1. Reading pages
With the new constitution, the government was formed by THREE branches instead of ONE: legislative, executive, and judicial.
The legislative branch was now BICAMERAL instead of UNICAMERAL. They created the SENATE and the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
With changing times and circumstances, the delegates provided for a method of amending, or making changes or additions, to the U.S. Constitution.
The first ten amendments made to the Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights.
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2. Executive Branch Enforces the Laws
Legislative Branch Makes the Laws
Judicial Branch Interprets the Laws
President, Vice President, The Cabinet, Departments (Defense ,Education)
Supreme Court
U.S. District Courts
Special Courts (tax)
Bi Cameral
-House of Reps (2)
Senate (6)
-Elected by the people

3. Checks and Balances
Checks and balances- the system that provides to each branch of government some power that controls or prevents some actions of the other two branches
Separation of Power- a division of responsibilities for government among the three branches (legislative, judicial, and executive)
Without checks and balances and separation of power, one person or portion of the government would have unlimited power.
This is the creation of an oligarchy, autocratic, or dictatorship.

4. Checks and Balances Can appoint Supreme Court justices and judges
Can veto bills and call emergency sessions of Congress
Can decide if presidential acts are constitutional
Can impeach the President, override a veto and confirm executive appointments.
Can interpret constitutionality of laws.
Can confirm or impeach judicial appointments, such as Supreme Court justices.

5. Three Branches Executive Judicial Legislative Action Enforces Laws
Includes
President
Vice President
Cabinet
Departments (Education/Defense)
Checks and Balances
Can appoint Supreme Court and federal judges
Can veto bills and call emergency sessions of congress
Interprets Laws
Supreme Court
Lower Courts
Special Courts
Can decide if presidential acts are constitutional
Can interpret constitutionality of laws
Makes laws
Senate
House of Representatives
Can confirm or impeach judicial appointments, such as Supreme Court Justices
Can impeach the president, override a veto and confirm executive appointment.

6. Which Branch Has the Power? Which branch is being checked?
1. Create and pass legislation
2. Veto Bills
3.Ratify treaties
4.Appoint federal judges
5. Impeachment of federal officials
6. Confirm appointments of presidential appointments
7. Declare laws unconstitutional
8. Override Presidential Vetoes
9. Judges are appointed for life
10. Controls appropriations of money.
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7. To be eligible to vote in Georgia you must be:
A citizen of the United States
A legal resident of Georgia and of the county in which you wish to vote
At least 17.5 years old to register, and 18 years old to vote
Not serving any sentence imposed by the conviction of a felony
Not judicially determined to be mentally incompetent