Monday, October 22nd Agenda: Warm up: Finish 2:2 (p. 60-69) Quiz Wed. 10/24 Finish Review ?’s Who has the Power: legislative, executive or judicial 1. Impeach the president 2. Call emergency session of Congress 3. Determines the constitutionality of laws 4. Veto Bills 5. Can override the President’s veto 6. Can determine if the presidents actions are constitutional 7. Appoint federal and Supreme Court judges 8. Can confirm or deny appointment/Impeach officials.

Make your questions challenging!!! 20 Question Review You will write a 20 question review for your peers 10 questions from 2:1 10 questions from 2:2 For each section you must include: 3 True/False 3 short answer or mini essay (2-3 sentence answer) 3 Multiple choice/Matching (four answer choices) 1 –your choice Make your questions challenging!!!

Sovereignty and Limited Government US became a sovereign nation when independent from GB Allowing the US to decide upon its own internal gov and international policies Power rests with the citizens and they provide the power to govern Limited Power Gov’t only has the power and duties granted by the people Constitution- supreme law of the land Outlines gov’s power and functions Bill of Rights Rule of Law Abide by the constitutions, not allowing officials to do anything they wish No one is above the law

Federalism The constitution limits power by dividing power and responsibilities AKA- Federalism How the Federal System works Colonies became states in order to keep their boundaries and identities The federal system protects the rights for states to carry out laws and regulations to benefit it citizens States can/do make final decisions regarding some gov’t activities Citizens live under and must obey the laws of both the U.S. and State government National law takes priority of state laws Laws must be constitutional

Federalism Continued ….. Powers of the government are divided between the national and state governments Enumerates Powers are given to the national government Print money Declare war Make treaties Conduct foreign affairs Call out militia Support army and Navy Establish Post Offices Reserved Powers are ONLY for the states Grant charters Create city and town governments Issue business license Operate public schools and colleges Enact traffic laws on public roads Conduct elections Concurrent Powers are shared by state and national governements Collect taxes Build roads Borrow money Operate a court system

Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances Gov’t is limited and controlled by diving it among diff. branches Each has a different function Founders wanted to limit the ability of ONE branch to control or weak the other 2 Separation of Power Powers limited to their own areas of interst Must cooperate with other branches Both national an state are structured the same Three Branches Legislative- makes laws Executive- enforces laws Judicial- interprets laws

Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances Ways to keep the other 2 branches from becoming too powerful Congress can pass a law, but president can veto Congress can override the President’s veto w/ 2/3 vote Supreme Court can declare a law made by Congress unenforceable if it violates the constitution U.S. Senate can confirm or reject candidates for judgeships

Georgia’s Constitution Georgia adopted its first constitution in 1789 Structure like federal Written and adopted 10 different constitution Latest adopted in 1983 Preamble Perpetuate the principle of free gov’t, insure justice to all, promote happiness to citizens and future citizens Georgia’s Constitution 11 articles Longer than US 40,000 words Amended dozens of times since 1984 State Constitutions Longer than the US More detailed and specific

Key Concepts Limited Government Federalism Government only has the powers that are given by the ______________ as outlined in the _______________. Rule of law provided the no one ________________________. Federalism This system provides TWO governments _________________ and _______________. People must follow the laws of both. ___________________ government takes precedence people Constitution is above the law federal state national (federal)

Electing representatives Key Concepts Representative Democracy People hold the power by ______________________. They work to elect people who belong to their __________________ because they share a __________________________________. Government powers are limited and controlled by the use of what system? Separation of Powers What system is used to make sure a single branch of government does not become too powerful? Checks and Balances Electing representatives Political party Political ideology

Executive Legislative Judicial Who is included President/Governor Vice President/Lt. Governor Cabinet Departments (Education/Defense Congress- National General Assembly- State Senate House of Representatives Supreme Court Lower Courts Special Courts Separation of Power Enforce Laws Creates Laws Interprets Laws Check and Balance Can appoint Supreme Court and federal judges Can veto bills and call emergency sessions of congress Can confirm or impeach judicial appointments, such as Supreme Court Justices Can impeach the president, override a veto and confirm executive appointment. Can decide if presidential acts are constitutional Can interpret constitutionality of laws

Federalism Enumerated Reserved Concurrent Federal State BOTH Print money Declare war Make treaties Conduct foreign affairs Call out militia Support army and Navy Establish Post Offices Grant charters Create city and town governments Issue business license Operate public schools and colleges Enact traffic laws on public roads Conduct elections Collect taxes Build roads Borrow money Operate a court system

Key Concepts: Georgia’s Constitution When was Georgia’s current constitution ratified? 1983, but has been amended dozens of times since How many articles does it have? 11 How is Georgia’s constitution different from the U.S. Constitution? It is longer and more specific What does Georgia’s PREAMBLE

How long does this process take? What are the TWO steps to make amendments made to Georgia’s constitution? General Assembly votes on the proposed change Voters have to ratify it, so it is put on the ballot in the next general election How long does this process take? Could take up to TWO years Georgia’s preamble: Perpetuate the principles of free government, insure justice to all, preserve peace, promote the interest and happiness of the citizen and of the family, and transmit to posterity the enjoyment of liberty…. What is this explaining? The purpose of having a constitution