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1. In my opinion, a reason to have a government is to…. Today’s theme is. Power/ Form. Closure : The Preamble states the purpose of our government . 2. It does/does not make sense to have all Americans vote on every proposed law because …. Today’s theme is. Power/ Form. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Power/ Form
1. In my opinion, a reason to have a government is to…
Closure: The Preamble states the purpose of our government.
Today’s theme is
Power/ Form
2. It does/does not make sense to have all Americans vote on every proposed law because…
Number of Bills introduced to Congress
Closure: A representative republic, like the United States currently has, allows every one to vote on every law.
Today’s theme is
Today’s theme is
Power/ Leadership
3. I would prefer to have a king /president because…
George WashingtonKing George III
Closure: Both presidents and Kings have unlimited power.
Power/ Form
4. Some jobs I expect the President to do are…
Closure: The executive branch of our government includes the Supreme Court.
Today’s theme is
Civil Rights
5. The best way to fight against injustice is …
Closure: The Civil Rights movement fixed all of the injustices in our country.
Today’s theme is
Power/ Form
6. The main purpose of the Supreme Court is to…
Closure: Write the two main powers of the Supreme Court on your exit card.
Today’s theme is
Power/ Form
Today’s theme is
Chief Justice of Supreme Court John Roberts swears in President Obama in the White House Blue Room
Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor swears in V.P. Joe Biden at the Naval Observatory
Power/ Form
7. An advantage of dividing power is…
Closure: Having three branches of government is a way to check and balance power.
Today’s theme is
Power/ Form
8. I think the Constitution has lasted for 225 years, and is still used because…
Closure: Our checks and balances system is one of the weaknesses of our government.
Today’s theme is
Power/ Form
7: A reason the president gives State of the Union Address is…
Closure: Obama’s State of the Union Address is only meant for Americans to hear.
Today’s theme is
Power/ Form
7. I think the presidential seal shows both arrows and olive branches because…
Closure: The President is both the Commander-in-chief and the head diplomat for the United States so that he/she can deal effectively with foreign countries.
Today’s theme is
Power/ Form
5: (Use p. 189 of your book to fill in what each Article of the Constitution says. **Write at the bottom of your packet)
Article 1: ______________________ ____________Article 2: __________________________________Article 3: __________________________________Article 4: __________________________________Article 5: ____________________________________Article 6: ___________________________________Article 7: ___________________________________
Closure: The Constitution explains the checks and balances system that keeps any one branch of our government from becoming too powerful.
Today’s theme is
Legislature (Congress)
Executive (President)Judiciary (Supreme Court)
Relations among States
Amending
Supreme Law
Ratification