1. Warm-Up (12/4) Write question and answer

2. http://www. youtube. com/watch

3. Could you pass the citizenship test?
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4. US Constitution

5. Limiting the U.S. Government
1787 – Constitutional Convention meets to create the government we have today.
In the United States our government is considered a limited government. It is limited by the restrictions placed on it by our United States Constitution.
Authored by James Madison

6. 1) Popular Sovereignty (majority rule)
Important Ideas the founding fathers wanted to include: (seven principals of government)
1) Popular Sovereignty (majority rule)
2) Republicanism (elect representatives)
3) Federalism (share of powers between STATE and FEDERAL government)
4) Separation of Powers (no one part too strong)
5) Checks and balances (each branch can overrule another)
6) Limited Government
7) Individual Rights (of the people)

7. Article I Establishes Bi-Cameral (2 houses) Legislature
(lawmaking branch) and
Powers
Power to tax
Power to make laws
Power to wage war

8. Plans for Representatives:
Virginia Plan – proposal by James Madison, pushed for a proportional legislature where representatives were determined by population
New Jersey Plan – proposed a one house legislature where every state received one vote.

9. Great Compromise
The Great Compromise – proposal by Roger Sherman for a two house legislature.
The lower house, House of Representatives, the number of seats for each state would vary based on population.
The upper house, the Senate, each state would have two representatives.

10. The Three-Fifths Compromise
- The issue of how the slaves would count towards representation in this new constitution.
Southerners wanted slaves to count towards the population in order to gain delegates in the house of Representatives.
Northerners argued that enslaved persons should be counted for taxation but not representation, since they were usually thought of as property.
A compromise will be made to count the slaves as 3/5 of a person for both taxation and representation purposes.

11. Article II Establishes President and powers Veto power
Commander in chief
*Determined by Electoral College

12. Article III Establishes Judiciary (court system) and powers
Supreme Court (highest court)
Hear cases when laws broken
Decides if law is “Constitutional”

13. Article IV Assurance of Rights Rules for statehood
Guarantee states get rights

14. ¾ of the States Article V 2/3 of House and Senate +
How to make changes
Requirements for amendments
2/3 of House and Senate +
¾ of the States

15. Article VI Constitution is Supreme Law
No other laws made are higher than Constitution
Laws must be “Constitutional”

16. Article VII What’s needed to put in place
Requirements for implementation
Article VII