1. Bell Work
Has the government of the United States been influenced by the governments of other countries and/or civilizations?

2. Origins of U.S. Government
The student will demonstrate knowledge of the political philosophies that shaped the development of Arizona and United States constitutional governments.

3. Greeks

4. Roman Republic

5. English Petition of Rights
England
Magna Carta
English Petition of Rights
English Bill of Rights

6. Classwork
Magna Carta Activity

7. Bell Work
How did the Magna Carta, Greece, the Roman Republic, and the English Bill of Rights influence the founders when they formed the United States?

8. Early Colonial Governments Charters of the Virginia Company of London
State Constitutions
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Civil Liberties

9. Important Thinkers
John Locke ( )
Social Contract
Unalienable Rights
Thomas Hobbes
Limited Government

10. Montesquieu ( )
Separation of powers
Voltaire ( )
Free Speech
Rousseau ( )
Direct democracy
All men equal

11. Individual Freedoms Virginia Declaration of Rights George Mason
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Thomas Jefferson
Separation of Church and State

12. Homework
Quickwrite:
Which of the thinkers that we just spoke about do you feel has the most important idea about government? Justify your answer.
Which of the thinkers that we just spoke about do you feel has the least important idea about government? Justify your answer.

13. Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Roger Sherman
July 4, 1776
Robert Livingston

14. “…a loose union of the states under the authority of the Congress.”
Our new government under the Articles of Confederation took effect in 1781.
“…a loose union of the states under the authority of the Congress.”

15. May 25, 1787 - 55 delegates met in Philadelphia to discuss fixing the Articles

16. The Virginia Plan Edmund Randolf James Madison
Bicameral legislature based on population
Three separate branches
Strong executive
James Madison

17. Unicameral legislature with equal representation
William Paterson
The New Jersey Plan
Unicameral legislature with equal representation
Weak executive

18. The Great Compromise Bicameral Legislature – Congress
Based on population
Elected directly
2 from each state
Elected by state legislature
Majority vote in both houses to pass laws

19. They avoided a too-powerful central government by establishing three co-equal branches…

20. …with a system of checks and balances among them.

21. Federalism at work

22. The Three-Fifths Compromise

24. Federalists
Favored a strong national government that shared some power with the states

25. Lee
Henry
Anti Federalists
Jefferson
Samuel Adams

27. United States Constitution

28. 3 parts to the U.S. Constitution:
Preamble - introduction
Articles - 7
Amendments - 27

29. Organization of Congress
Article 1
Legislative Branch
Organization of Congress

30. Article 2
Executive Branch
The Presidency

31. Constitutional Courts
Article 3
Judicial Branch
Constitutional Courts

32. Relations between states Extradition & Reciprocity
Article 4
Relations between states
Extradition & Reciprocity

33. Amending the U.S. Constitution
Article 5
Amending the U.S. Constitution

34. Article 6
National Supremacy

35. Ratification of U.S. Constitution
Article 7
Ratification of U.S. Constitution

36. First Ten Amendments to the Constitution
1789
The Bill of Rights

37. 1st Amendment
Freedom of:
Press
Speech

38. Religion

39. Petition the Government
Peaceful Assembly
Petition the Government

40. 2nd Amendment
Right to bear arms

41. 3rd Amendment
Can’t be forced to house troops

42. Protection against unreasonable search & seizures
4th Amendment
Protection against unreasonable search & seizures

43. 5th Amendment
Rights of the accused

44. 6th Amendment
Trial Procedures
Speedy trial
Right to a lawyer

45. Jury trial in civil cases
7th Amendment
Jury trial in civil cases

46. No cruel or unusual punishments No excessive bails, fines
8th Amendment
No cruel or unusual punishments
No excessive bails, fines

47. Rights not denied the people
9th Amendment
Rights not denied the people

48. Rights reserved for the states
10th Amendment
Rights reserved for the states

49. The Rest of the Amendments

50. 11th Amendment
Suits against states

51. Separate Votes for President and Vice-President
12th Amendment
Separate Votes for President and Vice-President

52. 13th Amendment
Abolition of slavery

53. Equal Protection Clause
14th Amendment
Defines citizenship
Due process of law
Equal Protection Clause

54. African-American male suffrage
15th Amendment
African-American male suffrage

55. Permanent federal income tax
16th Amendment
Permanent federal income tax

56. Direct election of Senators
17th Amendment
Direct election of Senators

57. Forbid the manufacture, sale, or distribution of alcohol
18th Amendment
Forbid the manufacture, sale, or distribution of alcohol

58. 19th Amendment
Women’s suffrage

59. 20th Amendment
Lame duck amendment

60. 21st Amendment
Repeal of Prohibition

61. Presidential term limit
22nd Amendment
Presidential term limit

62. 23rd Amendment
3 D.C. electors

63. 24th Amendment
Abolished poll taxes

64. 25th Amendment President
Vice-President
Speaker of House
President pro-tem
Secretary of State

65. 26th Amendment
Voting age from to

66. 27th Amendment