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9.6 What Are Checks and Balances?

How Do You Check the Power of Other Branches?

Checks and balances are a system that enables eachbranch of the government to limit the power of theothers.

Checks allow one branch to block the actions of another. How does the president check the legislative branch?

He can veto laws they pass.

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How Is Power Balanced Among the 3 Branches?

Balances allow each branch of government to havesome role in the actions and power of the others.

This system of checks and balances keeps any one

branch of the government from becoming too strong.

How is power balanced between the executive andjudicial branches?

The president nominates Supreme Court Justices

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9.7 Whats the Amendment Process?

How Do We Change the Constitution?

Changing the Constitution is possible, but very

difficult.

Changes to the Constitution are called

amendments.

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The Amendment Process

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What, and How Many Amendments so far?

Total of 27 amendmentsfirst 10 came

immediately after the Constitution was

ratified (Bill of Rights).

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The 27 Amendments

Amendment 1 - Freedom of Religion, Press,Expression

Amendment 2 - Right to Bear Arms

Amendment 3 - Quartering of Soldiers

Amendment 4 - Search and Seizure

Amendment 5 - Trial and Punishment,Compensation for Takings

Amendment 6 - Right to Speedy Trial,Confrontation of Witnesses

Amendment 7 - Trial by Jury in Civil Cases

Amendment 8 - Cruel and UnusualPunishment

Amendment 9 - Construction of Constitution

Amendment 10 - Powers of the States andPeople

Amendment 11 - Judicial Limits

Amendment 12 - Choosing the President,Vice President

Amendment 13 - Slavery Abolished

Amendment 14 - Citizenship Rights

Amendment 15 - Race No Bar to Vote

Amendment 16 - Status of Income TaxClarified

Amendment 17 - Senators Elected by PopularVote

Amendment 18 - Liquor Abolished

Amendment 19 - Women's Suffrage Amendment 20 - Presidential, Congressional

Terms

Amendment 21 - Amendment 18 Repealed

Amendment 22 - Presidential Term Limits

Amendment 23 - Presidential Vote forDistrict of Columbia

Amendment 24 - Poll Taxes Barred Amendment 25 - Presidential Disability and

Succession

Amendment 26 - Voting Age Set to 18 Years

Amendment 27 - Limiting Changes toCongressional Pay

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9.8 How Does the Federal System

Connect the Nation and the States?

What Powers Belong To the National Government?

Declaring war, making treaties, printing money.

The Commerce Clause gives the national government

power to regulate trade. Why should the federal government regulate trade?

States cant tax other states on importsfree-trade zone.

Goods flow more easily from state to state.

Easier to create large businesses that cross state lines.

Creates a single national economy.

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What Powers Belong to the States?

The Constitution doesnt specify the powers ofthe states. The states have power over anythingnot given to the national government.

But, what must states do?

States must uphold the laws and legal decisionsof other states.

States must help each other track downcriminals.

States cannot discriminate against those ofanother state.

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The Federal System

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What Powers Are Shared?

Federalism is the term that refers to the federalgovernment and the states sharing power.

Both: raise taxes, build roads, borrow money.

In some situations, the two work together (i.e.

elections).

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What Is The Law Of The Land?

The Constitution and the laws flowing from it

are the supreme law of the land.

Everythinglaws, decisions, etc. must agree with

the Constitution

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9.9 Popular Participation in

Government

The Constitution is set up so that citizens will

take an active role in the government. This is

all based on majority rule.

This is mainly done through elections.

A party is an organized political group. They

usually play a major role in getting candidates

elected.

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9.9 Continued

Interest Groups are groups of people who

care about a specific issue or other groups of

people.

They influence government through public

opinion, getting candidates elected, and

persuading lawmakers.

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Summary

Preamble

Legislative branch

Executive branch Judicial branch

Checks and balances

Amendments Federal system