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| Four Parts of the Constitution |
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1. The Principles
2. The Preamble
3. The Articles 1-7
4. Amendments 1-27 |
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| What are the six principles of the Constitution? |
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1. Popular Sovereignty
2. Limited Government
3. Separation of Power
4. Checks and Balances
5. Judicial Review
6. Federalism |
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| What is popular sovereignty? |
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The principle of Pop Sov is found in the first three words of the preamble:
"we the people" |
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| The Principle of Limited Government is based off of what document? |
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| Our government is not what? |
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| What are the three powers of the government? |
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- to make laws
- to enforce laws
- to interpret laws |
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| What are the three branches of separate powers of government? |
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- Legislative (Congress)
- Executive (President)
- Judicial (Courts) |
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| In what kind of government do all three powers of government reside in one entity? |
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| What are checks and balances? |
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| Each branch of government is given powers of checks over the other two branches in order to maintain a balance of power. |
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| What are the 6 checks of government? |
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1. Congress checks the President
2. Congress checks the Courts
3. The President checks the Courts
4. The President checks Congress
5. The Courts check Congress
6. The Courts check the President
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Checks and Balances
Congress checks the president. Explain. |
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- Override vetos
- Senate ratifies treaties
-Presidential appointment (Senate) |
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Checks and Balances
President Checks on Congress. Explain. |
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President can veto (I forbid) a bill.
- Signing statement |
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| What is a signing statement? |
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| A written pronouncement issued by the president of the USA upon signing of a bill into law. |
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Checks and Balances
Congress checks on courts. Explain. |
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- House can impeach a judge. Senate conducts a trial.
- Senate confirms appointments to court. |
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Checks and Balances
Courts check Congress. Explain. |
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| Judicial Review - The power of the courts to interpret law |
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Checks and Balances
Courts check the President. Explain.
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| Judicial Review - the power of the courts to rule on the constitutionality of an action of the president. |
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Checks and Balances
President checks Courts. Explain.
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President nominates all Federal Judges including the Supreme court justices
- Presidential Pardon (EX: Ford pardons Richard Nixon) |
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| What is Judicial Review? Where does it come from? |
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The power of the courts to determine the constitutionality of a law from Congress or an action of the President or a law from any of the 50 states.
- Comes from the Supreme court case of Marbury vs. Madison (1803) |
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a system of government in which there are two levels:
National Gov & State Gov
(National is above state) |
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| What does the Preamble state? |
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- We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union:
- Establish Justice
- Insure domestic Tranquility
-provide for the common defence
- promote the general welfare
- and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves. |
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| What are the Seven Articles of the Constitution? |
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Article 1-Legislative Branch (Congress)
Article 2-Executive Branch (The President)
Article 3-Judicial Branch (Courts)
Article 4-Relations among States
Article 5-Amending the Constitution
Article 6-Supreme Law of the Land
Article 7-Ratification of the Constitution |
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| What does Article IV state? |
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Relations among states:
- Full faith and credit of acts and records in each state.
- All privileges and immunities to citizens in each state.
- Extradition
- Admitting new state
- Congress will regulate territories
- The USA guarantees |
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| What does Article V state? |
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- Amending the Constitution
PROPOSE:
2/3 Congress OR National Convention requested by 2/3 of states.
RATIFY:
3/4 State legislatures OR 3/4 states in convention. |
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| What does Article VI state? |
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Supreme Law of the land:
- Constitution
- Federal Laws
- Treaties
SUPREME OVER STATE LAWS: FEDERALISM |
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Ratification of the Constitution
- The ratification of the Convention of nine states shall be sufficient for the establishment of this constitution between the states so ratifying the same. |
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