Constitution Ppt Notes And Article Hunt 2009

Review TEST DATE: ___________________________________ Name:_______________________________________Date:_______________Hour:__________________

The constitution was influenced by the… • • • •

Tyranny of _____________________ The failure of the ____________________________ The philosophy of John __________ and the period of Enlightenment Other important documents/compacts/philosophies like Ancient Greece, __________ Compact, Iroquois Confederacy, Common _______, ____________ of Independence, Magna Carta, Northwest Ordinance and _______________ Papers

Impacts of the following primary documents affecting the development of the Constitution: Aristotle (Greeks): _____________________________________________________________________ Magna Carta: _________________________________________________________________________ Mayflower Compact: ___________________________________________________________________ Iroquois Constitution: ___________________________________________________________________ Common Sense: _______________________________________________________________________ Declaration of Independence: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Federalist Papers: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 6 Basic Principles Found in the Constitution:

Checks and balances, federalism, judicial review, limited government, popular sovereignty, separation of powers 1. The principle of __________________ asserts that the people are the source of any and all government power, and government can exist only with the consent of the governed. 2. The principle of ___________________ states that government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights that government cannot take away. This prevents tyranny. 3. _______________ is the principle in which the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government are three independent and equal branches of government. 4. ______________________ is the system that allows the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to check, or restrain, the actions of one another.

5. The principle of _________________________ consists of the power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a governmental action. 6. ________________ is a system of government in which the powers of government are divided between a central government and several local (state) governments

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Congress is made up of 1. ________________________ 2. ________________________

EXECUTIVE BRANCH Led by the _________with ___________ members

JUDICIAL BRANCH Led by ___________ with lower ____________

____________ laws

_____________ laws

____________ laws

Regulates _____________ and ____________________

Commander in ________ Leader of the armed forces

Declares laws __________________ This ability is called __________________

Power to create laws for special circumstances: _____________ CHECKS AND BALANCES:

Explain the purpose of checks and balances: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ LEGISLATIVE CHECKS

EXECUTIVE CHECKS

Override the President’s _____

_____laws from Congress

Declare laws ____________________

_________ Treaties

Negotiate__________

Declare treaties ____________________

Confirm executive appointments

Appoint federal judges

Declare executive acts ____________________

Impeach federal _________________

JUDICIAL CHECKS

Declare acts of __________ ____________________

FEDERALISM: The division of power between __________ and __________ governments • The ___________________ government has the “______________ _______________.” How is the constitution flexible? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ The Constitution is broken into 3 parts THE PREAMBLE (states the goals of the constitution) We the People means: _______________________________________________________ Form a more perfect ________________ What is the meaning of the phrase? __________________________________________________________ Establish ______________________________ What is the meaning of the phrase? __________________________________________________________ Insure __________________________________ What is the meaning of the phrase? __________________________________________________________ Provide for the _________________ What is the meaning of the phrase? __________________________________________________________ Promote the general __________________ What is the meaning of the phrase? __________________________________________________________ Secure the blessings of_______________ What is the meaning of the phrase? __________________________________________________________

For ourselves and our __________________ ________ What is the meaning of the phrase? __________________________________________________________

THE ARTICLES (How many Articles are there?________) 1. _____________________________________________ Branch a. __________laws b. Run by CONGRESS ( 2 houses..) called _________________ and ________________ How old do you have to be in order to be in the House of Representatives? ______________________________________________________________________________________ Citation: Article _____ Section _____ Clause _____ How old do you have to be in order to be in the Senate? ______________________________________________________________________________________ Citation: Article _____ Section _____ Clause _____ 2. ______________________________________________ Branch a. ____________ laws b. Run by _________________ How old do you have to be in order to be the President? _____________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Citation: Article _____ Section _____ Clause _____ Where do you have to be born in order to run for President? _______________ 3.

_______________________________________________ Branch a. ______________ law b. Run by the __________________ (who has the ultimate judicial power?)

4.

Relations between the ___________ a. Explains that each state must enforce _________ b. Describes HOW new states can be added to the ______

Describe how the constitution can be amended. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Citation: Article _____ Section _____ Clause _____ a. ________ of the states must approve the change 6. 7.

Constitution is the SUPREME _______________ Ratifying the constitution • •

Must be approved by _____ of the 13 original states 39 delegates signed Citation: Article _____ Section _____ Clause _____

REVIEW: WHAT article lets us know the constitution is STILL ALIVE???

Section

Preamble Applying Core Democratic Values:

Article I

State the Citation on where you can find the ideas of the following Core Democratic Values in the Constitution: Popular Sovereignty:

Citation/s: _____________________________________________________________________________ Explain why the citation or citations fit with the CDV: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Checks and Balances:

Article II

Citation/s: _____________________________________________________________________________

Explain why the citation or citations fit with the CDV: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Separation of Power:

Article III

Citation/s: _____________________________________________________________________________

Explain why the citation or citations fit with the CDV: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________

Article IV