Eminent DomainMartial Law (during natural disasters) Health and Safety Issues Government can take private property from a citizen for public use Temporary rule by the military Government has the right to ban, quarantine, recall items to protect citizens 5 th amendment requires government to pay the property owner “just compensation” Declared in a state of emergency 1. War Time 2. Following a Natural Disaster Ex. Incandescent light bulbs Ex. – Highway Repairs/Additions Reduce individual rights (enforce a curfew or ban people from areas of towns) Ex. – Greensburg Tornado The student analyzes how the rule of law can be used to protect the rights of individuals and to promote the common good Key Terms Eminent domain Martial law

Key Terms free speech Free religion Free press Free assembly Equality Human dignity Civic responsibility Sovereignty of the people Thomas Jefferson Great Britain and GeorgeIII John Locke Declaration of Independence Author: Declaring IndependenceFrom: “We hold these truthsto be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” “That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,-That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructiveof these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem mostlikely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” John Locke Jean Jacque Rousseau

The United States Constitution Article I:The Legislative Branch Parts:House of Representatives and Senate Article II:The Executive Branch Parts:President, Cabinet, and Bureaucracy Article III:The Judicial Branch Parts:Federal Courts (Supreme Court) State Courts Philosophewith idea for Articles:Montesquieu Purpose of Three Branches:Keep any branchfrom dominating

The Bill of Rights 1 st Amendment RightsFreedom of Speech, Press, Religion, Assembly 2 nd Amendment RightsRight to bear arms Amendments 4-7Rights for those accused of crimes 8 th AmendmentNo Cruel and Unusual Punishment 19 th AmendmentWomen’s Suffrage

Expressed Powers – Just National Implied Powers – Just National Concurrent Powers – National and State Reserved Powers – Just State DefinitionPowers given to the national government (specifically listed in the Constitution) but denied to the states, so that the nation can operate smoothly Powers are not stated in the Constitution, but are necessary for the government to function Elastic Clause – Necessary and Proper Powers in the constitution that the state and national governments share Powers in the Constitution given only to states; denied to the federal government (10 th amendment) Examples Regulate trade Coin money Establish post offices Declare war Raise army and navy Establish rules of naturalization and citizenship Establish bankruptcy Punish counterfeiters Govern the District of Columbia Make necessary laws Collect taxes (an expressed power) the government set up the IRS To coin money (an expressed power) government set up a national bank Levy and collect taxes Establish courts Enforce laws Borrow money Build roads Regulate trade within a state Issue driver’s license Establish local governments Set up local school districts Conduct elections