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Power/ Form

1. In my opinion, a reason to have a government is to…. Today’s theme is. Power/ Form. Closure : The Preamble states the purpose of our government . 2. It does/does not make sense to have all Americans vote on every proposed law because …. Today’s theme is. Power/ Form.

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Power/ Form

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  1. 1. In my opinion, a reason to have a government is to… Today’s theme is Power/ Form Closure: The Preamble states the purpose of our government.

  2. 2. It does/does not make sense to have all Americans vote on every proposed law because… Today’s theme is Power/ Form Number of Bills introduced to Congress Closure: A representative republic,like the United States currently has, allows every one to vote on every law.

  3. 3.I would prefer to have a king /presidentbecause… Today’s theme is King George III George Washington Power/ Leadership Closure: Both presidents and Kings have unlimited power.

  4. 4. Some jobs I expect the President to do are… Today’s theme is Power/ Form Closure: The executive branch of our government includes the Supreme Court.

  5. 5. The best way to fight against injustice is … Today’s theme is Civil Rights Closure: The Civil Rights movement fixed all of the injustices in our country.

  6. 6. The main purpose of the Supreme Court is to… Today’s theme is Power/ Form Closure: Write the two main powers of the Supreme Court on your exit card.

  7. Chief Justice of Supreme Court John Roberts swears in President Obama in the White House Blue Room Today’s theme is Power/ Form Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor swears in V.P. Joe Biden at the Naval Observatory

  8. 7. An advantage of dividing poweris… Today’s theme is Power/ Form Closure: Having three branches of government is a way to check and balance power.

  9. 8. I think the Constitution has lasted for 225 years, and is still used because… Today’s theme is Power/ Form Closure: Our checks and balances system is one of the weaknesses of our government.

  10. 7: A reason the president gives State of the Union Address is… Today’s theme is Power/ Form Closure: Obama’s State of the Union Address is only meant for Americans to hear.

  11. 7. I think the presidential seal shows both arrows and olive branches because… Today’s theme is Power/ Form Closure: The President is both the Commander-in-chief and the head diplomat for the United States so that he/she can deal effectively with foreign countries.

  12. 5: (Use p. 189 of your book to fill in what each Article of the Constitution says. **Write at the bottom of your packet) Today’s theme is Article 1: __________________________________ Article 2:__________________________________ Article 3:__________________________________ Article 4:__________________________________ Article 5: ____________________________________ Article 6:___________________________________ Article 7:___________________________________ Legislature (Congress) Power/ Form Executive (President) Judiciary (Supreme Court) Relations among States Amending Supreme Law Ratification Closure: The Constitution explains the checks and balances system that keeps any one branch of our government from becoming too powerful.

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