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Process
Use Ben's Guide to research the

Required components on each slide:
1. Name of Branch
2. Who is involved in this branch? (Give details about the people involved)
3. What does the branch do?
4. Image representing the branch.

Be sure to address each branch of government. Here are some helpful links:

Ben's Guide: Branches of Government

Legislative	Executive	Judicial
Congress The House of Reps The Senate	The President The President's Cabinet Past Presidents Order of Succession	The Supreme Court

Use the following graphic organizer to help you gather you data.

Graphic Organizer

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Evaluation
The following rubric will be used.

Branch	3	2	1
Name of branch	Name is included and spelled correctly. ___ ___ ___	Name is included but not spelled correctly. ___ ___ ___	Name is not included. ___ ___ ___
Who is involved in the branch?	Description of who is involved is thorough. Details explain who the people are and the characteristics needed. ___ ___ ___	Description is included but vague. Few details explain the people involved. ___ ___ ___	Description is not included. No details are given. ___ ___ ___
What does the branch do?	Description of what this branch does is thorough. ___ ___ ___	Description is included but vague. ___ ___ ___	Description is not included. ___ ___ ___
Image	Image is inserted and relates to the branch. ___ ___ ___	Image is inserted but unsure how it connects to the branch. ___ ___ ___	Image is not inserted. ___ ___ ___
PowerPoint Skills	Only one of each of the following are used throughout the presentation: font, slide transition, custom animation. ___ ___ ___	More than one of each of the following are used throughout the presentation: font, slide transition, custom animation. ___ ___ ___	Student did not include one of each of the following: font, slide transition, custom animation. ___ ___ ___

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Conclusion
This project is intended to reinforce the differences and jobs of the three different branches of government.

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