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Grade 3 Social Studies · World 8: We the People · Level 58
Our Nation's Three Branches
The president, Congress, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 58
- In 1787, leaders wrote the Constitution, the plan for our nation's government. It splits the government into three branches, so no one part gets too much power.
- The legislative branch is Congress. It has two parts: the Senate and the House of Representatives. Every state elects two senators. Congress meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
- The executive branch is led by the President, elected every four years. The President lives and works in the White House.
- The judicial branch is the courts. The highest court in the nation is the Supreme Court of the United States, with nine justices.
- Here are our nation's three branches in a chart.
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:
- SS3CG1.a — Describe the three branches of national government: executive (president), legislative (Congress), and judicial (Supreme Court of the United States).