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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Amendment 21 - Amendment 18 Repealed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
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