1. Constructing a Government

2. What does this represent?

3. Albany Plan of Union Ben Franklin
Delegates from the 13 colonies would meet annually
Regulate trade
Make war/peace
Raise military forces
Taxes

4. Continental Congress 1st CC: In Protest of King’s Taxes/Acts
Delegates from all colonies but Georgia
Declaration of Rights (protesting taxes/acts)
Refusing trade with England until repeal of taxes
2nd CC: After war had begun
All 13 colonies had delegates
John Hancock: President of the Congress
Continental Army
1st example of a national government

5. Declaration of Independence
Preamble
Declaration of Natural Rights
Indictment of King George III: List of grievances
Conclusion: Declaring independence from British control
Signers

6. Creating a gov’t
Popular sovereignty: government can exist only with the consent of the governed
Limited gov’t: powers of the gov’t are limited
Civil rights/liberties: certain rights gov’t must respect
Separation of Powers: (Checks & Balances)
Creating a balance of power

7. Constitution First: Articles of Confederation (WEAK)
Goal: Unify the country under a gov’t
Compromise was KEY
Articles: (7) Define gov’t
Amendments: (27)
Change

8. Articles I: Legislative Powers: powers/responsibilities of Congress
How they’re chosen
How a bill  LAW
II: Executive Powers
Powers of POTUS
III: Judicial Powers
Supreme and lower courts

9. Articles IV: States Their relationships to each other Territory
Federal gov’t’s responsibility to the states
V: HOW to AMEND the Constitution
VI: Treaties {Congress must swear an oath}
VII: # of states needed to ratify

10. Principles of the Constitution
Limited Power
Separation of
Powers
Popular
Sovereignty
Principles of the
Constitution
Federalism
(division of
power)
Judicial Review
(Courts determine if gov’t is acting
Within a Constitutional manner)
Checks &
Balances

11. President Vetoes Bill VETO New Law
If the President vetoes a bill, it is then sent back to the Legislative Branch:
Congress has 3 options:
Rewrite the Bill to the approval of the President.
Drop the bill entirely.
Legislative:
Congress votes
To pass a bill
Executive:
President elects
to Pass/Veto
Bill
Judicial:
Creates new
Law under Judicial
Review
VETO
New
Law 3)
Back to
Congress
We approve the
Bill with 2/3 vote
Overrides President