1. Warm-Up Quiz (10)
Complete #1-18 in your packet

2. Speed Skills Challenge (2nd Period pg. 24)
Magic Number: 16
Time: 3 minutes

6. Celebrate the birth of his Excellency, Supreme Leader Haughton on March 9th

7. Class Mottos
Who are we? Diamonds!

8. Class Mottos
“Swing your machete!”

11. Today’s Objective (16) Team Haughton’s 2020 Diamonds will be able to:
8.15D: Analyze how the ideas of separation of powers and checks & balances can be seen in our government

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

13. Separation of Powers pg. 25
Principle #4

16. The Basics
Federal/National/Central Government broken into 3 co-equal branches
Different jobs
Different leaders
Prevents 1 branch from gaining too much power

17. Checks for Understanding
What are the three branches of government?
Who runs each branch?
What is the job of each branch?
What idea is this called?
What was the goal of this idea?
How is it linked to the idea of limited government?

18. Legislative Branch

19. Executive Branch

20. Judicial Branch

22. Branches of Government
Legislative Branch
Congress
Makes the laws
House of Representatives
Senate
Executive Branch
President/Vice President & Cabinet
Enforces the laws
Judicial Branch
Supreme Court and lower courts
Interprets the laws

23. Checks & Balances pg. 27
Principle #5

25. Description
Each branch of government has some control over the other two.

26. Example…
“[The President] shall have power…to make Treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators [agree].

27. Goal
Ensure one branch would not gain too much power.

28. Symbol
&

29. Checks for Understanding
Explain the idea of checks and balances.
What is the goal of this idea?
How is it linked to the idea of limited government?

30. Checks and Balances Thinking Map Pg. 28

31. Executive Branch
(President)
Judicial Branch
(Supreme Court)
Legislative Branch
(Congress)
Checks & Balances

32. Executive Branch

33. Checks & Balances Veto (reject) bills (laws) Executive (President)
Judicial
(Supreme Court)
Legislative
(Congress)
Veto (reject) bills (laws)

34. Checks & Balances Picks judges Veto (reject) bills (laws) Executive
(President)
Judicial
(Supreme Court)
Legislative
(Congress)
Picks judges
Veto (reject) bills (laws)

35. Legislative Branch

36. Checks & Balances Picks judges Impeach (remove)
Executive
(President)
Judicial
(Supreme Court)
Legislative
(Congress)
Picks judges
Impeach (remove)
Veto (reject) bills (laws)

37. Checks & Balances Picks judges Impeach (remove)
Executive
(President)
Judicial
(Supreme Court)
Legislative
(Congress)
Picks judges
Approve Judges & can impeach judges
Impeach (remove)
Veto (reject) bills (laws)

38. Judicial Branch

39. Checks & Balances Picks judges Declare actions unconstitutional
Executive
(President)
Judicial
(Supreme Court)
Legislative
(Congress)
Declare actions unconstitutional
Picks judges
Approve Judges
Impeach (remove)
Veto (reject) bills (laws)

40. Checks & Balances Picks judges Declare actions unconstitutional
Executive
(President)
Judicial
(Supreme Court)
Legislative
(Congress)
Declare actions unconstitutional
Picks judges
Declare laws unconstitutional
Approve Judges
Impeach (remove)
Veto (reject) bills (laws)

41. Checks for Understanding
Explain the idea of checks and balances.
What is the goal of this idea?
How is it linked to the idea of limited government?
Give me one branch and then tell me how it can check another branch.

42. Question
Signal
Stem
Share
Assess
Why are checks and balances important in creating a fair/good government?
Pat yo’ head and rub yo’ belly
Checks and Balances are important in creating a fair/good government because…
Talk About It
Let’s rate our teammates!

43. Swag Tip of the Day
“We gotta stay fly aaaaahhh aahhhh aaaaaaaayyyy!”

44. Always dress to impress…It is your job to look so fly, all the time, that everyone wants to be you!

45. Independent Practice (20)
Complete the following packet
You will be graded on:
How much you complete
How well you work

46. Separation of Powers & Checks & Balances
Day 2

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

48. Independent Practice (25)
Complete the following packet
You will be graded on:
How much you complete
How well you work

49. Lets Review!

50. Cool-Down (Exit Ticket)
Complete your exit ticket

51. Lifework Review your packet Play Free Rice Complete any missing work
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