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Warm-Ups (09/10)
• Name two of the 6 principles included in the Constitution.
• Tutorials next week•Tues. & Weds.
Warm-Ups (01/26)
• Define the following terms;– separation of powers– Checks and balances– Veto
– TEST- MAKE-UP & RE-TAKE •TUES. AM 6:45 & 3:00 PM /RM
2614•WEDS. AM – 6:45 /RM 2614
•THURS (2603) PM – 3:00
• Use the chart on page 68 to answer the following;
• List 2 ways the Leg. Branch checks the executive branch.
• List 2 ways the Leg. Branch checks the Judicial?
Warm-Ups (09/14)
Chapter 3
The Constitution
The Six Principles of the Constitution• Outline of the Constitution –
separated by Preamble and Articles– Preamble – Purposes of Government– Article I – Legislative Branch– Article II – Executive Branch– Article III – Judicial Branch– Article IV – Relations among the states– Article V – Amending the Constitution– Article VI – National Debt, Supreme Law
of the Land, and Oaths of Office– Article VII – Ratifying the Constitution
Six Basic Principles of the Constitution1. Popular Sovereignty: The
people are sovereign – “We the People of the United States…”
2. Limited Government: The government can only do those things that the people have given it the power to do
• “Rule of Law”: Government and its officials are always subject to the law (not above it)
3. Separation of Powers: Three branches of government
• Legislative Branch – Law-making body
• Executive Branch – Enforces the law
• Judicial Branch – Interprets the law
4. Checks & Balances: Insures no one branch is stronger than the other two
5. Judicial Review: The power of the courts to deem a law unconstitutional
• Marbury v. Madison (1803)
6. Federalism: Division of power between central government and regional government
• National – State – Local
Formal Amendments
• Changing the Constitution– Method 1: ⅔ vote of each house in Congress
and ¾ ratification by State Legislatures– Method 2: ⅔ vote of each house of Congress
and ¾ ratification by State Conventions– Method 3: National Convention called by
Congress at the request of ⅔ of the State Legislatures and ¾ ratification by State Legislatures
– Method 4: National Convention called by Congress at the request of ⅔ of the State Legislatures and ¾ ratification by State Convention
Proposed Amendments• Can not deprive States of equal
representation in the Senate• Congress does not have to
propose amendment to President (b/c its technically not a law until after amended)
• Can place a reasonable time limit on process (longest 202 years)
27 Amendments
• Bill of Rights: 1st 10 Amendment – basic rights of the people
• 1st: RAPPS• 13-15: Free, Citizens, Vote • 18: No Drinking (Prohibition)• 19: Women’s Suffrage• 21: Repealed 18th
Informal Amendments• Basic changes without changing
the words of the Constitution – Basic Legislation
• Creation of the court system (All courts except the Supreme Court)
• Vice Presidency vacancy
– Executive Action• Executive Agreement or Treaty
(Pact w/Leader) (Agreement w/Country)
No Senate approval Senate Approval
• Court Decisions– Informal Amendments– Interpretation of the laws
• Unwritten Customs– Cabinet (14 Heads of
Departments) advise the President– Vice Presidency vacancy (8 times
before 25th Amendment)– “No 3rd Term Tradition”: FDR,
elected for 4 Terms, is the only exception