1. Branches of Government

2. A bicameral system- a two-part body
Legislative Branch
A bicameral system- a two-part body

3. House of Representatives
Based on population
Census
Louisiana has 6 representatives
435 members
2 year terms
Speaker of the House- Paul Ryan
In charge of floor debate
Qualifications:
25 years-old
Live in the state you represent
U.S. Citizen for 7 years before election
Should live in the district you represent (not required)

4. Our State District Representative
Steve Scalise (R)

5. Senate
100 members plus the President of Senate (vice president of U.S.)
6 year terms
President pro-temp is the standing leader
Requirements
30 years-old
Live in the state you represent
U.S. Citizen 9 years before election

6. Louisiana’s Senators
John Kennedy(R)
Bill Cassidy (R)

7. Powers Expressed- direct powers given by the constitution
Implied- powers not stated in the constitution but given by the elastic clause “necessary and proper”
Types of powers
Taxing and spending
Regulating commerce
Foreign relations and treaties

8. Checks and balances
Impeach: accuse government officials of wrong doing
Senate is jury 2/3 vote to convict and remove from office
Government watchdog
Cannot:
Favor one state
Suspend writ of habeas corpus
Pass bills of attainder
an act of a legislature declaring a person or group of persons guilty of some crime and punishing them, often without a trial.
Pass ex post facto laws
A law that makes illegal an act that was legal when committed

11. Split page notes-pgs. 157-161 Rider Filibuster Cloture Voice vote
Roll-call vote
Veto
Pocket veto

12. The Executive Branch

13. Leaders The President and Vice President Qualifications
At least 35 years old
Native-born citizen of the U.S.
Resident of the U.S. for 14 years before the election
Elected through the electoral college system
Winner Takes All
Salary and Benefits
$400,000
Health, dental, vision, life insurance
Lifetime salary and benefits
Cannot serve more then 2 four year terms or for more than 10 years

14. President -Barack Obama
Current Leaders
V.P. -Joe Biden
President -Barack Obama

15. Future leaders President Elect- Donald Trump
Vice- president elect- Mike Pence

16. Electoral College

17. Roles of the President
Chief executive
Chief Diplomat
Commander and Chief
Legislative leader
Head of State
Economic Leader
Party Leader

18. Checks Pass or Veto laws Appoints judges Limits: Cannot make laws
Cannot declare war
Congress must approve appointments
Congress must approve treaties

19. The President’s Cabinet
A group of adviser to the president that are the heads of the 15 top-level executive departments.
Not in the Constitution, but developed through custom
Started with George Washington
They meet when the presidents calls a meeting
Department heads must be approved by the Senate.

21. The President and Foreign Policy

22. Create a vocabulary card for each of the following terms
Define in your own words
Example
Domestic policy
Foreign policy
National security
Treaty
Executive agreement
Ambassador
Trade sanction
Embargo
Key Term
Use the term in a sentence
Draw a picture

23. Goals of foreign policy
What is foreign policy?
Goals of foreign policy
National security
International trade (economic growth)
Promoting World peace
Promoting democracy
Human Rights
What departments are in the foreign policy bureaucracy?

24. Methods of Foreign Policy
Creating treaties and executive agreements
Appointing ambassadors
Foreign aid
International trade
Trade sanctions
Embargo
Military force

25. The Judicial Branch

26. How the System Works U.S. District Courts
U.S. Court of Appeals (the gatekeeper)
U.S. Supreme Court
Making a decision
Types of decisions
Uphold original courts decision
Reverse the original courts decision
Remand the case: send it back down
Opinions
Precedent

27. A District System

28. Judges
Federal Judges are appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate
Qualifications
None given in the Constitution
Appointed for life
Current Chief Justice- John Roberts

29. Jurisdiction
the official power to make legal decisions and judgments given to a particular court.
Original
Appellant
Exclusive
Concurrent

30. Types of Cases heard in Federal Courts
Constitutional cases
Violations of federal law
Disputes between states
Disputes between parties from different states
Suits involving the federal government
Cases involving foreign governments
Cases involving U.S. diplomats

31. Roles and Checks Roles Judicial Review Marbury v Madison
Interpreting laws
Checks
Determines constitutionality of laws

32. Strict VS. Loose Interpretation
Strict Constructionist viewpoints-Anti-Federalist • S.C.’s – (Jefferson) favored near word for word interpretation (of the Constitution) and a smaller government • S.C.’s insisted Congress could only exercise 1.) its expressed powers and 2.) only those implied powers necessary to carry out the expressed powers • These were supporters of the 10th Amendment – “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved for the States respectively, or to the people.”
Liberal (loose Constructionist) - Federalist
• L.C.’s – (Hamilton) favored a more broad interpretation and a larger government
• Hamilton desired an “energetic government”
• Eventually the government increased in size because of :
1.) wars (Civil War; WWII)
2.) economic crises (Great Depression; now)
3.) national emergencies or points of interest (the National Bank; Katrina)

33. Loose Strict Constructionist Activity
•Explain the differences between strict and loose interpretation.
•List pros and cons of both strict and loose interpretation.
•Which do you believe is better, a strict or loose interpretation and why?