The Three Branches of Government of the United States of America
The Constitution is an important written document that tells us how our government and laws will work. In the Constitution it is written that there will be three branches of government. Each branch has the power to check the other two. The branches are: the Legislative Branch which is made of many men and women of Congress, the Executive Branch which is made up of the President and his or her cabinet, and finally, the Judicial Branch, which is the court system. By having these three branches of government, one branch cannot take over power. These three branches work together to form a solid government for the people. They check each other, and everything balances.
Questions:
1) Which branch of government includes the President of the United States?
a) Constitution
b) Legislative
c) Executive
d) Judicial
2) The word "cabinet" is used in the passage. By using context clues, what do you think the word means?
a) A wooden set of shelves with a door, where you can put things
b) The President's family
c) The President's team who works with him/her in the White House
d) A place where you can stack books
3) Judges make important decision in courts. Judges are part of which branch of government?
a) Judicial Branch
b) Executive Branch
c) Legislative Branch
4) The main idea of this reading passage is:
a) The three branches of government can take over each other.
b) The Constitution makes the rules for the United States of America.
c) There are three branches of government in the U.S.A, and when they work together, they check and balance each other.
d) The President has all of the power, and no one else has any.
Please turn on your volume and click on the words to hear how they are pronounced:
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
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