1. The Federal System Powers of the National Government
Powers Reserved to
The States
-Regulate interstate
And foreign trade
-Set standard weights
And measures
-Create and maintain
Armed forces
-Make copyright and
Patent laws
-Establish post offices
-Establish foreign policy
-Create federal courts
-Coin money
-Declare war
-Admit new states
-Create corporation
Law
-Regulate trade within
State
-Maintain schools
-Establish local
Governments
-Make laws about marriage
And divorce
-Conduct elections
-Provide for public safety
Shared Powers
-Provide for
Public welfare
-administer
Criminal justice
-Charter banks
-Raise taxes
-Borrow money

2. State and Local Governments
State Government
Powers of State
Government:
-create corporate law
-regulate trade within
State
-maintain schools
-establish local
Government
-make laws about
Marriage and divorce
Conduct elections
-provide for public
safety
Each state has it own
Constitution
State government made
Up of:
-executive (headed by
Governor)
-Legislature
-Judiciary

3. State and Local Governments
Includes county, city and town.
Most of local budges are spent on education.
Local governments hire teachers, firefighters, police officers, and garbage collectors.
Local governments maintain roads and hospitals and provide public services.

4. State and Local Governments
Citizenship
-A citizen is entitled to all rights and privileges of a particular nation.
-To be a citizen of the United States, a person must be one of the following:
1. Born in the United States.
2. Have a parent who is a citizen.
Be 18 or younger when parents are naturalized.
Naturalization is the official legal process of becoming a citizen. Steps in process include:
Live in the United States for five years.
Apply for citizenship.
Take citizenship exam.
Undergo interviews.
Take a citizenship oath.

5. State and Local Governments
Citizenship (cont)
Some responsibilities of citizens are required by law.
Other responsibilities are not required by law. These include serving the community, staying well informed, voting in elections and helping to create a just society.

6. Amending the Constitution

7. Amending the Constitution

8. Amending the Constitution

9. Amending the Constitution

10. Amending the Constitution

11. Amending the Constitution

12. Amending the Constitution

13. The Bill of Rights The First 10 Amendments to the Constitution*
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The Bill of Rights The First 10 Amendments to the Constitution
Take notes on the slides as they appear.
Draw pictures to represent at least five of the amendments. *

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1st Amendment
The 1st Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, the press, assembly, and petition.
This means that we all have the right to:
practice any religion we want to
to speak freely
to assemble (meet)
to address the government (petition)
to publish newspapers, TV, radio, Internet (press) *

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2nd Amendment
The 2nd Amendment protects the right to bear arms, which means the right to own a gun. *

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3rd Amendment
The 3rd Amendment says “No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.”
This means that we cannot be forced to house or quarter soldiers. *

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4th Amendment
The 4th Amendment protects the people from unreasonable searches and seizures.
This means that the police must have a warrant to enter our homes. It also means the government cannot take our property, papers, or us, without a valid warrant based on probable cause (good reason). *

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5th Amendment
The 5th Amendment protects people from being held for committing a crime unless they are properly indicted, (accused)
You may not be tried twice for the same crime (double jeopardy)
You don’t have to testify against yourself in court. (Self-incrimination) *

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6th Amendment
The 6th Amendment guarantees a speedy trial (you can’t be kept in jail for over a year without a trial)
an impartial jury (doesn’t already think you are guilty)
that the accused can confront witnesses against them
the accused must be allowed to have a lawyer *

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7th Amendment
The 7th Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy civil trial.
A civil trial differs from a criminal trial. A civil trial is when someone sues someone else. A criminal trial is when the state tries to convict someone of a crime. *

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8th Amendment
The 8th Amendment guarantees that punishments will be fair and not cruel, and that extraordinarily large fines will not be set. *

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9th Amendment
All rights not stated in the Constitution and not forbidden by the Constitution belong to the people.
This means that the states can do what they want if the Constitution does not forbid it. *

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10th Amendment
The 10th Amendment states that any power not granted to the federal government belongs to the states or to the people. *