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Branches of theGovernment
Chase Phillips
Taxation: A means by which government finance their expenditure
by imposing charges on citizens and corporate entities. Governments use taxation to encourage or discourage
certain economic decisions. For example, reductions in taxable personal (or household) income by the amount paid as interest on home mortgages loan results in greater construction activity, and generates more jobs.
Examples: Sales tax, property tax, and income tax.
Legislative Branch
Borrowing Money Using others money to benefit you with
intentions of paying them back. Examples: Loans, mortgages.
Legislative branch
Regulating Commerce Intrastate, or domestic, commerce is trade
that occurs solely within the geographic borders of one state. As it does not move across state lines, intrastate commerce is subject to the exclusive control of the state.
Examples: Electric company, water supply.
Regulating Commerce
Naturalization The legal act or process by which a non-
citizen in a country may acquire citizenship or nationality of that country.
Examples: Mexicans= Visa
Legislative branch
Bankruptcy The state of being completely lacking in a
particular quality or value Examples: No more money to spend
Legislative branch
Coining money A piece of gold, silver or other metal
stamped by authority of the government, in order to determine its value, commonly called money. For the different kinds of coins of the United States, see article Money. As to the value of foreign coins, see article Foreign Coins.
Examples: Nickels, Pennies, Dimes
Legislative branch
Weights and Measures Act of Parliament determining the regulation
of weights and measures. The acts may catalogue lawful weights and measures, prescribe the mechanism for inspection and enforcement of the use of such weights and measures and may set out circumstances under which they may be amended.
Examples: Measurments, Currency
Legislative branch
Post offices The public department or corporation
responsible for mail services and (in some countries) telecommunications.
Examples: FedEx, UPS
Legislative branch
Patents and copyrights The exclusive right granted by a
government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
Legislative branch
Declaring war The act of being in a conflict with other
personnel Pres. Bush declared war on Irag
Legislative branch
Raising army and navy Army can not enforce on you for a place to
live
Legislative branch
Commander in chief head of state or officer in supreme
command of a country's armed forces. Example: Barack Obama
Executive branch
Pardons the action of forgiving or being forgiven for
an error or offense. Examples: Presidential pardons may be
issued for times served for good behavior or new evidence
Executive branch
Treaties a formally concluded and ratified agreement
between countries. Examples: don’t want to go to war so the
sign treaties with other counties.
Executive branch
Ambassadors an accredited diplomat sent by a country as
its official representative to a foreign country.
Examples: Max Sieben Baucus(China), Caroline Kennedy(Japan)
Executive branch
Supreme court judges The highest federal court in the United
States, consisting of nine justices and having jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation.
James Wilson, John Jay, Samuel Chase.
Executive branch
State of the Union State of the Union address definition. An
annual message delivered to Congress by the president of the United States, in which he describes the condition of the country, outlines the nation's most serious problems, and proposes his annual program of legislation.
Example: Speech given by the preident
Executive branch
Judicial review review by the US Supreme Court of the
constitutional validity of a legislative act Examples: Roe vs. Wade legal rights for
abortion changing over time
Judicial branch
Issues between states Problems occurring between different states Examples: Legalization of marijuana vs non
legal states, Gay marriage vs. Non gay marriage states
Judicial branch
Treason The crime of betraying one's country,
especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government
Example: Philip Vigol and John Mitchell, convicted of treason and sentenced to hanging; pardoned by George Washington; see Whiskey rebellion.
Judicial branch
Each branch of government have different rights so no one branch gets too strong.
Checks and Balances
Legislative check Executive by creating laws or impeaching people.
Legislative check Judicial by making new laws
Executive checks legislative by vetoing laws Executive checks judicial by appointing
judges Judicial checks legislative by changing the
laws through judicial review Judicial checks executive by interpreting the
laws
Examples