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The Federal Government is split up 

into three different branches. The 

executive, the legislative, and the 

judicial. 

The president is the leader of this branch. He 

carries out federal laws made by the senate. 

Citizens 18 and older get to vote every four years 

for president. These votes are tallied by states 

and form the Electoral College system. States 

have the number of electoral votes which equal 

the number of senators and representatives they 

have. The Executive Branch effects citizens lives 

today by when we vote because we have to pick 

the president who will be running this branch.

 The Legislative part of our government 

is called Congress. They make the laws 

and are split up into two groups called 

the House of Representatives and the 

Senate. Representatives meet together 

to discuss ideas and decide if ideas (bills) 

should become laws. This branch relates 

to our daily lives because the laws that 

the congress make are the ones that we 

have to follow every day.

The Supreme Court is apart of the Judicial 

Branch.They have special judges who interpret laws 

according to the Constitution. These justices only hear 

cases that pertain to issues related to the 

Constitution. This relates to our lives today because all 

lawyers refer to past and present laws (from the 

Constitution) and how the judges decide the 

outcomes.

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