1.   1. Anatomy of a Constitution Reading p.4  2. Separation of Powers Guide Notes  3. I Have Rights?! Rights Activity p.2  4. Interpreting the Constitution Interpretation Activity  5. A Trip Around the World Activity p.1  6. Bill of Rights in Depth Notes 一 Bell Ringer Pick up a test study guide from the front and prepare these papers for your notes check.

2.   The United States Constitution and Bill of Rights  Separation of Powers (3 branches)  Legislative – makes laws  Executive – enforces laws  Judicial – judges if laws are constitutional  Checks and Balances  Legislative makes laws, but Executive has to sign them to approve them.  Executive can veto laws, but the Legislative can override the veto.  Executive picks the Judicial branch members, but the Legislative has to approve the pick.  Legislative makes laws, but Judicial can cancel them if they are unconstitutional.

3.  二 WHAT HAVE WE DONE SO FAR  The United States Constitution and Bill of Rights  Bill of Rights (did we finish this yet?)  1,1,1,1,1,2,3,4,5,5,5,5,6,6,6,6,6,6,7,8,8,8  Amending the Constitution  2 step process  Proposing  2/3 of Congress introduces new amendment or  2/3 of States call a constitutional convention  Ratification  3/4 of state legislatures approve amendment or  3/4 of state conventions approve amendment

4.   1. Anatomy of a Constitution Reading p.4  2. Separation of Powers Guide Notes  3. I Have Rights?! Rights Activity p.2  4. Interpreting the Constitution Interpretation Activity  5. A Trip Around the World Activity p.1  6. Bill of Rights in Depth Notes 三 Notes Check

5.  四 What to Expect from Tests New Answer Sheets When you walk into the room on the day of a test, pick up an answer sheet from the front table. DO NOT LOOK FOR YOUR OWN NAME. Sit down. Your desk should only have someone’s answer sheet and a pencil on it. Do not give the answer sheet you picked up to anyone else. Longer Questions This test has 46 questions. Most of these questions require a lot of reading for each question. Make sure you carefully read each question. Amendments 1 through 8 of the Bill of Rights are printed on this test. In other words, the answers are on your test paper.

6.  四 What to Expect from Tests When you are finished Put the answer sheet in the upper-right corner of your desk. Put the test on top of that so that your answers are hidden. Get a book to read from the class library. You do not need permission to go get a book from the classroom library. You may read a book you brought from home instead. Strange Numbering Your answer sheet will have numbers 1 through 100. The first question on your test is numbered 11. Where should you bubble your first answer? I will remind you again on test day.

7. 五 What Is Legal Cheating? ( のこり十分 ) When there are ten minutes left for your test, I will announce that it is time for legal cheating. Anything you wrote down for your study guide today may be referenced during the last ten minutes of testing.

8. 五 What Is Legal Cheating? ( のこり九分 ) When there are ten minutes left for your test, I will announce that it is time for legal cheating. Anything you wrote down for your study guide today may be referenced during the last ten minutes of testing.

9. 五 What Is Legal Cheating? ( のこり八分 ) When there are ten minutes left for your test, I will announce that it is time for legal cheating. Anything you wrote down for your study guide today may be referenced during the last ten minutes of testing.

10. 五 What Is Legal Cheating? ( のこり七分 ) When there are ten minutes left for your test, I will announce that it is time for legal cheating. Anything you wrote down for your study guide today may be referenced during the last ten minutes of testing.

11. 五 What Is Legal Cheating? ( のこり六分 ) When there are ten minutes left for your test, I will announce that it is time for legal cheating. Anything you wrote down for your study guide today may be referenced during the last ten minutes of testing.

12. 五 What Is Legal Cheating? ( のこり五分 ) When there are ten minutes left for your test, I will announce that it is time for legal cheating. Anything you wrote down for your study guide today may be referenced during the last ten minutes of testing. All legal cheating papers must be turned in on the day of the test before the test begins.

13. 五 What Is Legal Cheating? ( のこり四分 ) When there are ten minutes left for your test, I will announce that it is time for legal cheating. Anything you wrote down for your study guide today may be referenced during the last ten minutes of testing. All legal cheating papers must be turned in on the day of the test before the test begins.

14. 五 What Is Legal Cheating? ( のこり三分 ) When there are ten minutes left for your test, I will announce that it is time for legal cheating. Anything you wrote down for your study guide today may be referenced during the last ten minutes of testing. All legal cheating papers must be turned in on the day of the test before the test begins.

15. 五 What Is Legal Cheating? ( のこり二分 ) When there are ten minutes left for your test, I will announce that it is time for legal cheating. Anything you wrote down for your study guide today may be referenced during the last ten minutes of testing. All legal cheating papers must be turned in on the day of the test before the test begins.

16. 五 What Is Legal Cheating? ( のこり一分 ) When there are ten minutes left for your test, I will announce that it is time for legal cheating. Anything you wrote down for your study guide today may be referenced during the last ten minutes of testing. All legal cheating papers must be turned in on the day of the test before the test begins.

17. がんばって！ Study hard. Good luck tomorrow!