1. Topic: U.S. Government Essential Question: How are the powers of government distributed?

2.  Basic principles:  Popular sovereignty  The idea that the government is subject to the will of the people  Established in the Preamble of the Constitution  Citizens have the right to vote

3.  Established in the Preamble of the Constitution  Citizens have the right to vote  Citizenship  Obligations and responsibilities of citizens:  Obey the law  Pay taxes

4.  Obey the law  Pay taxes  Serve on a jury  Serve in the military  Vote  Respect the rights of others

5.  Discuss  Popular sovereignty  Citizenship  Write a sentence describing one of the obligations/responsibilities of citizenship  Vote  Respect the rights of others

6.  Vote  Respect the rights of others  Federalism  The principle that divides power between the national and state governments  Three powers:

7.  The principle that divides power between the national and state governments  Three powers:  Enumerated powers  Powers given only to the federal government

8.  Enumerated powers  Powers given only to the federal government  Examples:  Coin money  Declare war  Maintain an army

9.  Declare war  Maintain an army  Reserved powers  Powers left to the state governments  Examples:  Education  Maintain highways  Grant licenses

10.  Maintain highways  Grant licenses  Concurrent powers  Powers shared by the federal and state governments  Examples:  Tax  Borrow money  Set up courts and prisons

11. Federal Government State Governments enumerated powers concurrent powers reserved powers  Borrow money  Set up courts and prisons

12.  Discuss  Enumerated powers  Reserved powers  Concurrent powers  Write a sentence describing one of the following:  Enumerated powers  Reserved powers  Concurrent powers enumerated powers concurrent powers reserved powers

13.  Three Branches of Government  Executive Branch  Enforces the law  Includes the President and Vice President enumerated powers concurrent powers reserved powers

14.  Enforces the law  Includes the President and Vice President  Electoral process  Primary election  Political parties select nominees VS

15.  Primary election  Political parties select nominees  General Election  Decides the final winner of the election VS

16.  General Election  Decides the final winner of the election  Electoral College  Group of 538 elected representatives who elect the President

17.  Electoral College  Group of 538 elected representatives who elect the President 65,915,796 (51.1%) 60,933,500 (47.2%) 332 206 Romney R-MA Obama D-IL

18.  Electoral College  Group of 538 elected representatives who elect the President Bush R-TX Gore D-TN 50,999,89750,456,00247.9%48.4% 25 266246+ 25 =271

19.  Electoral College  Group of 538 elected representatives who elect the President  Legislative Branch  Makes laws  Congress (two houses):

20.  Makes laws  Congress (two houses):  Senate Strom Thurmond So Carolina 1956-2003 (age 100) John McCain Jeff Flake The Vice President is the president of the Senate Casts tie-breaking vote Orrin Hatch (UT) is the President Pro Tempore

21.  Congress (two houses):  Senate  House of Representatives Matt Salmon (District 5) John Boehner (OH) was the Speaker of the House The Speaker of the House becomes President if both the President and Vice President cannot complete their terms Paul Ryan (WI) is the Speaker of the House

22.  Senate  House of Representatives

23.  Senate  House of Representatives  Judicial Branch  Interprets the law  Supreme Court is the highest court in America

24.  Interprets the law  Supreme Court is the highest court in America John Marshall Marbury v. Madison Established judicial review

25.  Interprets the law  Supreme Court is the highest court in America  Checks and balances  The principle that allows each branch of the federal government to overrule other branches

26. Judicial Branch Executive Branch judicial review Legislative Branch appoint judges override, impeach, reject appointments veto impeach judges, reject judicial appointments judicial review  Checks and balances  The principle that allows each branch of the federal government to overrule other branches

27.  Discuss  Executive Branch  Legislative Branch  Judicial Branch  Write a sentence describing the system of checks and balances Legislative Branch override, impeach, reject appointments veto impeach judges, reject judicial appointments