1. Chapter 8 Part 3
I. The Legislative Branch: CONGRESS
II. The Executive Branch:
Powers of the President President’s duties
•The President is elected for a 4-year term. • To carry out the nation’s laws
•The President may be elected to no more than • To direct foreign policy
two complete terms. • To make treaties
•The President is elected by a complex system • To appoint ambassadors
known as the electoral college. • To act as Commander in Chief of the
•When Americans vote for President, they are armed forces
really voting for a group of electors pledged to • To suggest new laws and work for their
the candidate. passage
*A few weeks after Election Day, the electors • Can grant pardons
meet in each state to vote. The candidate who • Can call special sessions of Congress
receives a majority of the electoral votes • To stand as a symbol of the nation
nationwide becomes President

2. III. The Judicial Branch-
The Constitution establishes a Supreme Court and authorizes Congress to establish
any other courts that are needed. Under the Judiciary Act of 1789, Congress set up
the system of federal courts that is still in place today.