April 29: Legislative Branch 5C & G1.2

Branches of the U.S. Government Use the link to help you answer the following questions. (Click on the blue words Legislative Branch) Legislative Branch Fill in the blank. Watch your spelling. The Constitution of the United States divides the federal government into three branches to make sure no individual or group will have too much power . Match the branch to their primary job. Legislative Makes laws Executive Carries out laws Judicial Evaluates laws How many branches are in the legislative branch? 1 2 3 4 2 Parts of Congress (Click on the plus sign on the information website to open up the congress section) Fill in the chart Part of Congress Total number of People How many per State Term House of Representatives 435 Based on state population 2 years Senate 100 2 6 years I'm Just a Bill Music Video How a Bill becomes a Law Watch the video above "How a bill becomes a law". Explain how a law gets passed in a complete paragraph. Your paragraph should be 4-5 sentences.