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Why were there THREE main characters?They represented the THREE branches of our government!!
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Who did the three main characters represent? The President represents the ________________ branch. Executive
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Who did the three main characters represent? The legislator represents the ________________ branch (Congress). Legislative
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Who did the three main characters represent? The Supreme Court Justice represents the ________________ branch. Judicial
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What did the towers represent?
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_________ becoming _______! Billslaws
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At the beginning of the game you, as President, gave a speech about three issues!
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This speech, given once a year by our President to our Congress, is known as the __________of the _________ AddressStateUnion
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Bonus QuestionThe State of the Union is an example of the President setting the __________.
vetotime limitagendaagenda
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What is another way the President could start an issue tower? press conferenceThats right! The President brings attention to issues by talking to the press and the citizens
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Now the responsibility shifts to the Legislative branch
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Legislators are responsible to the people they represent.Thats us!!
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What is one way that they hear citizens ideas and get their support? We holdTOWN HALL MEETINGS!
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Bonus QuestionWhy do the citizens views matter?
Their views dont matterThe citizens vote for the legislatorsEveryone has to vote on all laws
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Now that the issue has support among the public
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Crafting BillsThats just a fancy way of saying that we write stuff that might become law!
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Crafting BillsLegislators write policies or amendments to attach to bills. There are 100 Senators and 435 Representatives. Its hard to get that many people to compromise on ideas!
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Crafting BillsLuckily, everyone doesnt have to agree!
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How much support does a bill need to pass in the Legislature?A bill requires more than ______% to pass in Congress! 50
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Now the responsibility shifts to the Executivebranch
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What are the options when a bill comes in front of the President?If the President approves the bill he must _________ it.
If the President disapproves of the bill he can _________ it. SIGNVETO
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Out of this list, pick two things the President must think about before he signs or vetoes a bill:
How much support it has from citizensWhether or not it will raise his salaryDid his buddies like it or not Making sure that it is Constitutional
Bonus Question
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BUT WAIT!!The President cant veto a bill that is
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A bill requires at least ______% (or 2/3rds) support in the legislature to be veto-proof!67veto-proof
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Now the responsibility shifts to the Judicialbranch
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What do Supreme Court Justices use as their rulebook when judging laws?The CONSTITUTION is our rulebook!
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What happens if a law is NOT allowed by the Constitution? The Court will strike it down and the legislative branch will have to start over again!
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Each branch of government has the ability to influence what the other branches can and cannot do
This is calledchecks and balances!!
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Now it is YOUR turn
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If you could play one of these roles in real life, which would you choose? PresidentLegislatorSupreme Court Justice