How a Bill Becomes a Law and the Three Branches of Government
The body of the paper should include the following:
Judicial Branch
Explain the role of the judicial branch.
What Article in the United States Constitution created the judicial branch of government?
Who are the judges on the U.S. Supreme Court?
How many members are on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Who is the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?
Who appoints the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?
Explain the role of the judicial branch of government in the context of checks and balances.
This means you should explain how the judicial branch functions with the other two branches in
checks and balances.
Executive Branch
Explain the role of the executive branch.
What Article in the United States Constitution created the executive branch of government?
Who is in the executive branch?
Are there term limits, and if so for how long, and why?
Explain the role of the executive branch of government in the context of checks and balances.
This means you should explain how the executive branch functions with the other two branches
of government.
Legislative Branch
Explain the role of the legislative branch.
What Article in the United States Constitution created the legislative branch of government?
Who is in the legislative branch?
How are members of the legislative branch elected, and for how many terms?
Explain the role of the legislative branch of government in the context of checks and balances.
This means you should explain how the executive branch functions with the other two branches
of government.
Bill Becomes a Law
Please explain how a bill becomes a law and provide an example. This means you are required
to locate a bill and explain how the bill went through each branch of government and
eventually signed into law.
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In your paper, you may state the question and provide an answer underneath the question in
the following format.
What is the role of the Judicial Branch?
The role of the Judicial Branch of government is to . . . ADD TEXT
What Article in the United States Constitution created the judicial branch of government?
You may use official government websites, as well as the textbook, when completing this assignment. You may use www.whitehouse.gov (Links to an external site.) [and then search for the executive, legislative and judicial branches using the search function]. You may also use www.azleg.gov (Links to an external site.) [scroll to the bottom of the page under “Reference Material” and click on “bill to law”]. You may use your textbook, specifically the U.S. Constitution in the appendix and the Constitutional Law chapter in completing this assignment.
