1. Bellringer
Please get your assigned computer from the cart and log in. Choose “Student Testing” from the Blended Learning folder.
Preamble Goals in the News AND Recycling from the Unit 2 Test are due today. I will be walking around to collect those once the bell rings.

2. Bellringer
Complete the “Chart Skills” questions 1 and 2 of “Comparing Governments” at the top of page 132 in your textbook.
You do not need to write the question, but rephrase it.
If you have your “Preamble Goals in the News” to turn in late, please take it out. Otherwise, please fill out a missing assignment slip.

3. Principles of the Constitution
Basic Principles
Popular Sovereignty
Limited Government & Rule of Law
Separation of Powers
Checks & Balances
Federalism

4. Principles of the Constitution
Popular Sovereignty
Limited Government & Rule of Law
Power lies with the people.
Popular – The people or public.
Sovereignty – The right to rule.
Limited Gov. – Constitution limits both federal & state power.
Rule of Law – Laws apply to EVERYONE, including those that govern.

5. Principles of the Constitution
Separation of Powers
Checks & Balances
3 branches of government each have separate powers and responsibilities.
Each branch can check (limit) other 2 branch’s power.
No one branch becomes too powerful.

6. Checks & Balances

7. Checks & Balances
This process is used to keep any one branch from becoming too powerful.
Checks & Balances limits the power of the government by allowing the three branches to check one another’s powers.

8. Checks & Balances
The President can appoint Justices to the Supreme Court with the Senate’s approval.
The Senate can “check” the President by approving or rejecting appointments.
Congress can make laws.
The President can “check” Congress by vetoing those laws

9. Checks & Balances
The House of Representatives can check the President with their power to impeach.
Impeach means to formally ACCUSE of a wrongdoing!
Once someone has been impeached (formally accused), then the Senate “holds trial” to determine whether they lose their position or not.

10. Checks & Balances
The Supreme Court can check Congress and President by declaring the laws passed by Congress and approved by the President as unconstitutional.

11. Checks & Balances

13. Federalism – 3 Types of Powers
Enumerated Powers
Reserved Powers
Concurrent Powers
Powers given to National government.
Enumerated/Expressed/Delegated– Listed or Spelled Out
Powers reserved (set aside) for state governments.
Not listed in the Constitution
Powers shared by both national & state governments.

14. 3 Parts of the Constitution
1. Preamble – The introduction and goals of the Constitution.
2. The 7 Articles – Body of the Constitution (LEJ RASR)
3. Amendments – Changes to the Constitution

15. The 7 Articles Lists the functions and purposes of the government

16. Article I – Legislative Branch
Article I establishes the Legislative Branch (U.S. Congress). (Pg. 197)
It creates the Senate and the House of Representatives. ( = 535)
Congress has the task of making laws.
Only Congress can declare war or coin money.

17. Article II – Executive Branch
Article II establishes the Executive Branch which is made up of the (U.S. President & Vice President).
It establishes procedures for electing the President and Vice President
The President’s cabinet (not in the Constitution)
The Executive Branch has the task of carrying out (or enforcing) the laws.

18. Article III – Judicial Branch
Article III establishes the Judicial Branch (Supreme Court and other lower courts).
Their main job is to try cases and interpret the laws (determine if the laws are constitutional)
There are 9 Supreme Court Justices

19. Article IV – Relations Between States
Article IV establishes the relations of the states and the rights of citizens.
It establishes good will among states.
Promises U.S. protection of the states & how to admit new states to the Union.
Sets up rights of citizens from state to state.

20. Article V – Amending Article V discusses amending the Constitution
To amend (or change) allows the Constitution to change with the times.
We currently have 27 Amendments
The first 10 make up the Bill of Rights.

21. Article VI - Supremacy Clause
Article VI discusses the supremacy of the Constitution.
The Constitution is the highest authority in the land.
If any law contradicts the Constitution, the Constitution wins.

22. Article VII – Ratification
Article VII discusses the ratification
of the Constitution. To ratify means to approve.
It required 9 out of 13 states to ratify before the Constitution would go into effect.
New Hampshire was the 9th – June 21, 1788

23. Helpful Mnemonic Legislative (Lazy) Executive (Elephants)
Judicial (Jump)
Relations between states (Rarely)
Amendment Process (And)
Supremacy Clause (Sleep)
Ratification (Regularly)

24. Bellringer
5. The following quote is a quote from the Declaration of Independence. “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 destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government…” Jefferson is referring to which Enlightenment idea? a. Checks and Balances b. Natural Rights c. Protection of life, liberty, and property d. Social Contract

25. Bellringer
24. How did the U.S. Constitution solve a problem created by the Articles of Confederation?
A. It avoided the issue of states’ rights.
B. It allowed the states to elect representatives.
C. It prevented the amendment of federal laws.
D. It enabled the federal government to collect taxes.