The Constitution of the United States
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1 The Constitution of the United States The United States Constitution is an important document. It tells how the government works. The government has three parts, or branches. There is the legislative (LEJ-is-lay-tiv) branch. There is the executive (eg- ZEK-yoo-tiv) branch. And, there is the judicial (joo-dish-uhl) branch. Each part has its own job. Each branch has the same amount of power. The new Americans did not want one branch to be too strong. The British king had used his power against them. They did not want that to happen again. That is why all three parts share power. White House Executive Branch U.S. Capitol Building Legislative Branch Supreme Court Building Judicial Branch 125 Shell Education #50081 Leveled Texts: Early America
2 Three Equal Branches The legislative branch makes the nation s laws. It is made up of the members of Congress. The Congress has two parts. They are the Senate and the House of Representatives (rep-rih-zen-tuh-tivs). Each state has two senators in the Senate. The House of Representatives is different. The number of representatives from each state is based on how many people live there. States with more people have more representatives in Congress than states with fewer people. The executive branch carries out the laws. The president is the head of this branch. He picks a group of people. They form his cabinet. They help him. There are rules for who can be the president. The person must be at least 35 years old. The person must have been born a citizen of the United States. He or she must have lived in the nation for at least 14 years. The judicial branch includes all of the nation s courts. The courts decide what the laws mean. The highest court is the Supreme Court. It has nine judges. They are called justices. The chief justice is the head judge. Being part of this court is a great honor. These judges are chosen for life. Checks and Balances The Constitution set up checks and balances. Each branch must do its job. And, it must watch over the other branches. For example, the president chooses a person to be a Supreme Court judge. The Senate can agree or disagree with the choice. In this way, the branches check each other. 126 Comprehension Question Describe in detail one of the branches of the government. #50081 Leveled Texts: Early America Shell Education
3 The Constitution of the United States The United States Constitution tells how the nation s government works. The government has three parts. They are called branches. Each branch has a different job. Each branch has the same amount of power. The new Americans wanted to be sure that one branch could not be too strong. The British king had used his power against them. They did not want that to happen in their new government. As a result, the Constitution s writers split the government into three branches. They are the legislative (LEJ-islay-tiv), executive (eg-zek-yoo-tiv), and judicial (joo-dish-uhl) branches. White House Executive Branch U.S. Capitol Building Legislative Branch Supreme Court Building Judicial Branch 127 Shell Education #50081 Leveled Texts: Early America
4 Three Equal Branches The legislative branch makes the nation s laws. This branch is made up of the members of Congress. The members of the Senate and the House of Representatives (rep-rih-zen-tuh-tivs) form the Congress. Every state has two senators. So, every state is equally represented when laws are created in the Senate. In the House of Representatives, the number of representatives from each state is based on how many people live in the state. States with more people have more representatives in Congress. The executive branch enforces the laws. The president is the head of this branch. He picks a group of people. They form his cabinet. They help him. The Constitution has rules about who can be the president. The person must be at least 35 years old. The person must have been born a citizen of the United States. He or she must have lived in the country for at least 14 years. The judicial branch includes all of the nation s courts. The courts decide what the laws mean. The highest court is the Supreme Court. It has nine judges. They are called justices. The chief justice is in charge. Being picked for the Supreme Court is a great honor. These judges are chosen for life. Checks and Balances The Constitution s writers created checks and balances. Each branch must do its own job. It must also watch over the other branches. For example, the president nominates, or suggests, a Supreme Court justice. The Senate must then agree or disagree. This is one way in which the branches check each other. Comprehension Question How do the branches work together? 128 #50081 Leveled Texts: Early America Shell Education
5 The Constitution of the United States The Constitution of the United States tells how the nation s government works. The government has three parts. Each part has a different job but the same amount of power. The new Americans wanted to be sure that one branch could not be too strong. The king of Great Britain had used his power against them. They did not want that to happen in their new government. As a result, the Constitution s writers divided the government into the legislative (LEJ-is-lay-tiv), executive (eg-zek-yoo-tiv), and judicial (joo-dish-uhl) branches. They felt that three branches were necessary. White House Executive Branch U.S. Capitol Building Legislative Branch Supreme Court Building Judicial Branch 129 Shell Education #50081 Leveled Texts: Early America
6 Three Equal Branches The legislative branch makes the country s laws. This branch is made up of the members of Congress. The members of the Senate and the House of Representatives (rep-rih-zen-tuh-tivs) form the Congress. Every state has two senators, which means that every state is equally represented when laws are created in the Senate. In the House of Representatives, the number of representatives from each state depends on the state s population. States with more people have more representatives in Congress than states with fewer people. The executive branch enforces the laws. The president is the head of this branch. He appoints a group of people to his cabinet to be his assistants. The Constitution states rules about who can become president. The candidate must be at least 35 years old, born a citizen of the United States, and have lived in the country for at least 14 years. The judicial branch includes all of the nation s courts. The courts interpret laws. This means that they decide what each law really means. The highest court is the Supreme Court, which has nine justices, or judges. The chief justice is the one in charge. Being picked for the Supreme Court is a great honor, especially because these justices are appointed for life. Checks and Balances To ensure that no one person or group could have too much power, the Constitution s writers created checks and balances. Each branch must do its own job. In addition, it must also watch over the other branches. For example, the president nominates a Supreme Court justice. The Senate must then agree or disagree with the nomination. This is one way in which the branches check each other. 130 Comprehension Question Why did the Americans worry about one branch being too strong? #50081 Leveled Texts: Early America Shell Education
7 The Constitution of the United States The Constitution of the United States explains how the nation s government works. The government has three parts each with a different job but the same amount of power. The new Americans wanted to ensure that one branch could not become too strong. The king of Great Britain had used his power against them. They wanted to prevent that from happening in their new government. Therefore, the Constitution s writers divided the government into the legislative (LEJ-is-lay-tiv), executive (eg-zek-yoo-tiv), and judicial (joo-dish-uhl) branches. They felt that three branches were necessary for a balanced system. White House Executive Branch U.S. Capitol Building Legislative Branch Supreme Court Building Judicial Branch 131 Shell Education #50081 Leveled Texts: Early America
8 Three Equal Branches The legislative branch creates the country s laws. This branch is made up of the members of Congress, which is formed by the House of Representatives (rep-rih-zen-tuh-tivs) and the Senate. Every state has two senators, which means that every state is equally represented when laws are created in the Senate. In the House of Representatives, the number of representatives from each state depends on the state s population. More populous states have more representatives than less populous states. The executive branch enforces the laws. The president is the head of this branch, and he appoints a group of people to his cabinet to be his assistants. The Constitution states specific rules about who can become president. The candidate must be at least 35 years old, born a citizen of the United States, and have lived in the country for at least 14 years. The judicial branch is comprised of all the nation s courts. The courts interpret laws by deciding what each one really means. The highest court is the Supreme Court, which has nine justices, or judges. The chief justice is the one in charge. Being selected for the Supreme Court is a great honor, especially because these justices are appointed for life. Checks and Balances To ensure that no one person or group could have too much power, the Constitution s writers created checks and balances. Each branch must do its own job, in addition to watching over the other branches. For example, the president nominates a Supreme Court justice. The Senate must then approve or disapprove the nomination. This is one way in which the branches check each other. 132 Comprehension Question What could happen if one branch of government had more power than the other branches? #50081 Leveled Texts: Early America Shell Education
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