american government roots of the american experiment
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American American GovernmentGovernmentRoots of the American Roots of the American
ExperimentExperiment
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Welcome to Street Law and Economics Welcome to Street Law and Economics Class!Class!
Assign SeatsAssign Seats Meeting with Mrs. YocumMeeting with Mrs. Yocum IntroductionsIntroductions Review Syllabus and Project/Setup of RoomReview Syllabus and Project/Setup of Room Survey Handout/Handout BooksSurvey Handout/Handout Books Why study Street Law and Economics?Why study Street Law and Economics? Video on DemocracyVideo on Democracy Documents of our Past ActivityDocuments of our Past Activity ReviewReview Homework: -Finish Chart Handout-Good Homework: -Finish Chart Handout-Good
Answers for Answers for credit credit
-Signed Syllabus -Signed Syllabus
American American GovernmentGovernment
Roots of the American Roots of the American ExperimentExperiment
AgendaAgenda Collect Syllabus/Check HwkCollect Syllabus/Check Hwk Review Questions and ChartReview Questions and Chart 3 Branches of Government-(See Flip 3 Branches of Government-(See Flip
Chart)Chart) Political CartoonPolitical Cartoon If Time: What is Law?If Time: What is Law? ReviewReview Objective: Objective: To describe the history To describe the history
of our government. of our government. Hwk: Checks and Balances Review Hwk: Checks and Balances Review
Handout/Current Event on Am. Gov and ½ Handout/Current Event on Am. Gov and ½ page summary.page summary.
Questions to think Questions to think about. . .about. . .
How did the Mayflower Compact How did the Mayflower Compact influence our government?influence our government?
What did the Declaration say about What did the Declaration say about rights of Americansrights of Americans??
Why did the Articles of Confederation Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?fail?
What were the compromises made What were the compromises made during the Constitutional during the Constitutional Convention?Convention?
Mayflower Mayflower CompactCompactAdvocated Advocated
Religious Religious FreedomFreedom
““just and just and equal laws”equal laws”
Formed by Formed by the the communitycommunity
Declaration of Declaration of IndependenceIndependenceUnalienable RightsUnalienable Rights
Life, Liberty, and Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of the Pursuit of HappinessHappiness
Government is Government is established to established to protect the peopleprotect the peopleIf it breaks this If it breaks this promise it can be promise it can be changedchanged
State’s Bill of State’s Bill of RightsRights State life, liberty, State life, liberty,
and property and property rights that the rights that the government can’t government can’t take awaytake away
Written Written Constitution Constitution compared to compared to British British ConstitutionConstitution
Articles of Articles of ConfederationConfederation
11stst Written Constitution Written Constitution of the U.S.of the U.S.
Only lasted 1781-89Only lasted 1781-89 Limited Central PowerLimited Central Power
No taxingNo taxing No ExecutiveNo Executive No Judicial BranchNo Judicial Branch Shay’s RebellionShay’s Rebellion
Proved the need for a Proved the need for a strong Central strong Central GovernmentGovernment
ConstitutionConstitution Constitutional Convention, 1787Constitutional Convention, 1787 DelegatesDelegates
IntelligentIntelligent George WashingtonGeorge Washington James MadisonJames Madison
Balanced GovernmentBalanced Government Executive, Judicial, LegislativeExecutive, Judicial, Legislative
BicameralismBicameralism Connecticut Plan or Great CompromiseConnecticut Plan or Great Compromise 3/53/5thth Compromise Compromise Federalists/AntifederalistsFederalists/Antifederalists
Political CartoonPolitical Cartoon Create a Political Cartoon Create a Political Cartoon
that shows how one that shows how one branch might check branch might check another branch from the another branch from the the U.S. Constitution. the U.S. Constitution.
Create the Cartoon Online by Create the Cartoon Online by using this website using this website http://www.fuzzwich.com/minivids?http://www.fuzzwich.com/minivids?_fz_rid=goog6_fz_rid=goog6)) Ex. Ex.
http://www.fuzzwich.com/minivids/thttp://www.fuzzwich.com/minivids/theatre/_fz_aid/1001790/heatre/_fz_aid/1001790/
Everything must be Everything must be appropriate/and keep on appropriate/and keep on your computer/do not your computer/do not shutdown/keep in standbyshutdown/keep in standby
It will be worthIt will be worth (15 pts- (15 pts-5 creativity, 5 it 5 creativity, 5 it shows an accurate shows an accurate check and balance, check and balance, 5 it is a minimum 5 it is a minimum of 30 sec.)of 30 sec.)
Checks and BalancesChecks and Balances-Congress-Congress
Override Override Presidential VetoPresidential Veto
2/3 vote propose 2/3 vote propose Constitutional Constitutional AmendmentAmendment
Impeach Impeach PresidentPresident
Senate Senate approves approves appointments, appointments, treatiestreaties, and , and tries tries impeachmentsimpeachments
PresidentPresidentProposed Proposed LawsLaws
Veto LawsVeto LawsPardonsPardonsNominates Nominates judges and judges and cabinetcabinet
Supreme Supreme CourtCourtInterpretsInterprets the the
ConstitutionConstitutionLife TermLife TermJudicial ReviewJudicial Review
Declares Laws Declares Laws UnconstitutionalUnconstitutional
ReviewReviewWhat is Judicial Review?What is Judicial Review?How does the Congress How does the Congress check the President?check the President?
How is the President How is the President checked by Congress?checked by Congress?
American American GovernmentGovernmentRoots of the American Roots of the American
ExperimentExperiment
AgendaAgenda Check Checks - Balances Check Checks - Balances
Handout/Current Event Articles and Handout/Current Event Articles and SummarySummary
Jeopardy Review (click here)Jeopardy Review (click here) Time to work on Political Time to work on Political
Cartoons/PresentCartoons/Present Current EventsCurrent Events ReviewReview Hwk: None.Hwk: None. Objective: Objective: To describe the history To describe the history
of our government.of our government.
American American GovernmentGovernmentRoots of the American Roots of the American
ExperimentExperiment
AgendaAgenda Now Statement QuestionNow Statement Question If Needed: Present Political If Needed: Present Political
CartoonsCartoons Federalism and American LawsFederalism and American Laws Time to work on homeworkTime to work on homework ReviewReview Homework: Finish Terms, Read Homework: Finish Terms, Read
Constitution, Quiz Friday, take Constitution, Quiz Friday, take folder home with you.folder home with you.
Objective: Objective: To describe the history To describe the history of our government. of our government.
Terms-write on lined piece Terms-write on lined piece of paperof paper
Look in glossary and TextLook in glossary and TextDemocracy, Representative Democracy, Representative Democracy (Republic), theocracy, Democracy (Republic), theocracy, Articles of Confederation, Articles of Confederation, Constitutional Convention, Shay’s Constitutional Convention, Shay’s Rebellion, bicameralism, Virginia Rebellion, bicameralism, Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, Great Plan, New Jersey Plan, Great Compromise (Conn.), 3/5 Compromise (Conn.), 3/5 Compromise, Federalists, Anti-Compromise, Federalists, Anti-Federalists.Federalists.
TermsTermsLook in Glossary and Look in Glossary and Text:Text:Separation of Powers, Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Checks and Balances, referendum, recall, referendum, recall, judicial review, judicial review, impeachmentimpeachment
Read Constitution-pg 43Read Constitution-pg 43
Now Now StatementStatementWhat are the five What are the five
documents that have documents that have influenced our influenced our government we government we
discussed and briefly discussed and briefly state how they are state how they are important to our important to our government. . .government. . .
Federalism and Making Federalism and Making Laws ChartLaws Chart Go to my websiteGo to my website
Click on Federalism/Law WebsiteClick on Federalism/Law WebsiteClick on 9-12 grade levelClick on 9-12 grade level
Go to National VS State Government:Go to National VS State Government:Fill out handout on Delegated, Fill out handout on Delegated, Concurrent, and Reserved powers given Concurrent, and Reserved powers given to the state and national governments.to the state and national governments.
Go to How Laws Are Made:Go to How Laws Are Made:Fill out the missing blanks under each Fill out the missing blanks under each arrow on law flow chart.arrow on law flow chart.
FederalismFederalism(Write on Lined Piece of (Write on Lined Piece of
Paper)Paper) What is What is FederalismFederalism?? Power is distributed Power is distributed
between central between central government and the government and the states.states.
Why we have federalism?Why we have federalism? American people at the American people at the
time suspicious of national time suspicious of national government/large government/large population and land area.population and land area.
Federalism in the Federalism in the U.S.U.S.
Constitution Constitution establishes establishes clear clear rolesroles for National for National and State Leveland State LevelFederal Federal Mandates=$Mandates=$
Welfare/Welfare/Education/ Education/ Intiatives/etc. Intiatives/etc.
Constitutional Constitutional FrameworkFramework What are some of the What are some of the
powers of the Federal powers of the Federal government?government?
Expressed PowersExpressed Powers Written in the ConstitutionWritten in the Constitution
Implied Powers-Implied Powers- Necessary and ProperNecessary and Proper
Supremacy ClauseSupremacy Clause Federal Gov. the “law of Federal Gov. the “law of
the Land”the Land” All other powers are All other powers are
given to the states-given to the states- Broad PowersBroad Powers
ReviewReviewWhat is Federalism?What is Federalism?What is the Supremacy What is the Supremacy Clause?Clause?
What are expressed What are expressed powers?powers?
Study Guide QuestionsStudy Guide Questions
Answer questions 1-6, Answer questions 1-6, using your text and other using your text and other resources.resources.
You may see one or two of You may see one or two of these questions on the these questions on the quiz tomorrow and final.quiz tomorrow and final.
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Check Terms (number 1-19)Check Terms (number 1-19) Online QuizOnline Quiz
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