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ECONOMIC INSTABILITY !

ECONOMIC INSTABILITY !. 1. INTERNATIONAL TRADE ISSUES: - Britain closed many ports - Britain placed high tariffs on imports and exports 2. TRADE PROBLEMS WITH STATES : - Difficult trading crossing state lines 3. WAR DEBTS : - Struggled to collect taxes

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ECONOMIC INSTABILITY !

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  1. ECONOMIC INSTABILITY!

  2. 1. INTERNATIONAL TRADE ISSUES: - Britain closed many ports - Britain placed high tariffs on imports and exports 2. TRADE PROBLEMS WITH STATES: - Difficult trading crossing state lines 3. WAR DEBTS: - Struggled to collect taxes - Some states couldn’t afford to pay back debts

  3. 4. PRINTING MONEY: - States began printing large amounts of paper money - This resulted in INFLATION! 5. INFLATION: - WHEN COSTS OF GOODS GO UP AND THE VALUE OF THE DOLLAR GOES DOWN 6. DEPRESSION: - LOSS OF TRADE WITH BRITIAN COMBINED WITH INFLATION CREATED A LOW ECONOMIC DEPRESSION AND UNEMPLOYMENT

  4. 7. REBELLION: - Government was SO WEAK! - SHAYS’ REBELLION - CONGRESS COULD DO LITTLE TO PUT THIS REBELLION DOWN! - THIS PROVED THAT OUR GOVERNMENT WAS WEAK UNDER THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

  5. WEAKNESS OF THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION • 1. MOST POWER HELD BY STATES • 2. ONE BRANCH (UNICAMERAL) • 3. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH HAS FEW POWERS • 4. NO EXECUTIVE BRANCH • 5. NO JUDICIAL BRANCH • 6. NO SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCES

  6. UNDER THE CONSTITUTION WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY • A FORM OF GOVERNMENT FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY BY THE PEOPLES REPRESENTAITVES

  7. POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY • It is government based on the consent of the people. Government, established by free choice of the people, is expected to serve the people, who have sovereignty, or supreme power

  8. WE HAVE A BICAMERAL GOVERNMENT 2 HOUSES: HOUSE OF REPRESENTAIVES AND THE SENATE

  9. WE HAVE 3 BRANCHES IN OUR GOVERNMENT SEPERATION OF POWERS

  10. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH • 1. WRITES THE LAWS • 2. CONFIRMS PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS • 3. APPROVES TREATIES4. GRANTS MONEY • 5. DECLARE WAR

  11. EXECUTIVE BRANCH PROPOSE LAWS ADMINISTERS LAWS COMMANDS ARMED FORCES APPOINTS AMBASSADORS 5. CONDUCTS FOREIGN POLICY 6. MAKES TREATIES

  12. JUDICIAL BRANCH • 1. INTERPRETS THE CONSTITUTION • 2. REVIEWS LOWER-COURT DECISIONS

  13. CHECKS AND BALANCES • LIMITS THE POWERS OF THE THREE BRANCHES BY HAVING EACH BRANCH WATCHTHE OTHER

  14. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CHECKS ON THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH • CONGRESS MAY REJECT APPOINTMENTS 2. CONGRESS MAY REJECT TREATIES 3. CONGRESS MAY WITHHOLD FUNDING FOR PRESIDENTIAL INITIATIVES 4. CONGRESS MAY IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT 5. MAY OVERRIDE A VETO WITH A 2/3 VOTE

  15. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CHECKS ON JUDICIAL BRANCH • 1. CONGRESS MAY PROPOSE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS TO OVERRULE JUDICIAL DECISIONS • 2. CONGRESS MAY IMPEACH SUPREME COURT JUSTICES

  16. EXECUTIVE BRANCH CHECKS ON THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH • 1. PRESIDENT may adjourn Congress in certain situations • 2. PRESIDENT may veto bills

  17. EXECUTIVE BRANCH CHECKS ON THE JUDICIAL BRANCH • 1. APPOINTS JUDGES

  18. JUDICIAL BRANCH CHECKS ON THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH • 1. MAY DECLARE EXECUTIVE ACTIONS UNCONSTITUTIONAL

  19. JUDICIAL BRANCH CHECKS ON LEGISLATIVE BRANCH • 1. MAY DECLARE LAWS THAT CONGRESS TRY AND PASS UNCONSTITUTIONAL

  20. END OF CH 11 SECTION TWO • 1. OPEN BINDER TO YOU SECTION 2 I CAN STATEMENTS • 2. USE YOUR “THE NEW NATION FACES CHALLENGES” PACKET AND YOUR AMERICAS PAST AND PROMISE TEXTBOOK TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS 9-14 • 3. THIS ASSIGNMENT IS DUE TOMORROW! • 4. REMINDER: STATIONS TOMORROW!

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