1. Basics of the Federal Government

2. The Study of Government and Politics
What is Civics?
The Study of Government and Politics

3. Levels of Government Federal Government
meets in Washington D.C. (capital of U.S)

4. Levels of Government State Government
meets in ________________ (capital of _______________)

5. Levels of Government
Local Government
meets in townships and boroughs

6. Federal Government
Meets in Washington D.C.
Contains 3 Branches

7. The Three Branches of Government
Enforces the laws
Makes the laws
Interprets the laws

8. United States Congress
Legislative Branch
United States Congress
US House of Representatives
US Senate

9. United States Congress
US House of Representatives
435 members
members from all 50 states

10. United States Congress
United States House of Representatives
Number of representatives from each state is based on total population
Pennsylvania = 18 representatives
Texas = 36 representatives
Delaware = 1 representative
Led by Speaker of the House
John Boehner

12. Who is your U.S. Representative?
______________________

13. United States Congress
United States Senate
100 members
2 members for each state
Pennsylvania = 2 members
Texas = 2 members
Delaware = 2 members

14. United States Congress
Led by Vice President of United States

15. Who are your U.S. Senators?
Senator Senator 2

16. Executive Branch President Vice President
Cabinet – advisors to the President
Department of Education
Department of Homeland Security

17. Who is the President of the United States?
Barack Obama

18. Who is the Vice President?
Joe Biden

19. Judicial Branch Supreme Court Highest court in the U.S. 9 members
Lead by Chief Justice

20. Judicial Branch
Top row (left to right): Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen G. Breyer, Samuel A. Alito, and Elena Kagan. Bottom row (left to right): Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, John G. Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

21. Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
John Roberts

22. Check Your Answers

23. ABC’s of Civics