lesson 4 - let freedom ring lesson 4 let freedom ring
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Lesson 4 -Let Freedom Ring
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Lesson 4 Let Freedom Ring
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VocabularyWrite the following vocabulary words in your packet.
•Constitutional Democracy•Representative Democracy•Federal Government•Cabinet•Political Party•Common Good
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Constitutional democracy
• A kind of democracy in which the goals of the government and the ways it will work to achieve them are stated in the constitution.
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Representative democracy
• A governing system in which citizens elect people to make laws and decisions for them.
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Federal government
• The central authority in a federation (group) of states.
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Cabinet
• The group of department heads (people) who advise a nations chief executive.
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Political party
• A group of people involved in government who try to get others to agree with their ideas and who choose leaders who share the groups point of view.
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Common Good
• Helpful for all citizens as a group.
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Civic Responsibilities of the People of the U.S.• People must obey the law.• People must pay taxes.• People should vote.• People should volunteer in the community.
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American Democracy – Main IdeasCopy this on the back of your EQ Page
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
Constitutional Democracy
Representative Democracy
executive, legislative,
judicial branches
Checks and balances among
branches
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Place on back of your Vocabulary page
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Legislative Branch Judicial Branch
President and Cabinetalso includes Vice-President
Enforces or carries out the law
CongressSenate(50 members) and House of Representatives (435members)
Interprets the Laws
Makes the Laws
United States Government
Executive Branch
Supreme Court 9 Judges led byChief Justice
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United states government
• The Constitution created a government of three equal branches, or parts.
• The Constitution is the plan and set of rules for our government.
• The three branches are:
• LEGISLATIVE• ExecutiveEXTIVE• JUDICIAL
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The Executive Branch•The president, or Chief Executive, is the head of the government.
•After elected to serve his/her country, the president lives and works in the White House.
• The president is in charge of the armed forces.
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The legislative branch
• Congress has two parts: The Constitution created Congress.
• Senate and The House of Representatives.
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The senate
•There are 100 senators.
• Each state has two senators.
• A Senator is in office for 6 years. This is called a “term.”
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The house of representatives
• There are 435 representatives.
• The more people that live in a state, the more representatives it has.
• Representatives serve for a term of two years.
• They can be elected for more than one term.
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The Judicial branch• The Supreme Court is the highest court is the U. S., and is the system of courts to settle questions about the laws.
• The nine justices can serve for as long as they live, or wish to retire.
• Each justice is chosen by the president and approved by the Senate
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Guided Notes Answers• Constitutional • Democracy• Constitution• People• representative• Laws• Local, state, national• Local• State• Education, roads• National, Military, Money• National. Federal• Legislative, executive, Judicial• Cabinet• Legislative• Congress
• Senate, House of Representatives
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Guided Notes Answers• Supreme • Appointed• Senate• Balance• Checks• Political• Republican, democratic• Rights• Citizens• Constitution, rights• Speech• Responsibilities• Personal,civic• Personal• Civic, Common• Obeys, votes• responsibility
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Lesson #4-Culture Summary-Key Points
• United States is a constitutional democracy• It is also a representative democracy• The constitution requires a three branch
government
Assignment- come up with 3 more key points that you learned about United States government.
Complete your summary paragraph
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Lesson #4 Government Summary Paragraph
The United States government is a very strong government. It is a constitutional democracy because the goals of the government are laid out in the Constitution. It is also a representative democracy because its citizens elect people to make laws and decisions for them. The Constitution requires the government to have three branches of government.