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Overview of the Constitution
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Warm-up for 1/22 and 1/23Imagine that you have just declared
independence from Great Britain, if you were in charge of helping to create our new government, what are 5 laws would you create?
Write down your homework. Raise your hand when done.
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After the American Revolution, the Articles of the Confederation were enacted
The Articles gave no power to the central government
All the power resided in the statesPeople were afraid of a strong central
governmentIn 1787, the Constitutional Convention was
called in Philadelphia for the purpose of improving the Articles of the Confederation
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What came out was a new documentA struggle began between the small and
large states regarding representationThe Virginia Plan proposed representation
based on populationThe New Jersey Plan proposed equal
representation from each state regardless of size
The Great Compromise called for a bicameral (two house legislature), one based on population, one with equal representation
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With the Great Compromise, the ratification of the Constitution only had one more hurdle
Many wanted to ensure the Federal Government would not become too powerful
The Constitution was ratified in 1787 with the understanding it would be amended to include a list of citizens rights
The Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments, were ratified in 1791
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The US Constitution consists of seven articles and 27 amendments
The original seven articles took effect in 1789
The first 10 amendments are called the Bill of Rights
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The Constitution consists of three parts: the Preamble, the Articles, and the Amendments
The Preamble is the purposeThe Articles establish the governmentThe Amendments protect the rights of the
citizens
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The PreambleThe Preamble is the purpose for the
documentForm a more perfect UnionEstablish JusticeInsure domestic tranquilityProvide for common defensePromote general welfareSecure the Blessings of Liberty
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The ArticlesArticle 1- Legislative Branch
Congress shall make the lawsTwo parts, called “Houses”The House of RepresentativesThe Senate
Article 2- Executive BranchThe President, Vice-President, Cabinet, and
DepartmentsEnforce the laws
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Article 3- The Judicial BranchThe Supreme CourtRule on the laws
Article 4- States powersStates can make their own lawsStates must respect other states laws
Article 5- AmendmentsConstitution can be changed
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Article 6- Federal PowersState laws cannot violate federal laws or the
ConstitutionArticle 7- Ratification
Presented on September 17, 178712 out of the 13 states signed the Constitution
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The AmendmentsThe first ten amendments are called the Bill
of RightsThe 13, 14, and 15th amendments ended
slavery, established citizenship and gave Blacks the right to vote (1870)
The 18th amendment was the only amendment repealed, prohibition against the sale of alcohol (1919)
The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote (1919)
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The 22nd amendment limited the President to two terms (1951)
The 26th amendment gave 18 year olds the right to vote (1971)
The 27th amendment Congress shall not have a raise until after the next election of the House of Representatives (1992)
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The Bill of RightsRevolutionary in their natureTwo groups grew out of the ratification
process for the US ConstitutionFederalists
did not believe in the need for the Bill of Rights Wanted strong Federal Government Members include: Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
Anti-Federalist Distrusted a strong Federal Government
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Proposed the Bill of Rights Members include: Thomas Jefferson
Guaranteed the rights of the citizens and could not be infringed by the Federal Government
Freedoms includeSpeechReligionBear armsSpeedy trialStates rights