3 Branches of U.S. Government

 Article I – Legislative Branch  Believed the Legislative Branch would have the most important role  making laws

 Bi-Cameral - Two Houses  Senate 100 seats - 2 per state  House of Representatives 435 seats - minimum of 1 per state Seats per state decided every 10 years with the census The most recent reapportionment made it 710,767 people in your state grants you 1 seat in the H.o.R. Washington’s population is 6,753,369, how many reps do we have?

 Senators - Serve 6 year terms  Must be 30 years old  Been a US citizen for 9 years  Be a resident of the state in which you run.  Representatives - Serve 2 year terms  Must be 25 years old  Been a US citizen for 7 years  Be a resident of the state in which you run.

 Article II in the Constitution  President of U.S. head of this branch  Enforce laws

 Purpose - To enforce the law  The President of the United States is the leader of this branch

 Sorry!  Must be 35 years old.  Must be a Natural-born citizen (born on US Soil including airbases outside of the country)  Must have lived in the US for 14 years.

 Maximum of 10 years as stated in the 22nd Amendment  Limited to 2 terms  If a President becomes disabled 2 years and one day into his term, and the VP takes over, this does not count as one term for the VP  The VP can still run for 2 more terms as President making his total stay in office 10 years.

 Article III in the Constitution  Supreme Court highest level  Interpret law

interpret  Purpose - To interpret the law  The Supreme Court is the primary leader of this branch  9 total Justices serve on the Supreme Court  They serve life-terms on good behavior.  Do not get elected and the only way they lose their job is through impeachment

 Just have to be picked by the President and approved by the Senate!  The Senate must approve all S.C. nominees, or Federal Judicial appointments by simple majority.  9 Justices are on the Supreme Court.

 No, we are a Republic  We vote for elected representatives and they make most of the decisions.

Please respond to the following writing prompt for the next 5 minutes.  How much DOES the government impact your life?  How much SHOULD the government impact your life?  Think about health care, welfare, traffic laws, marriage restrictions, drug laws, etc, etc. Talk about any topics that matter to you.

 CBA connection:  Research a topic  Develop a position on the topic  Determine how the Constitution promotes a principle connected to the position you take in your CBA  Evaluate how well the Constitution was upheld in a court case  So, overall, you need to connect one of the following principles to a court case that has to do with one of our rights (an amendment).

 All Power is held by the People  The power to govern is given through the Constitution  Amendments protecting sovereignty:  15 th – African Americans  17 th – Senators elected directly  19 th – Women

 Government can only do what the people give it the power to do  Constitutionalism - Those who govern are legally limited

 Legislative Branch – make the laws  Executive Branch – enforces the laws  Judicial Branch – interprets the laws

 Each Branch is checked by the other branches  one branch does not have all the power

 This is a system in which each branch can exert some authority over the others  Some examples: President can veto laws created in Congress Congress can override that veto with 2/3 vote (Only successful 4% of the times) Supreme Court Chief Justice presides in impeachment proceedings Congress approves all Presidential appointments Congress can declare war but President makes treaties with foreign nations The President can appoint Judges Judges can determine if a President acted unlawfully

 In groups of four act or draw out two of the different checks – out of your two skits or drawings you must have all three branches represented  Example Skit 1: Congress over Prez Skit 2: Prez over Supreme Court

 Power of the court to determine the constitutionality of gov’t  Supremacy Clause – US Constitution is the supreme law of the land

 Some powers are delegated to the national gov’t and some are reserved for the states  National gov’t can collect taxes, declare war, and regulate commerce between states and with other nations.  McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) decided that federal power overrides state powers when there are conflicting laws/decisions.  State gov’ts

Please answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper:  If I was to grade myself, I would give myself a ____ because… (4, 3, 2, 1, 0)  The easiest part of the CBA was…  The graphic organizer we were given was helpful/not helpful because…  It helped when Ms. McGuire did… (and why.)  I was confused when Ms. McGuire did (or did not)… (and why.)  If you were to do the CBA again, what would you do differently? (If anything)

 Answer the questions using complete sentences in your notes.  1. Do you think that the police conducted a legal search in this case? Explain your answer in detail.  2. Do you think the police should be able to use anonymous tips to justify searching people? Explain your answer. [When the police use an anonymous tip, the person who calls them doesn't leave their name]  3. Do you believe that police should be able to question a minor without first obtaining the permission of his or her parent(s)? Explain your answer.  4. Do you think the principal had the right to suspend Ben for possession of a gun, even if the search by the police may have been illegal? Explain why or why not.  5. Why do you think school officials are not required to have a warrant that is required by the police before forcing students to participate in metal detector tests or locker searches?