Power branches USA

• Branches of government


  • Legislative
  • Executive
  • Judicial
• Legislative branch


  • Senate
  • House of Representatives
• Senate


  • 2 Senators per state
  • Elected every 6 years
  • Staggered elections every 2 years
  • Role is to check decisions made by Congress
• House of Representatives


  • 435 members
  • Each state represented in proportion to its population
  • Elected every 2 years
• Executive branch


  • The President
  • Elected every 4 years
• Judicial branch


  • Supreme Court
  • Judges who decide what the Constitution means and how it should be applied
• The White House is the official home and principal workplace of the President of the United States
• Supreme Court Judges


  • Appointed by Congress and the President
  • Serve for life or until retirement/quitting
• The role of the Judicial branch is to enforce the laws of the country
• The role of the Legislative branch is to write and vote on laws representing the views of their constituents
• The Constitution ensures the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Branches are under separate control
• This separation of powers ensures no dictatorship - nothing can happen without all 3 branches working together