1. Warm-Up (6) What does limited government mean? (easy)
How do we see limited government in our Constitution/government? (medium)
What can happen when a government has unlimited power? (hard)

2. Speed Skills Challenge
Magic Number: 16
Time: 3 minutes

3. Speed Skills Challenge (8)
Name that Branch!

18. Announcements
1 outstanding (not turned in) assignment will make you lose Free Friday

19. Class Mottos
Who are we? Diamonds!

20. Class Mottos
“Swing your machete!”

22. The Seven Principles of Government (1)
Limited Government
Popular Sovereignty
Republicanism
Separation of Powers
Checks & Balances
Federalism
Individual Rights

23. Today’s Objective (16) Team Haughton’s 2020 Diamonds will be able to:
8.15D: Analyze how the U.S. Constitution reflects the principles of popular sovereignty and republicanism

24. Popular Sovereignty & Republicanism pg. 23
Unit 5: The U.S. Constitution

25. Sovereignty=Power/Control
Popular=People
Sovereignty=Power/Control

26. Popular Sovereignty
“Consent of the governed”: government gets its power from the people
People exercise their most power through voting

27. Examples
The Preamble – “We the people … do ordain and establish this Constitution.”
The Bill of Rights

28. How we got there…
Americans had felt abused by the British government

29. Basically…
Popular sovereignty=people have power over the government through voting

30. Sovereignty=Power/Control
Popular=People
Sovereignty=Power/Control

31. Republicanism

32. through elected representatives.
The people rule
through elected representatives.

33. Republicanism
People vote for representatives (leaders) to exercise power for them

34. Examples
The President
The House of Representatives
The Senate

35. Why did they add it in?
The British did not let us vote for the British Parliament who made all the rules

36. Pick-Up Line of the Day “Girl you must be exhausted…
from running through my mind all day!”

38. Short Response Questions
Poster Project
Include:
Examples
Non-Examples
Pictures
Color
Create a poster that illustrates:
Limited Government
Popular Sovereignty
Republicanism
Short Response Questions
Of these three principles, which one is the most important? Why?
How do we see these principles in our Constitution/government?
How do we see these principles at Kipp Courage? What can go wrong in governments that do not respect limited government, popular sovereignty and republicanism?

39. Lifework
Finish your poster!
Play me in Quiz-Up