SWBAT: Define and provide examples for the 6 SWBAT: Define and provide examples for the 6 Principles of the ConstitutionPrinciples of the Constitution

Standard: 12.1Standard: 12.1

The ConstitutionThe Constitution

IncludesIncludes the Bill of Rights the Bill of Rights

**Get out a sheet of paper to start our next unit****Get out a sheet of paper to start our next unit**

Today we will do Assignment # 1Today we will do Assignment # 1

Warm-upWarm-up

Why do you think the Constitution of Why do you think the Constitution of the U.S. is so important?the U.S. is so important?

What are the main ideas it is based What are the main ideas it is based on?on?

The ConstitutionThe Constitution

The Constitution is broad, general, The Constitution is broad, general, non-specific and open to non-specific and open to interpretationinterpretation– For Example: It says we have freedom of For Example: It says we have freedom of

speech, yet that there are limitations on speech, yet that there are limitations on that freedom that freedom

– It does It does notnot outline exactly what we can outline exactly what we can and cannot say. That needs to be and cannot say. That needs to be determined by………who??? determined by………who??? Ask your Ask your partnerpartner..

Six Principles of the U.S. Six Principles of the U.S. ConsitutionConsitution

**The Constitution is based on Six **The Constitution is based on Six Principles**Principles**

Popular SovereigntyPopular Sovereignty Limited GovernmentLimited Government Judicial ReviewJudicial Review Separation of PowersSeparation of Powers FederalismFederalism Checks & BalancesChecks & Balances

Popular Popular SovereigntySovereignty

The power of rule lies The power of rule lies within the hands of within the hands of the peoplethe people

Limited Limited GovernmentGovernment

Government is not all Government is not all powerful; has powerful; has limited powerlimited power

Judicial ReviewJudicial Review

The Judicial Branch (the courts) have the The Judicial Branch (the courts) have the right and the responsibility to check the right and the responsibility to check the actions of the other two branches actions of the other two branches (executive/president & legislative/congress) (executive/president & legislative/congress) to make sure they are to make sure they are constitutionalconstitutional

Determined by court case Determined by court case Marbury v. Marbury v. MadisonMadison in 1803 – the court ruled that what in 1803 – the court ruled that what the president did was unconsitutional the president did was unconsitutional

(illegal)(illegal)

STOP, DROP & DRAW!!STOP, DROP & DRAW!!

Draw one big circle Draw one big circle map and write “The map and write “The Six Principles of the Six Principles of the Constitution”. Constitution”.

Create a key/legend Create a key/legend to label which to label which principle each color principle each color representsrepresents

Draw a symbol for Draw a symbol for – Popular SovereigntyPopular Sovereignty– Limited GovernmentLimited Government– Judicial ReviewJudicial Review

FederalismFederalism(aka: Govt. power is divided into central and (aka: Govt. power is divided into central and

state governments)state governments)SomeSome

National/Federal National/Federal PowersPowers

SomeSome Concurrent Concurrent (Shared) Powers(Shared) Powers

SomeSome State Powers State Powers

Regulate commerceRegulate commerceCoin moneyCoin moneyRaise an army and Raise an army and navynavyEstablish a banking Establish a banking systemsystemAcquire territoryAcquire territoryControl immigrationControl immigrationWage warWage warMake treatiesMake treaties

Lay and collect taxesLay and collect taxesSet up courtsSet up courtsMake and enforce Make and enforce lawslawsCollect taxes Borrow Collect taxes Borrow moneymoneyImprove general Improve general welfarewelfareCharter banks and Charter banks and another corporationsanother corporationsTake land for public Take land for public useuse

Create school Create school systemssystemsEnact marriage lawsEnact marriage lawsEstablish local Establish local governmentsgovernmentsProtect public healthProtect public healthRegulate local Regulate local businessbusinessRegulate trades and Regulate trades and Professions ProfessionsCreate state Create state constitutionsconstitutionsConduct electionsConduct elections

**See pg. 30 in your packet

STOP, DROP & DRAW!!STOP, DROP & DRAW!!

Now draw a symbol Now draw a symbol for Federalism in a for Federalism in a different colordifferent color

Add this color to your Add this color to your a key/legend and a key/legend and label which principle label which principle it representsit represents

Separation of PowersSeparation of Powers(aka: The Three Branches)(aka: The Three Branches)

ExecutiveExecutive LegislativeLegislative JudicialJudicialcommander in chiefcommander in chiefgrants pardons grants pardons makes treatiesmakes treatiesappoints executive appoints executive officials, federal judges, officials, federal judges, and ambassadorsand ambassadorsrecommends legislation recommends legislation & sees that all laws are & sees that all laws are executed executed supervises government supervises government employees employees establishes foreign establishes foreign policy policy Vetos legislationVetos legislation

lays and collects taxeslays and collects taxesborrows moneyborrows moneyregulates foreign and regulates foreign and interstate interstate commercecommerce (trade of goods & (trade of goods & services)services)coins moneycoins moneysets up inferior courts sets up inferior courts declares wardeclares warraises, supports, raises, supports, maintains, disciplines & maintains, disciplines & organizes the army & organizes the army & navynavyImpeach judges Impeach judges

Interprets the Interprets the Constitution and the Constitution and the laws by hearing court laws by hearing court casescasesSettles disputes Settles disputes between statesbetween states

STOP, DROP & DRAW!!STOP, DROP & DRAW!!

Now draw a symbol Now draw a symbol for Separation of for Separation of Powers in a different Powers in a different colorcolor

Add this color to your Add this color to your a key/legend and a key/legend and label which principle label which principle it representsit represents

Checks & BalancesChecks & BalancesBranch Branch

ResponsibleResponsibleActionAction Branch that Branch that

checkschecksHow action How action is checkedis checked

ExecutiveExecutive Sends TroopsSends Troops LegislativeLegislative Declares WarDeclares War

LegislativeLegislative Makes laws Makes laws ExecutiveExecutiveJudicialJudicial

Recommends Recommends & Vetoes laws & Vetoes laws Interprets lawsInterprets laws

ExecutiveExecutive Vetoes lawsVetoes laws LegislativeLegislative Congress Congress overrides veto overrides veto with 2/3 vote with 2/3 vote

JudicialJudicial Interprets Interprets laws laws

ExecutiveExecutive Grants Grants pardonspardons

ExecutiveExecutive Suggests annual Suggests annual

federal budgetfederal budget LegislativeLegislative Must approve Must approve

budgetbudget ExecutiveExecutive Appoints executive Appoints executive

officials, federal officials, federal judges, and judges, and ambassadors ambassadors

LegislativeLegislative Senate must Senate must confirm with confirm with

majority votemajority vote

STOP, DROP & DRAW!!STOP, DROP & DRAW!!

Now draw a symbol to Now draw a symbol to remember for Checks remember for Checks & Balances in a & Balances in a different colordifferent color

Add this color to your Add this color to your a key/legend and a key/legend and label which principle label which principle it representsit represents

Which Principle am I? Which Principle am I? [Activity][Activity]

Read each power and determine if it Read each power and determine if it is:is:1. Federalism – N, C, S1. Federalism – N, C, S2. Separation of Powers – E, L, J 2. Separation of Powers – E, L, J

*if it was a state power, you’re done!*if it was a state power, you’re done!3. Checks & Balances – Write this on your 3. Checks & Balances – Write this on your

brochure!brochure! Also, match each picture with the Also, match each picture with the

correct principle. Provide a brief correct principle. Provide a brief explanation of how the picture explanation of how the picture illustrates the principle inside your illustrates the principle inside your brochure. brochure.

Six Principles -- ReviewSix Principles -- Review

Individually create a tree map with Individually create a tree map with six branches and: six branches and: – Write the definition of each principle.Write the definition of each principle.– Using your brain and your notes provide Using your brain and your notes provide

3 examples for each3 examples for each– Create a symbol for eachCreate a symbol for each

Warm Up: Create a Tree Warm Up: Create a Tree MapMap

Six Principles of the U.S.

Constitution

Checks & Balances

Judicial Review

Popular Soverignty

3 Examples One from

eachbranch(notes)

Court Case(notes)

3 Examples(brain, life

exp.)

FederalismSeparation of

PowersLimited

Government

3 Examples(brain, life

exp.)

3 Examples From each

branch (notes)

3 ExamplesFrom each

power(notes)

Symbol

Symbol

Symbol

Symbol

Symbol

Symbol

Six Principles Wrap-upSix Principles Wrap-up

Based on what you just learned about Based on what you just learned about the Six Principles of the U.S. the Six Principles of the U.S. Constitution, do you agree or disagree Constitution, do you agree or disagree with the Federalists that the Bill of with the Federalists that the Bill of Rights was Rights was notnot needed in the needed in the Constitution? They felt that the way the Constitution? They felt that the way the Constitution was designed with the 6 Constitution was designed with the 6 Principles that it was impossible for the Principles that it was impossible for the government to abuse power? Use government to abuse power? Use specific examples.specific examples.

The Constitution The Constitution isis the ‘Law the ‘Law of the Land’of the Land’

Who remembers how our highest legal Who remembers how our highest legal document is organized??document is organized??

Outline of the U.S. Outline of the U.S. ConstitutionConstitution::

Preamble – Intro to Const. & states the Preamble – Intro to Const. & states the Purposes of GovernmentPurposes of Government

Article I – Article I – LLegislative Branchegislative Branch II. Article II – II. Article II – EExecutive Branchxecutive Branch III. Article III – III. Article III – J(g)J(g)udicial Branchudicial Branch IV. Article IV – Relations Among IV. Article IV – Relations Among SStatestates Article V – Article V – AAmendments (change)mendments (change) VI. Article VI – VI. Article VI – SSupremacy of upremacy of NNational Lawational Law VII. Article VII – VII. Article VII – RRatification (approve)atification (approve) Bill of Rights & 17 Additional Bill of Rights & 17 Additional

Amendments (27)Amendments (27)**LEGS Are So Red

WorksheetWorksheet

‘‘Recognizing the Major Parts of the Recognizing the Major Parts of the U.S. Constitution’…U.S. Constitution’…

Visitor From Outer SpaceVisitor From Outer Space

BILL OF RIGHTSBILL OF RIGHTS 11stst 10 Amendments 10 Amendments

to the Constitutionto the Constitution Outlines our Outlines our

personal, individual personal, individual rights and libertiesrights and liberties

**(See other PP)**(See other PP)

Bill of Rights -- ReviewBill of Rights -- ReviewAmendmeAmendmentnt

ExplanationExplanation

FirstFirst Freedom of religion, speech, press, Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, & petitionassembly, & petition

SecondSecond Right to possess weapons Right to possess weapons

ThirdThird Citizens are not required to house soldiers Citizens are not required to house soldiers during peacetime or war during peacetime or war

FourthFourth Protects people from unreasonable Protects people from unreasonable searches & seizures searches & seizures

FifthFifth Protects the rights of the accused: including Protects the rights of the accused: including required required indictmentsindictments, , double jeopardydouble jeopardy, , self-incriminationself-incrimination, , due process due process (life, (life, liberty & property), and liberty & property), and just just compensation of propertycompensation of property (eminient (eminient domain)domain)

Bill of Rights – review cont.Bill of Rights – review cont.AmendmeAmendmentnt

ExplanationExplanation

SixthSixth Guarantees a speedy and publicGuarantees a speedy and publictrial, counsel, the confrontation by atrial, counsel, the confrontation by awitness and the right to call one’switness and the right to call one’sown witness on their behalfown witness on their behalf

SeventhSeventh Right to a jury trial in civil casesRight to a jury trial in civil cases

EighthEighth No excessive bail or cruel & unusual No excessive bail or cruel & unusual punishment punishment

NinthNinth Unenumerated Rights: Rights that are not Unenumerated Rights: Rights that are not mentioned in the Constitution the people mentioned in the Constitution the people may still have may still have

TenthTenth Federalism/State’s Rights:Powers not Federalism/State’s Rights:Powers not given togiven to

the federal government belong to the the federal government belong to the states states

Additional Important Additional Important AmendmentsAmendments

AmendmentAmendment ExplanationExplanation

ThirteenthThirteenth Outlawed Slavery Outlawed Slavery

FourteenthFourteenth Equal rights of citizens (gave AA Equal rights of citizens (gave AA citizenship)citizenship)Equal Protection ClauseEqual Protection ClauseDue Process ClauseDue Process Clause

FifteenthFifteenth First attempt to give AA males the right to First attempt to give AA males the right to vote vote

NineteenthNineteenth Gave women the right to vote Gave women the right to vote

Twenty-SecondTwenty-Second Presidential Tenure (2 terms)Presidential Tenure (2 terms)

Twenty-FifthTwenty-Fifth Presidential SuccessionPresidential Succession

Create a Constitution BookCreate a Constitution Book

Get 5 pieces of paper, fold them in half and Get 5 pieces of paper, fold them in half and staple them into a bookstaple them into a book

Include a cover page titled ‘The Include a cover page titled ‘The Consitution’Consitution’

Include one page for each of the following:Include one page for each of the following:– PreamblePreamble– 7 Articles7 Articles– 27 Amendments27 Amendments

What to include on each page What to include on each page of your book…of your book…

Title Title Short DescriptionShort Description SymbolSymbol

ExampleExample First AmendmentFirst Amendment Freedom of:Freedom of:

– SpeechSpeech– PressPress– ReligionReligion– PetitionPetition– AssemblyAssembly

Create your own Student Bill of Create your own Student Bill of RightsRights

List 10 personal List 10 personal and individual and individual rights you think rights you think should be each should be each students’ God-students’ God-Given rightsGiven rights

How to Amend/Change the How to Amend/Change the ConstitutionConstitution

CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTAMENDMENT

2/3 vote in each 2/3 vote in each house of Congresshouse of Congress

¾ of the total state ¾ of the total state legislatures legislatures

=3/4 out of 50 states=3/4 out of 50 states

****State legislatures is State legislatures is equivalent to the equivalent to the

state congressstate congress

State State NationalNational

ExecutiveExecutive GovernorGovernor PresidentPresident

LegislativeLegislative StateState

LegislatureLegislatureState State SenateSenateState State AssemblyAssembly

U.S. CongressU.S. CongressSenateSenateHouse of House of RepresentativeRepresentativess

JudicialJudicial State State Supreme Supreme CourtCourt

U.S. Supreme U.S. Supreme CourtCourt

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