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There are three levels of government
pg.46-53
Branches of Government Scavenger Hunt

Local

(These are town,city, and parish governmnets)

Slidell, LA
Mayor: Ben Morris

State
These are governments set up by the people of each state.

Louisiana
Governor Bobby Jindal

National
This is the government of the whole country.

United States
President- Elect Barack Obama

Government
Government Jeopardy Game 1.The government is made up of the rules, or laws, that we follow and the people who run our country.

2.The United States is a republic. In a republic, the leaders are elected to represent or make decisions for the people who elected them.

3.Our type of republic is also called a representative democracy.

4.In a democracy every citizen has a right to take part in the government.

5.A citizen is an official member of a country.

6.The founders of our country set up a plan for governing our country.
The plan is called the Constitution of the United States of America.

Constitution - Interactive Document	American Government-	Video Intro to Constitution	Shh! We're Writing the Constitution video
Constitution Brain Pop	Bill of Rights Brain Pop	Ben's Guide to Government

7.The Constitution starts off with the words "We the people...".

8.The National Government meets in the capital city of the United States, Washington, D.C.

9.A system of government in which the nation and the states share power is called a federal government.

10.The constitution describes the organization of the national government. It has three branches:
            1. the legislative branch
            2. the executive branch
            3. the judicial branch

Legislative Branch

1. This is the law making branch. The legislative branch makes laws.
2. Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S.
3. Congress has two parts: House of Representatives
The Senate
4. Congress meets in the building called the Capitol.

House of Representatives 5. Each state elects representatives. The number of representatives depends on the number of people in the state. Bigger states have more representatives. Smaller states have fewer representatives.
6. Representatives are elected for 2 year terms. Senate 7. Each state elects two senators. There are 50 senators.The senators are elected for 6 year terms.

Executive Branch

1. The Executive Branch is in charge of enforcing our nation's laws.
2. The President is the head of the executive branch.
3. The president serves a four year term.
4. A president can be reelected only once.
5. The President lives and works in the White House.
6. Some other duties of the president are:
- In charge of the armed forces
-suggests laws for Congress to pass
7. The executive branch also includes the Vice President. The vice president is in charge of the Senate.

Judicial Branch

1. The Judicial Branch is in charge of interpreting our nation's laws. Judges in federal courts decide whether the laws follow the Constitution.
2. Our nation's highest court is called the Supreme Court.
3. The nine judges who serve on the Supreme Court are also called justices.
4. Supreme Court justices are appointed by the President.
5. Once appointed justices keep their jobs for the rest of their lives.
6. The Supreme Court meets in the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.

The Bill of Rights

1. The government can be changed by laws or amendments to the Constitution.
An amendment is a change in the constitution.
2. Amendments are passed by Congress and must be approved by the rest of the states.
3. The first 10 amendments to the United States are known as the Bill of Rights.
4. These amendments guarantee such freedoms as freedom of press, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech.

Bill of Rights Acrostic

Quia List of rights

Flash Cards

9th and 10th amendments

Quiz

Bill of Rights Game

Project Description:
(Social Studies Grade)
-Each student will work with a partner(s) on one of the following assigned topics. Your teacher will give some choice, but all topics must be covered:Constitution, Bill of Rights, Executive Branch, Judicial Branch, Legislative Branch.
-You may create a power point presentation as a group or separately.
-You must include one slide on each of the notes listed above in your presentation. You may have more information, but not less.
-You must include a Webpage Resources Page to show where you looked to find information.

ELA Grade
You must proofread each slide for complete sentences, correct spelling and grammar.

In addition to making a power point presentation, you must write at least one paragraph that summarizes all the important information in your presentation. This should include a topic sentence, at least 3 details, and a closing sentence. You may have more than one paragraph. All of your sentences must be your own. If you quote from a book or website, you must put it in quotation marks and include the source after your paragraph. The LEAP Writing Rubric will be used to grade this.