5 February 2015 Do Now: Review Amendments 1-27 on page

215

If you missed this week; we took a quiz on 8.1/8.2

Your essay was due last Wednesday; you need to turn it in for credit. You will now receive a penalty for an excessively late paper. (Stapled: Rubric, Essay, Organizer)

Today, I will be able to explain the major ideas from Article One of the United States Constitution.

Weekly Rundown

2 February: Read, answered, and reviewed sections 8.1/8.2: Origins of Black History Month.

3 February: The amendment process and quiz on 8.1/2

4 February: Review the amendment process. Benjamin Banneker

5 February: How does our government work?

6 February: Read 8.5 and answer Qs 1-7 on page 235. Quiz Amendments 1-27

Article One: Legislature

Bicameral = 2 house Lower house (H.O.R.) selected by the people

(popular sovereignty); # of representatives based on a state’s population; 2 yr terms

Upper house (Senate); selected by the H.O.R., until the 17th Amendment; 2 Senators per state; serve 6 yr terms.

Power: Make bills (which can become laws) and appropriate funds (they control the cash flow)

Legislative Branch

Article Two: Executive

Carryout the laws Elected via Electoral College 4 yr terms 2 term restriction: 22 Amendment Roles:

Directs foreign policy (how we interact with other countries)

Commander-in-chief of the armed forces Chief legislator: Can propose laws; signs bills into

law; can veto a bill Chief spokesperson for the country: **Hey look at

me I’m on TV

Article Three: Judicial Main power given through the Constitution is the establishment of a Supreme

Court.

Ability hear cases involving ambassadors, maritime, treason, and conflict between states.

Least amount of political power

Lifetime appointment

James Wilson first Supreme Court Justice John Jay first Supreme Court Chief Justice

Judiciary Act of 1789, first action of our first Congress, establishes district courts (94) and appellate courts (circuit courts (13).

Judicial Review: The Supreme Court has the right to determine if a law or action is Constitutional

Jud Branch

The Constitution can be changed (amended/altered)

This can be done formally through the amendment process,*** see page 223 or the next slide.

It can also be changed informally.

Consider the Constitution as a skeleton, or an outline to prop up the government, with future generations adding the ligaments, muscle, skin, etc. Meaning the Constitution is open to interpretation and can be adapted with the changing times.

Elastic Clause (necessary and proper), Commerce Clause, and the Supremacy Clause.

All 27 amendments

Quick overview of all 27 amendments