1. Bell Work
In the bell work section in the back of your notebooks, list the three branches of the United States government and their corresponding function.

2. The Structure of the Constitution and Due Process

3. The Constitution Preamble= purpose
Article I= Legislative Branch – Makes the laws
Article II= Executive Branch – Enforces the laws
Article III= Judicial Branch – Interprets the laws
Article IV= Relationship to the States
Article V= Amending the Constitution
Article VI= The National Debt, Supremacy Clause
Article VII= Ratification of the Constitution

4. Due Process Due Process
Steps the government must take before they can take away life, liberty, property.
Two Types:
Substantive- Deals with the what (the substance, the policies) of governmental action
Procedural- Deals with the how (the procedures, the methods) of governmental action.

5. Habeas Corpus Latin for “Bring forth the body”
An order from a court to a government official requesting and explanation of why an individual is being held.
Usually done in the first 48 hours of an arrest, if not, a writ of habeas corpus may be issued.

6. Bills of Attainder
Congress cannot pass laws depriving people of life, liberty, or property without a first providing a trial.

7. Ex Post Facto Laws
Laws that make something a crime before it became a crime. Laws that are retroactive.
May be passed if it is to the benefit of the people.

8. Amending the Constitution
Step 1 Step 2 Amendment Is Proposed Amendment is Ratified
27 Amends.
2/3 vote both chambers
¾ state legislatures
21st amend
2/3 national convention
¾ state conventions