Supreme Court.

How the President checks the power of Congress.

How Congress checks the power of the President.

Processes:

What is the process for a bill to become a law? Review the How a Bill becomes Law chart on pages 252-253 in your textbook. Answer the Skill Builder questions.

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What is the amendment process? Review the chart on page 262 in your textbook. Answer the Skill Builder question.

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Three Branches Flip Book Instructions

We will do this together on Monday, Dec. 12.

1.  Fold 4 sheets of paper into a flip book.

2.  Cut the middle sections into thirds.

3.  DO NOT cut the first and last page!

4.  Label each page as follows.

5.  Cover

  1. Three branches of government
  2. Name in upper right hand corner
  3. Legislative Executive Judicial written at the bottom edge to match up with the thirds

6.  Label the other flaps as indicated in the diagram.