CONSTITUTION AND AMENDMENTS. FIVE BASIC PRINCIPLES Popular sovereignty Limited government Separation of powers Checks and balances Federalism.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Quiz, Quiz, Trade Cards Principles of American Government Influential Historic Documents Grades 8, 10 and 11.

Advertisements

Chapter 3 Drafted/Signed in Philadelphia on September _____, _________ and known as Constitution Day. Father of the Constitution?

THE SIX BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  Every five enslaved persons would count as three free persons.

Magruder’s American Government

7 Principles of the Constitution

Review of Chapter Three The United States Constitution.

The Constitution.

Six Principles of the Constitution 1. Popular Sovereignty 2. Limited Government 3. Separation of Power 4. Checks and balances 5. Judicial Review 6. Federalism.

Introduction to the Constitution

Presentation Pro © 2001 by Prentice Hall, Inc. Magruder’s American Government C H A P T E R 3 The Constitution.

The Constitution Chapter 3.  Outline of Constitution  Framework and procedures  Limits and conduct  Preamble- short introduction  Articles- Sections.

SECTION 1 The Six Basic Principles (3-1) What are the six basic principles of the Constitution? What are the important elements (parts) of the Constitution?

Four Principles of the Constitution. Popular Sovereignty Basic principle of the American system of government which asserts that the people are the source.

CHAPTER 3 The Constitution. Section 1: Structure and Principles  A. Structure of the Constitution  Preamble  Seven (7) Articles  Twenty-seven (27)

Popular Sovereignty People give government the power to rule Limited Government Government is NOT all powerful; can only do what people give it power.

An Outline of the Constitution The Constitution sets out the basic principles upon which government in the United States was built and operates today.

CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES of AMERICA. SIX PRINCIPLES 1.POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY – people are the power.

Federal Government Vocabulary 1.Constitution 2.Amendment 3.Bill of Rights 4.Individual Rights 5.Federalism 6.Popular Sovereignty 7.Limited Government 8.Checks.

The Six Principles of Government in America Principle #1 Popular Sovereignty: This is a basic principle of the American system of government; that the.

Chapter 3. 1.Constitution—contents: The constitution is made up of 3 different parts: 1.The Preamble. Acts as the introduction and the statement of purpose.

Chapter 3 Organization of the United States Constitution.

Seven Principles of the Constitution Objective: Identify the principles contained in the Constitution and the process of amending it.

Chapter 3 section 1 A. The Preamble explains why the Constitution was written. B. The seven articles are the main divisions in the body of the Constitution,

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT Chapter 3: The Constitution. Section 1 The Six Basic Principles  Main Idea  The Constitution is a brief, straightforward document.

The Constitution Chapter 3. Outline The Constitution sets out the basic principles upon which government in the United States was built. The Constitution.

7 Principles of the Constitution. Article VI defines the Constitution as the “supreme law of the land” ALL laws in the U.S. must follow the Constitution,

The Constitution The Supreme Law of the Land

The United States Constitution

7 Principles of the Government

Basic Principles of the Constitution

Six Principles of the Constitution

Federal Government Vocabulary

The Seven Principles of the United States Constitution

What is Government?

Structure and Principles

8-3.3 Explain the basic principles of government as established in the United States Constitution.

The Constitution: Structure and Principles

The Principles of the Constitution

Seven Principles of the Constitution

THE SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION

Basic Principles of the Constitution

The U.S. Constitution Chapter 2 Sections 1 and 2.

Chapter 3 The Constitution.

Six Principles of the Constitution

American Government Chapter 3: Notes.

Four Principles of the Constitution

Principles of the Constitution

Basic Principles of the Constitution

Seven Principles of Government

Constitution Chapter 3 Too many people expect wonders from democracy, when the most wonderful thing of all is just having it.” — Walter Winchell.

Our Constitution.

The U.S. Constitution.

The Six Basic Principles

Name Sept 29, 2015 The Constitution Structure and Principles

Daily Goals Content Literacy Social.

Principles of the Constitution: Popular Sovereignty Checks & Balances Separation of Powers Limited Government Federalism.

7 Principles of Government

Name Sept 24, 2013 The Constitution Structure and Principles

The Constitution Chapter 3.

The Constitution.

Principles of the Constitution.

Name Feb 29, 2012 The Constitution Structure and Principles

Six Basic Principles of the Constitution

Name Sept 29, 2015 The Constitution Structure and Principles

Constitutional Handbook

Chapter 3: The Constitution

The Six Basic Principles

Do Now: How does the government affect you?

Presentation transcript:

CONSTITUTION AND AMENDMENTS

FIVE BASIC PRINCIPLES Popular sovereignty Limited government Separation of powers Checks and balances Federalism

POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY Government is based on the will of the people

THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT Article I -----Legislative Article II -----Executive Article III ----Judicial

FEDERALISM Division of power between the central government and the states.

THREE PARTS OF THE CONSTITUTION Preamble Articles Amendments

AMENDMENTS Informal amendment Made through executive actions Formal amendments Proposed in 2 ways National convention 2/3 Congress Ratified in 2 ways State Convention ¾ State Legislatures

POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY People are the most important source of governmental power

SEPARATION OF POWERS Division of governmental power among the different branches of government

CHECKS AND BALANCES System designed to prevent a single branch of government from becoming too powerful

FEDERALISM The sharing of power between the national and state governments

AMENDMENT A change or addition to the Constitution

BILL OF RIGHTS The first ten amendments to the constitution