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Slide 2 Slide 3 When you get to the quiz over this Essay Outline Slide 4 What does SOVERIEGNTY mean? P.S. Majority Rules Citizens have political rights Citizens agree to be governed Starts with the 1 st three words of the Constitution: We the people Slide 5 Govt can only do what people allow it to do What law is the government subject to? THE CONSTITUTION Vocab: CONSTITUTIONALISM govt must be conducted according to constitutional principles. Vocab: Rule of Law govt and leaders must be under the law, not above it Clinton v Jones Slide 6 3 Branches of Govt split the power 1 Branch cant take over the Govt All Branches have equal power BranchPositionDuty ExecutivePresident/ VPEnforce the Laws LegislativeHouse and Senate Write the Laws JudicialSupreme CourtInterpret the Laws Slide 7 Govt Executive Legislative Judicial Slide 8 Each Branch of Govt is subject to Constitutional restraints by the other Branches President can veto a law that Congress passes Congress can override the Presidents veto with 2/3 majority vote Slide 9 Each Branch of Govt is subject to Constitutional restraints by the other Branches Judges can declare laws unconstitutional President appoints judges BUT Congress has to APPROVE these appointments OR Pres. can pardon Slide 10 Slide 11 Power of Courts to declare a law (from Congress / President) UNCONSTITUTIONAL Vocab: Unconstitutional means that the law goes AGAINST the Constitution Give me an example of an unconstitutional law When a law violates someones personal rights it is unconstitutional J.R. gives the Supreme Court its power This power was established with a single court case Marbury v Madison Slide 12 Compromise between a STRONG CENTRAL GOVT and a STRONG STATE GOVT Example A state like Georgia has power, but the national govt (Washington DC) has more power Whats an example of a state power that the national govt cant touch? Federal Power that State Govt cant touch?