1. Warm-up: What broad promises are made in marriage vows?

2. How is the Declaration of Independence like a honeymoon and the Constitution like the marriage?

3. Declaration?

4. Constitution?

5. Arizona, The Constitution and State Powers Focus: Should states have the power to enforce federal immigration law?

7. Basic Principles Popular Sovereignty  Government by the consent of the people Limited Government  Government is not all powerful Separation of Power  Distribution of power among 3 branches

8. Basic Principles (cont.) Checks and Balances  Each branch is restrained by the other 2 branches Judicial Review  The courts may declare government laws and actions unconstitutional (not spelled out in Constitution) Federalism  Division of power between national and state governments

9. Separation of powers

10. Federalism Shared power

11. Constitution Outline Preamble: Purpose of Government Article I : Legislative Branch (Congress) Article II: Executive Branch (President) Article III: Judicial Branch (Courts) Article IV: Relations Among States Article V: Methods of Amendment Article VI: Debts; Supremacy; Oaths Article VII: Ratification

12. How is the Constitution formally changed? Two-third vote in both houses Three-fourths vote in state legislatures Successfully used 26 times Two-thirds vote of state conventions called by ¾ of state legislatures Passage of ¾ of state conventions Used once to repeal 18 th (prohibition)

13. The Bill Of Rights The first 10 amendments to the Constitution

14. The 1st Amendment Freedom of: Religion Press Assembly Speech Petition

15. 2 nd Amendment The right to bear arms

16. 3 rd Amendment No quartering of troops in private homes during peacetime

17. 4 th Amendment No searches or seizures of property without a valid warrant describing the place to be searched and the object to be seized.

18. 5 th Amendment Must be indicted (grand jury) - formally accused of a crime No double jeopardy- cannot be tried twice for the same crime

19. 5th Amendment Cannot be forced to incriminate yourself (give evidence that will point to your guilt).

20. 5 th Amendment Military will have their own trials

21. 5 th Amendment Eminent Domain-Must be paid a fair amount for property taken for use by the government

22. 6 th Amendment Right to a fair and speedy trial:  Told the charges against themselves  Impartial jury  Trial held in district of crime

23. 6 th Amendment  Confront witnesses against themselves  Subpoena witnesses for themselves  Have an attorney

24. 7 th Amendment The right to have a jury in a civil trial

25. 8 th Amendment Bail and/or punishment cannot be cruel or unusual

26. 9 th Amendment The first eight amendments to the Constitution are not the only rights that the people have. There are many rights that are not listed. RIGHTS

27. 10 th Amendment All power not delegated (given) to the Federal government is reserved (saved) for the state governments.