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The executive, the legislative, and the judicial branches are the three parts of the United States government. The division of the government into three branches prevents the consolidation of power by one person (or a small group of people).
Guided Practice (20 minutes) Ask your students to complete the Branches of the U.S. Government worksheet using the Three Branches of Government worksheet and ideas they heard during your instruction. Go over the worksheet with your students as a class.
This printable page lays out the duties and people involved in each of the three branches of the U.S. government. Easy-to-follow arrows and text explain what each branch does to check the other branches and how it is checked by the others.
Three Branches of Government. Directions: Write each branch of government’s functions into the correct column. crafts bills directs military interprets laws declares wars. decides court cases can impeach the president vetoes bills.
Three Branches of the American Government Packet. Directions: Use the Civics in Action section in your book to complete the flow chart below by filling in the blanks with words from the word bank. (11 pts.) Find the information to complete the chart for each house of Congress using the Constitution and the paragraphs below. (20 pts.)
The people who wrote the Constitution did not want one person or group to have too much power. That was why they divided the government into three parts, known as branches. The branches are the legislative, the executive, and the judicial. Each branch has its own responsibilities.
1. How do the three branches check each other’s power? 2. What would happen if all the power belonged to one person? 3. If you were going to be a member of a branch of government, which one would you want to be a part of? Why? 4. How is the lawmaking process affected if the president and Congress have different values?
