The 3 Branches of Government Anchor Chart

The Three Branches of Government- 3rd Grade

3 Branches of the Government

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With elections this Tuesday, I'd like to share some fun activities for kids on teaching government & elections. Be sure to get my FREE Elections & Government Literature Unit Study below. Click on any image

Checks and Balances is to keep one branch of government from overpowering the others. Each branch is restrained by the other two in some way. The Executive can nominate judges and veto congressional legislation. The Legislative confirms judges, controls the budget, can pass laws over president's veto, and impeach the president. Judicial can declare laws and presidential acts as unconstitutional. I choose this photo because it is a good picture to remember what checks and balances represents.

Who owns the U.S. money and why can't we just print more? The economics of supply and demand and function of the Treasurer of the United States for 4th grade.

Yep...our Government is still shut down. The ridiculousness is touching the folks in our area like never before. I have several coworkers who are already feeling the strain due to having husbands who work in government offices. If they would hurry up and get those political panties out of a wad, we would all be in much better shape. But even with the shutdowns, we are pressing right on through and have jumped into our unit on American government feet first. This is such an abstract concept…

Our Courts The Legislative Branch Worksheet - The Legislative Branch is named Congress. It is the only branch of the government with the power to make new laws or change existing ones.