1. Objective: To examine the separation of powers in the American political system.

2. Executive Separation of Powers: 3 Branches of Judicial Government
(carries out
laws)
Separation of Powers:
3 Branches of
Government
Judicial
(evaluates laws)
President
Legislative
(makes laws)
Supreme
Court
Cabinet
Circuit
Courts
Congress
Vice
President
District
Courts
House of
Representatives
Senate

3. House of Representatives
Legislative Branch:
makes laws
Congress
Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.
House of Representatives
Senate
Determined by population
of each state
2 Senators per state
New York has 29
representatives in the House

4. Legislative Branch: makes laws
Congress
Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.
Senate
House of
Representatives
(left) Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and (right) Sen. Charles Schumer
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy

5. Executive Branch:
carries out laws
President Barack Obama
Vice President Joe Biden

6. President Obama’s Cabinet
Executive Branch:
carries out laws
President Obama’s Cabinet

7. United States Supreme Court
Judicial Branch:
evaluates laws
United States Supreme Court
(top row, left to right) Stephen Breyer, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito (bottom row, left to right) Anthony Kennedy, John Paul Stevens, Chief Justice John Roberts, Antonin Scalia, David Souter

8. Congress: House of Representatives
Maximum of
two four-year
terms
Judicial
Executive
Supreme Court
President
Terms of
Service
Lifetime
appointments
Legislative
Legislative
Unlimited
two-year
terms
Unlimited
six-year
terms
Congress: House of Representatives
Congress: Senate