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Chapter 9 Review
US ConstitutionUS Constitution
Magna Carta 1215Magna Carta 1215granted rights to noblemen granted rights to noblemen and freemen. Limited power and freemen. Limited power of the kingof the king
House of Burgesses 1619 House of Burgesses 1619 The First Representative Body in the colonies; Virginia
Mayflower Compact 1620 Mayflower Compact 1620 first system of self-government in America.
English Bill of Rights 1689 English Bill of Rights 1689 supported a limitedmonarchy, gov’t based of laws made by parliament provided a system of shared power; rights given to ALL Englishmen
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 1639 the first constitution in the American colonies; extended voting rights to non-church members and limited the powers of the governor, expanded ideas of representative government
Articles of Confederation 1781 the nation’s first constitution; lacked the power to tax, regulate trade, or control coinage lack of power to create a national army
egislative – makes laws
xecutive – enforces the law
udicial – interprets the law
eligion
ssembly
ress etition
peech
U.S. Constitution1787
AMER I CAN
GOVERNMENT
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rticles of Confed.
onstitution
Founding Documents Revolution Events
exington
aratoga
orktown
Valley Forge
Jamestown -1st perm. English settlement
Mayflower Compact – 1st system of self- gov’t Declaration of Independence – Freedom from Englsih Rule
Constitution –Replaced Article of Confed.
New England
Southern Colonies
Middle Colonies
US in 1783
Appalachian Mtns
Mississip
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Long winters, rocky soil, timber, fishing, shipbuilding, whaling
subsistence farming, good soil, warm climate
Hot climate, fertile soil, cash crops, plantation system
GASC
NC
VAMD DE
NJPA
NYCT RI
NHMA
Great Lakes
40. Checks and Balances is a system set up by the Constitution in which each branch of the federal government has the power
to check, or control, the actions of the other branches.
Checks and Balances
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41. Separation of Powers: system in which each branch of government has its own powers.
Legislative Executive Judicial
Makes Laws Executes LawsInterprets
Laws
Separation of Powers
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42. Republicanism is a system of representative government in which voters elect
representatives to make laws for them.
Republicanism
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43. Federalism is the sharing of power between the states and the national government.
Federalism
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This is cool!Now we have a strong national
government!
44. Federalists were supporters of the Constitution who favored a strong national government and the Bank of
the United States.
Federalists
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45. Anti-federalists were people opposed to the Constitution, preferring more power be given to the state governments than to the national government. They also opposed the Bank of the U.S. Thomas Jefferson and George Mason were leading Anti-Federalists.
“We, The People…
Anti-Federalists
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46. The Federalist Papers - a series of
essays written by James Madison, John Jay, and
Alexander Hamilton defending the
Constitution and the principles on which the government of the United States
was founded.
We are Publius!We are Publius!We are Publius!Federalist
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47. The Legislative Branch makes the laws. The Executive Branch enforces the laws.
The Judicial Branch interprets the meaning of the laws.My name is
Bill Lawmaker.
I veto you You are
SO guilty!!!
LegislativeExecutive
Judicial
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49. The Constitution (our written plan of government) - Created: Philadelphia, 1787. Provides a strong national government with
power balanced between the 3 branches.
LegislativeMakes the Laws
ExecutiveEnforces the Laws
JudicialInterprets the Law
Power
Power
Power
Constitution
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52. Amend means to
change. As in amend the Constitution so it works
better. Amendment = change to
the Constitution
I can amend the
Amendments!
Amend
amend
Amendment
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53. is passed when 2/3 of Congress (House & Senate) and ¾ of the state legislatures vote in favor of that amendment.2/33/4Constitutional Amendment
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54. The Bill of Rights - 1st ten amendments to the Constitution --designed to protect our individual liberties.
Bill of Rights
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55. The First AmendmentProtects the freedom of…
• Religion
• Assembly
• Press
• Petition
• Speech
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56. The 2nd Amen – “A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
2nd Amendment
I sure wish I had a gun!
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I have the right to bear arms! Grrrr!
Addressed the grievance of the Quartering Act
57. The 3rd Amendment - "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 place looks great!! I think
I’ll move
in.
3rd Amendment
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8th Amendment - “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, no cruel and unusual
punishments inflicted.”
58. Due process – how laws are enforced fairly…For example…
4th Amendment - no illegal search or seizure.
5th Amendment - no self-incrimination, no double jeopardy, and no loss of life, liberty, or
property without due process of law.6th Amendment - the right to a speedy trial, a lawyer, to cross
examine witnesses, and the right to force witnesses at a trial to testify.
7th Amendment - the right to a jury trial in civil suits.
Due process
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59. The 9th Amendment -
“The enumeration in the Constitution,
of certain rights, shall not be
construed to deny or disparage
others retained by the people.”
WOW!! That means I get even more rights than what is in the Bill
of Rights?!?!?That Flippin’ Rocks!!
9th Amendment:
You must right this down too!
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60. The 10th Amendment – “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the
States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” Meaning…
10th Amendment
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