PRESENTATION TASK

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PRESENTATION TASK Classroom Context This
performance assessment focuses on a fifth-grade
teacher, Ms. Hernandez, who is preparing a unit
on the branches of the United States
government. Background As part of the study on
branches of the U.S. government, Ms. Hernandez
would like to present to her students a brief
slide show presentation outlining the three
branches. She would like the presentation to
consist of one introductory slide and one slide
on each of the three branches of government, and
she would like to have each slide in the
presentation advance manually. Ms. Hernandez has
provided a link to the graphics for the four
slides that can be downloaded by clicking on the
link below. Available Files branches1.jpg
(graphic image for slide 1) http//gemini.utb.edu
/jbutler/6343/exam_images/branches1.jpg branches2.
jpg (graphic image for slide 2) http//gemini.utb
.edu/jbutler/6343/exam_images/branches2.jpg branch
es3.jpg (graphic image for slide
3) http//gemini.utb.edu/jbutler/6343/exam_images
/branches3.jpg branches4.jpg (graphic image for
slide 4) http//gemini.utb.edu/jbutler/6343/exam
_images/branches4.jpg
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• The Task Ms. Hernandez has asked the Master
  Technology Teacher for assistance in creating the
  presentation.
• Using your knowledge of presentation software,
  create a model slide show presentation to Ms.
  Hernandezs specifications. In creating this
  presentation, you should
• create four slides using the five files provided
  by Ms. Hernandez, with each slide containing a
  title and the appropriate graphic and the
  provided text displayed as a bulleted list
• format the slides appropriately to communicate to
  the intended audience (you may resize and
  manipulate text and graphics as necessary) and
• animate the entry of the text into slides 1 and
  3, and animate the entry of the graphics into
  slides 2 and 4 (the animations should occur
  automatically and not require a mouse or keyboard
  click).
• Please complete the task on slides 4-7 save the
  file and upload it into the wiki on the
  appropriate page.

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  (Slide 3) The Executive Branch   Executive
branch (president and vice president) President
is also commander in chief President appoints
cabinet President oversees federal
agencies Executive branch enforces
laws     (Slide 4) The Judicial
Branch   Judicial branch (supreme and federal
courts) Cases involve federal laws Supreme Court
has nine justices One chief justice, eight
associate justices
(Slide 1) Branches of Government   Three
branches of United States government Legislative,
executive, and judicial branches Each branch has
its own responsibilities All three branches work
together Each branch keeps others in
check     (Slide 2 ) The Legislative
Branch   Legislative branch (representatives and
senators) Legislative branch is also called
Congress Each state has two senators Number of
representatives depends on population Introduce
and vote on new laws    
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Branches of Government

• Three branches of United States government
• Legislative, executive, and judicial branches
• Each branch has its own responsibilities
• All three branches work together
• Each branch keeps others in check

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The Legislative Branch

• Legislative branch (representatives and senators)
• Legislative branch is also called Congress
• Each state has two senators
• Number of representatives depends on population
• Introduce and vote on new laws

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The Executive Branch

• Executive branch (president and vice president)
• President is also commander in chief
• President appoints cabinet
• President oversees federal agencies
• Executive branch enforces laws

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The Judicial Branch

• Judicial branch (supreme and federal courts)
• Cases involve federal laws
• Supreme Court has nine justices
• One chief justice, eight associate justices