Today’s Agenda Course Selection Options for Next Year

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

The U.S. Constitution and Civil Rights: The Civil Rights Movement- How did we get here?

Advertisements

Constitutional Rights

Entrance Procedures  Turn in homework to the box  Be in your seat with a sheet of paper, ready to begin the Do Now  Turn in homework to the box  Be.

Congressional Leaders

What are the 13 th, 14 th and 15 th Amendments?. The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution officially abolished and continues to prohibit.

11 through 18 More Amendments. Warm Up 5 1. If you were a Supreme Court Justice and had the opportunity to vote whether or not Capital Punishment for.

AMENDMENT XIII SECTION 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted,

Class 11: The Fourteenth Amendment

Congress, the Presidency, and How a Bill Becomes a Law By: Tavon Crooks.

First Five ISNp6L Where does the Executive Branch of government get its power? Name three important duties of the Executive Branch of Government. Why.

US Congress in 2014 In 2014 the President is a Democrat The House is Republican The Senate is Democrat So Congress is said to be split and the decision.

What does it really do?. What does the 14 th Amendment do? What important legal principals are found within the 14 th Amendment? When Was the 14 th Amendment.

Leadership in Congress 113 th Congress:

THE RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS EVOLVING POLITICS OF RACE.

Branches of Government

*A term is the meeting period of Congress. *Each term has two sessions. Sessions always begin on January 3 rd. *The terms of Congress are numbered. *We.

What is a Constitution? DEFINITION -

Andrew Johnson and Radicals

 Law Making Body of the US government  Senate  2 Senators per State  House of Representatives  Number of representatives depend on Population.

Legislative Branch Citizenship: American Government.

Objective 1. Bellringer  What does it mean to be an American? What kind of rights do you receive as an American?

Additional Amendments

Citizenship Natural rights do not depend on citizenship Important legal rights do come with citizenship Citizenship = determines nationality and defines.

The Legislative Branch Of the United States Government.

Unit 3 Reconstruction Essential Questions What laws changed in America after the Civil War and why? How did the Reconstruction of the South.

30A Analyze the application of the Bill of Rights to the states. By: Rosie Feder And Harry Sorrow.

Legislative Branch (Congress)

CITIZENSHIP SS.7.C.2.1 Define the term “citizen,” and identify legal means of becoming a U.S. citizen.

1 st AMENDMENT Freedom speech, press, religion, petition, assembly

Categorizing the Amendments. Suffrage Amendments: 15, 19, 23, 24, 26 15: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged.

United States Government Unit #4: The Legislature LIVES Juniors Spring 2015.

Unit 4 Lesson 3: Reconstruction.  Created to help freed slaves and poor whites after the Civil War  Morehouse College.

 Government, including states, cannot unreasonably discriminate against individuals; the government must treat people equally.

The 14 th Amendment was ratified in 1868 as a result of the Civil War/Reconstruction. Section 1 defines citizenship as all persons born or naturalized.

 IWBAT analyze Reconstruction Amendments and Jim Crow Laws.

Legislative Branch The First branch of the Federal Government set up by Article I of the Constitution More commonly referred to as the Congress.

Civil Liberties & Rights

13 th, 14 th, 15 th Amendments & Impeachment of Andrew Johnson US History Spiconardi.

1) Congress 2) The Department of Justice does not have a Secretary as the head of the department. 3) Speaker of the House 4) Two or Bicameral Legislature.

The Legislative Branch Some important points on our law making body.

Beyond the Bill of Rights -Other significant Amendments.

US Legislative Branch NCSCOS 2.02/2.03/5.04. Legislative Branch Located in Article I Bicameral (two parts) The main job of Congress is to make laws members.

1 ST Amendment Power Point Slides AP Government – Spring 2012.

13 th, 14 th, and 15 th Amendments SICK CATS VOMIT S=Slavery 13 th C=Citizenship 14 th V=Voting 15 th 13 LETTERS IN THE PHRASE.

Learning Target: Today we will analyze the significance the 13th, 14th, 15th amendments had on the United States. Do Now: What is an amendment? Answer.

Reconstruction and the End of the Civil War

SOME OF YOUR READING QUESTIONS

The United States Constitution

California Content Standard

DO NOW What do you think would be the biggest challenge after the Civil War for Americans? Explain your answer.

The 14th Amendment and Loose Ends

Equal Protection and Civil Rights

Legislative Branch of Government

Warm Up – Answer in complete sentences

The U. S. Constitution Amendments

The Bill of Rights and Civil Liberties

Short Response Question # 1

Mandatory testing Civil Rights – Constitution of the United States, Article IV (of the original Bill of Rights) and Article XIV (State law versus Federal.

The 14th Amendment How the Supreme Court and Congress Have

27 AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION

Content Specialist, Florida Joint Center for Citizenship

Other Important* Amendments

Legislative Branch.

Amendment 14 Citizenship Rights

Congress explained.

Warm-Up How does this apply to cases of criminal law?

The Constitution.

American Government Feb. 23rd

Creating and Approving the laws to govern the United States.

Presentation transcript:

Today’s Agenda Course Selection Options for Next Year Intro to Psych and Sociology Intro to Law Current Issues 4.1 Legislative Branch slide show Current Events Homework Complete questions 1-6 (neatly written) on page 74 #6 must be in paragraph form

Chapter 4 The Legislative Branch 4.1 The Congress (Smith 72-74)

What impression of Congress do you have?

Objectives Define Congress Describe the powers of the Senate Describe the powers of the House of Representatives

What does this mean for President Obama? What is Congress? Legislative branch of government Power to make and pass laws 535 Members Made up of Senate 100 members House of Representatives 435 members Senate political groups Republican (54) Democratic (44) Independent (caucusing with Democrats) (2) What does this mean for President Obama? House of Representatives political groups Republican (246) Democratic (188) vacant (1)

President Pro Tempore Pat Leahy Describe the Senate. Each state has 2 senators No matter how big or small their population Elected for 6 year term Must be at least 30 years old US citizen for 9 years Live in state Vice President Leader of Senate (but only during important debates) Tie breaking vote President pro tempore Leader of the Senate when VP is absent Calls members to speak, presides over debates President Pro Tempore Pat Leahy

Describe the House of Representatives. 435 members in Congress Number each state gets based on population California – 53 Delaware- 1 Elected every 2 years Must be At least 25 years old Be a citizen for 7 years Resident of the district Speaker of the House Leader of the House of Representatives 3rd in line to be president Leads debates decides who may speak Chooses members to committees Who is the current Speaker of the House? Answer: John Boehner

Homework Complete questions 1-6 (neatly written) on page 74 #6 must be in paragraph form

Current Events Chapel Hill shooting Chapel Hill, North Carolina Craig Stephen Hicks shot three Muslim neighbors Two shot in the head police in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, say the Tuesday evening shooting appeared to be fueled by rage over a parking space When is something a hate crime? Violence fueled by racism Sentences tend to be much harsher Allows Federal Government to try case if the state does not get a conviction Was this a hate Crime? Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23; Yusor Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23; Yusor Mohammad, 21; and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19, Mohammad, 21; and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19,

14th Amendment Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Civil Rights Act of 1964