Three Branches of Government: Legislative, Executive, Judicial Bundle for Civics

This Three Branches of Government Bundle for Civics & American History combines all of the Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, and Judicial Branch resources available on Happy Teacher Resources! With over 20 activities, including articles, comprehension reviews, matching activities, a gallery walk, a board game, and creative one-pagers, this bundle is a complete, comprehensive review of the Three Branches of Government, perfect for middle and high school Civics, American Government, and American History!

The resources in this Three Branches of Government bundle are compatible with the following Florida State Standards for Middle School Civics (and easily applicable to other states’ curriculum as well!): 

• SS.7.CG.3.3: Articles I, II, and III of the United States Constitution.
• SS.7.CG.3.7: Explain the structure, functions and processes of the legislative branch of government.
• SS.7.CG.3.8: Explain the structure, functions and processes of the executive branch of government.
• SS.7.CG.3.9 Explain the structure, functions and processes of the judicial branch of government.
• SS.7.CG.3.10 Identify sources and types of law.

This Three Branches of Government Bundle for Civics & American History resource includes: 

✯ 5 Legislative Branch Resources covering such topics as Article I of the U.S. Constitution, the United States Congress, U.S. Senate, and House of Representatives, the Enumerated Powers of Congress and the Elastic Clause, How a Bill Becomes a Law, and more! 

The Legislative Branch resources include (click each resource for an in-depth product description on TPT):

• Legislative Branch Article & Review
• Powers of Congress: The Elastic Clause Article & Matching for Civics
• Powers of Congress Newspaper Matching Activity
• Powers of Congress Comic | One-Pager for Civics & American History
• How A Bill Becomes A Law Game

✯ 5 Executive Branch Resources teaching such topics as Article II of the U.S. Constitution, the powers of the President of the United States, the Departments in the President’s Cabinet, and the many Roles of the President. 

The Executive Branch Resources include (click each resource for an in-depth product description on TPT): 

• The Executive Branch Article & One-Pager for Civics & American History
• Roles of the President: Executive Branch Foldable for Civics & American History!
• Roles of the President: Executive Branch Gallery Walk for Civics & Government
• The Executive Branch: President’s Cabinet Activity for Civics & American History
• U.S. Presidents One-Pager: Executive Branch Activity for Civics

✯ 6 Judicial Branch Resources covering such topics as Article III of the U.S. Constitution, the levels of the federal court system (District Courts, Appeals Courts, and the Supreme Court), the trial process, the Origins of Law, Types of Law, and Sources of Law, and Marbury v. Madison and the power of judicial review! 

The Judicial Branch Resources include (click each resource for an in-depth product description on TPT):

• The Judicial Branch Article & Review for Civics & American History
• Judicial Branch Vocabulary Match for Civics & American History
• Who Hears the Case? Judicial Branch Activity | U.S. Courts for Civics & History
• Judicial Branch: Types and Sources of Law Article & Matching Activity for Civics
• Marbury v. Madison Landmark Supreme Court Case Article & Review
• Marbury v. Madison Supreme Court Case Comic Strip One-Pager for Civics

✯ Task Cards and Review Games for all three branches of government! These sets of 32 task cards and 4 review puzzle games (including maze escapes, word searches, word jumbles, crossword puzzles, and emoji riddles) reinforce vocabulary and key concepts from the units, perfect for test prep!

The Task Cards and Review Games included in this bundle (click each resource for an in-depth product description on TPT):

• Civics Task Cards: Congress & the Legislative Branch Review for Civics & History
• Civics Task Cards: The Executive Branch | U.S. Constitution for Civics & History
• Civics Task Cards: Judicial Branch Review | U.S. Courts and Law
• Legislative Branch Review Games for Civics & American History
• Executive Branch Review Games for Civics & American History
• I will be adding a Judicial Branch Review Games resource to this bundle shortly! 

This is a big bundle, and it includes all kinds of great resources for teaching the three branches of government, including engaging articles, hands-on cut-and-paste activities, a really fun board game, and one-pagers that reinforce content while letting your students’ creativity shine. I hope you enjoy!

The resources in this bundle are available as non-editable, printable PDFs and include all Answer Keys. Wherever possible, some resources have digital versions available through TPT Easel, which can be easily assigned directly to your Google Classroom. Check each resource’s product description to see if a digital version is available.

Check out some of the resources included in this Three Branches of Government Bundle!

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