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The Constitution
What is it?
• It’s a plan of govt
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Fundamental Principle #1:
Popular Sovereignty
--All political power
resides in the people
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Fundamental Principle #2:
Limited Government
--A gov’t can only do those things the people have given it the power to do
-- A.k.a. “the rule of law”—govt must obey the law
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUzrMfDKI-E
(underground tunnels—first 30 seconds)
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Legislative Branch—House of
Representatives Length of Term:
2 years
Number of Terms a Representative May Serve:
No term limit
Can impeach (formally charge with a crime)
the president
25-years old; 7 years citizenship
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Presidents who have been impeached
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Legislative Branch—Senate
Length of Term of Office:
6 years
Number of Terms a Senator Can Serve:
No Term Limit
30-years old; 9 years citizen
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Legislative Branch—Senate
Power to Approve
• Treaties
• Supreme Court members
• Cabinet members
• Federal judges
Senate acts as a trial court after
impeachment--votes guilty/not guilty
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Both Senate & House Together
Can propose and make
laws
Can declare war
Can override the
president’s veto with
a 2/3 vote
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The Expressed Powers
The powers specifically given to Congress in Article I Section 8 of the Constitution:
• Taxation
• Borrowing/printing money
• Regulating commerce
• Setting up postal system
• Raising/supporting an army, navy, etc.
• Laws about bankruptcy, copyrights, etc.
• Laws of naturalization
• Setting up Federal Courts below the Supreme Court
• Overseeing the District of Columbia
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The “Necessary & Proper” (Elastic) Clause
Article I, Section VIII, Clause 18 of the Constitution:
“The Congress shall have power to … make all
Laws which shall be necessary and proper
for carrying into Execution the foregoing powers…”
So does “necessary and proper” mean
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY
OR
CONVENIENT AND USEFUL?
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Implied Powers
• Creation of the Federal Reserve
• Endangered Species Act, Clean Air Act
• Anti-discrimination laws
• Establish a minimum wage
• Regulate immigration
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Executive Branch—the President
Length of Term:
4 years
Number of terms a president can serve:
No more than two (Amendment 22)
Has power to approve or veto laws
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Executive Branch—the President
• 35-years old; 14
years residency in the
U.S.
• Must be native born (born
in the U.S.)
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Executive Branch—the President
• Can make treaties
with other nations (i.e.
NAFTA, Versailles
Treaty)
•Appoints judges to the
Supreme Court, Cabinet
members, other federal
employees
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Executive Branch—the President
• Commander-in-Chief
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Judicial Branch—Supreme Court &
Federal Courts
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Judicial Branch—
Supreme Court & Federal Courts
Length of term:
Life term
Can declare laws _______________
--the power of __________ review
unconstitutional
judicial
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Judicial Branch—
Supreme Court & Federal Courts
• Can settle disputes
involving the United
States
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Judicial Branch—
Supreme Court & Federal Courts
Can settle disputes
among the states
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Checks & Balances Triangle
Obama E.O. struck down
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Federalism