1. Six Principles of the Constitution Mini Lessons

2. Today’s Objective After watching your classmates avatar videos, you will be able to… Explain the six principles of the Constitution Essential Skills Collaborate towards a creative outcome (CR-7) Gather and organize information and data (C3)

3. Mini Lessons Each group will pass around their Ipad You will have 90 seconds to watch each video As you watch the videos, fill in the information on the chart for each principle You

4. Principle #1 Popular Sovereignty The people are the only source for any and all governmental power Government can govern only with the consent of the governed

5. Principle #2 Limited Government Government may do only those things that the people have given it the power to do National Government May not violate the Bill of Rights May not impose export taxes among states May not use money from the Treasury without the passage and approval of an appropriations bill May not change state boundaries State Government May not enter into treaties with other countries May not print money May not tax imports or exports May not Impair obligations of contracts May not suspend a person's rights without due process

6. Principle #3 Separation of Powers Basic powers of legislative, executive, and judicial are distributed among three distinct and independent branches

7. Principle #4 Checks and Balances Each branch has certain powers with which it can check the operations of the other two

8. Principle #5 Judicial Review The power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a governmental action

9. Principle #6 Federalism The division of power among a central government and several regional governments

10. Six Principles of the Constitution Day 2

11. Today’s Objective After today’s lesson, we will be able to… Explain in detail the six principles of the Constitution

12. Cartoon Analysis As we examine each cartoon, answer the following questions What constitutional principle is represented in this cartoon? What is the message the cartoonist is trying to get across? What symbols does the cartoonist use?

13. Separation of Powers

14. Basic powers of legislative, executive, and judicial are distributed among three distinct and independent branches

15. Checks and Balances

16. Each branch has certain powers with which it can check the operations of the other two Examples: Executive veto of Legislative Overriding Veto Senate approves President’s treaties Senate approves ambassadors Supreme Court judicial review Executive’s appointing Supreme Court justices

17. Federalism

19. The division of power among a central government and several regional governments

20. Limited Government

21. Government may do only those things that the people have given it the power to do National Government May not violate the Bill of Rights May not impose export taxes among states May not use money from the Treasury without the passage and approval of an appropriations bill May not change state boundaries State Government May not enter into treaties with other countries May not print money May not tax imports or exports May not Impair obligations of contracts May not suspend a person's rights without due process

22. Judicial Review

23. The power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a governmental action

24. Popular Sovereignty

25. The people are the only source for any and all governmental power Government can govern only with the consent of the governed

26. Constitutional Analysis Working with a partner, try your best to complete the worksheet If you need to, use your six principles summary chart