Download - ECONOMIC INSTABILITY !
ECONOMIC INSTABILITY!
1. INTERNATIONAL TRADE ISSUES: - Britain closed many ports - Britain placed high tariffs on imports and
exports
2. TRADE PROBLEMS WITH STATES: - Difficult trading crossing state lines
3. WAR DEBTS: - Struggled to collect taxes- Some states couldn’t afford to pay back debts
4. PRINTING MONEY: - States began printing large amounts of paper
money - This resulted in INFLATION!5. INFLATION: - WHEN COSTS OF GOODS GO UP AND THE
VALUE OF THE DOLLAR GOES DOWN6. DEPRESSION: - LOSS OF TRADE WITH BRITIAN COMBINED
WITH INFLATION CREATED A LOW ECONOMIC DEPRESSION AND UNEMPLOYMENT
7. REBELLION: - Government was SO WEAK! - SHAYS’ REBELLION - CONGRESS COULD DO LITTLE TO PUT THIS
REBELLION DOWN! - THIS PROVED THAT OUR GOVERNMENT WAS
WEAK UNDER THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
WEAKNESS OF THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
• 1. MOST POWER HELD BY STATES• 2. ONE BRANCH (UNICAMERAL)• 3. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH HAS FEW POWERS• 4. NO EXECUTIVE BRANCH• 5. NO JUDICIAL BRANCH• 6. NO SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCES
UNDER THE CONSTITUTION WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE
DEMOCRACY• A FORM OF GOVERNMENT FOUNDED ON THE
PRINCIPLES OF POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY BY THE PEOPLES REPRESENTAITVES
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
• It is government based on the consent of the people. Government, established by free choice of the people, is expected to serve the people, who have sovereignty, or supreme power
WE HAVE A BICAMERAL GOVERNMENT
2 HOUSES:HOUSE OF REPRESENTAIVES
AND THE SENATE
WE HAVE 3 BRANCHES IN OUR GOVERNMENT
SEPERATION OF POWERS
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
• 1. WRITES THE LAWS• 2. CONFIRMS PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS• 3. APPROVES TREATIES
4. GRANTS MONEY• 5. DECLARE WAR
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
1. PROPOSE LAWS2. ADMINISTERS LAWS
3. COMMANDS ARMED FORCES4. APPOINTS AMBASSADORS
5. CONDUCTS FOREIGN POLICY6. MAKES TREATIES
JUDICIAL BRANCH
• 1. INTERPRETS THE CONSTITUTION• 2. REVIEWS LOWER-COURT DECISIONS
CHECKS AND BALANCES
• LIMITS THE POWERS OF THE THREE BRANCHES BY HAVING EACH BRANCH WATCH THE OTHER
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CHECKS ON THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
1. CONGRESS MAY REJECT APPOINTMENTS2. CONGRESS MAY REJECT TREATIES3. CONGRESS MAY WITHHOLD FUNDING
FOR PRESIDENTIAL INITIATIVES4. CONGRESS MAY IMPEACH THE
PRESIDENT5. MAY OVERRIDE A VETO WITH A 2/3
VOTE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CHECKS ON JUDICIAL BRANCH
• 1. CONGRESS MAY PROPOSE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS TO OVERRULE JUDICIAL DECISIONS• 2. CONGRESS MAY IMPEACH
SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
EXECUTIVE BRANCH CHECKS ON THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
• 1. PRESIDENT may adjourn Congress in certain situations•2. PRESIDENT may veto bills
EXECUTIVE BRANCH CHECKS ON THE JUDICIAL BRANCH
• 1. APPOINTS JUDGES
JUDICIAL BRANCH CHECKS ON THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
•1. MAY DECLARE EXECUTIVE ACTIONS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
JUDICIAL BRANCH CHECKS ON LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
• 1. MAY DECLARE LAWS THAT CONGRESS TRY AND PASS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
END OF CH 11 SECTION TWO
• 1. OPEN BINDER TO YOU SECTION 2 I CAN STATEMENTS
• 2. USE YOUR “THE NEW NATION FACES CHALLENGES” PACKET AND YOUR AMERICAS PAST AND PROMISE TEXTBOOK TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS 9-14
• 3. THIS ASSIGNMENT IS DUE TOMORROW!• 4. REMINDER: STATIONS TOMORROW!