The Constitution of the United States of America

The Constitution of the United States of America

The Federal Government is made up of 3 Branches that have individual powers, duties, and responsibilities.

Qualifications to be a: *Representative *Senator *President *Supreme Court Justice

Office Number Term Selection Requirements Member of the House of Reps. At least one per state based on population 2 Years Elected by voters in 435 Congressional districts. *Age 25 *Citizen for 7 years *Resident of the state running in Senator President and Vice President Supreme Court Justice Two per state 6 Years One 4 Years Originally chosen by state legislatures, now by voters Elected by the Electoral College Nine Life Appointed by the President, approved by the Senate *Age 30 *Citizen for 9 years *Resident of the state running in *Age 35 *Natural Born Citizen *14 Year Resident *No specific requirements in the U. S. Constitution

Legislative Branch The Congress LEGISLATIVE BRANCH The Congress

Legislative Branch Members of the House of Representatives serve 2 year terms and Senators serve 6 year terms. Their main function is to make laws. They also have the power to collect taxes and to regulate foreign and domestic trade. They also have power to declare war.

Below are the two houses of Congress. When the flag flies, they are in session. The Senate House of Representatives

The House of Representatives

The Senate

Republicans = 247 Democrats = 188 Republicans = 54 Democrats = 44 Independents = 2 Current Political Party Affiliation of the House of Representatives and the Senate. ***These numbers will change slightly in 2017.

The 435 districts that make up the House of Representatives An effort is made to keep them as equal in population as possible

How the Seats Stack Up According to State Population

The 4 Congressional Districts of Utah

Utah s Four Members of the House of Representatives 1 st District Rob Bishop 2 nd District Chris Stewart 3 rd District Jason Chaffetz 4 th District Mia Love

Red = 2 Republican Senators Blue = 2 Democrat Senators Purple = 1 Republican/1Democrat Green = 1 Independent ***This will change slightly in 2017.

Senators Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee

Executive Branch Made up of the President and Vice President and presidential advisers. Elected to a 4 year term, and may be re-elected once. Carries out laws passed by Congress. Commander in Chief of armed forces, and is responsible for foreign relations.

Executive Branch The President

South Lawn of the White House

North Portico of the White House

Teddy Roosevelt is the youngest man to ever be president. He assumed office at age 42, after President McKinley was assassinated in 1901. John F. Kennedy, is the youngest man to ever be elected president. He was age 43 when he won the election of 1960.

Franklin D. Roosevelt is the only president to be elected more than twice. He won the elections of 1932, 1936, 1940, and 1944. Until President Trump, Ronald Reagan was the oldest man to ever be elected president at age 69. He survived an assassin s bullet just two months into his presidency.

Sadly, besides John F. Kennedy, 3 other U. S. presidents have been assassinated, and others have had attempts made on their lives Abraham Lincoln 1865 James Garfield 1881 William McKinley 1901

Andrew Johnson (in 1868), and Bill Clinton (in 1998), were both IMPEACHED by the House of Representatives, but not removed from office during their Senate trial

Richard Nixon became America s only president to ever resign, doing so in 1974. His vice president Gerald Ford (who Nixon picked after his first V.P. resigned) is the only man to be president after not being elected to the office of President or Vice President.

Like them or dislike them, there have been some great, mediocre, and poor presidents of the U. S. Here are the 10 presidents I feel have had the most impact on the history of our country George Washington 1789-1797 Thomas Jefferson 1801-1809 Andrew Jackson 1829-1837 James K. Polk 1845-1849 Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865 Teddy Roosevelt 1901-1909 Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933-1945 Harry S. Truman 1945-1953 Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953-1961 Ronald Reagan 1981-1989

Judicial Branch The Supreme Court and other federal courts hear cases that involve the Constitution or any laws passed by Congress. They also hear cases arising between two or more states. Courts also interpret laws, and make sure they are fair and/or legal.

The Supreme Court of the U. S.

Inner Chamber of the U. S. Supreme Court

The Nine Justices 2010

The 11 Judicial Circuits in the U. S.

The 11 Circuit Courts are further divided into 94 District Courts.