Unit 2 – Interactions of the Branches of Government

Chapter 11 – Lawmakers and Legislatures

• Legislators and Their Constituents
• The Organization of Congress
• The Work of Congress
• How State Legislatures Compare with Congress

Chapter 12 – Congressional Lawmaking

• Convening a New Congress
• Working in Committee
• Debating and Voting on the House and Senate Floor
• Final Steps in the Leegislative Process

Chapter 13 – Chief Executives and Bureaucracies

• Chief Executives: Mayors, Governors, and Presidents
• The Growth of Presidential Power
• The Modern President's Job
• The Organization of the Executive Branch
• Local, State, and Federal Bureaucracies

Chapter 14 – The Federal Budget

• Who Controls the Budget Process?
• The Federal Budget Cycle
• Where the Money Comes from and Where It Goes
• Funding State and Local Government

Chapter 15 – Courts, Judges, and the Law

• The Main Role of the Judicial Branch: Resolving Society's Conflicts
• America's Dual Court System
• The Federal Judiciary
• The Supreme Court