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Government important documents

GHSGT. Government important documents. Important Documents. Magna Carta: 1215 C.E. A document granting privileges and rights to the subjects of King John Limited the power of the King of England. Important Documents. English Bill of Rights Protected individual rights for the first time.

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Government important documents

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  1. GHSGT Government important documents

  2. Important Documents Magna Carta: • 1215 C.E. • A document granting privileges and rights to the subjects of King John • Limited the power of the King of England.

  3. Important Documents English Bill of Rights • Protected individual rights for the first time. • This document gives the Anti-Federalist ideas for the U.S. Bill of Rights.

  4. Important Documents Declaration of Independence • Adopted July 4, 1776 by the second continental congress. • Declared independence from Great Britain. • U.S. fought as a country not as a colony. • Jefferson borrowed John Locke’s ideas about individual rights and government.

  5. Important Documents Articles of Confederation • The first government of the United States. • Was very weak-had no authority over the separate states. • Had only one branch of government-legislative-and did not have the power to tax.

  6. Important Documents US Constitution • Replaced the Articles of Confederation with a strong national government. • Designed by Federalists and Anti-Federalists. • Has three branches limited through checks and balances. • The longest-lived national constitution in the world.

  7. Bill of Rights • First ten amendments; guarantees American citizens their unalienable rights.

  8. Emancipation Proclamation • Issued in 1862 by Lincoln. • Ordered the freeing of all slaves in certain designated areas of the confederate states. • Did not free all slaves. • Made the Civil War about slavery.

  9. Principles of Governemnt

  10. Basic Government Principles

  11. 1st: Freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly. 2nd: guarantees the right to belong to the state militia and keep weapons. 4th: requires a warrant before property can be searched or seized. 5th: guarantees the right to remain silent; establishes a grand jury to hand down indictments for a crime; also safeguards individuals from having to testify against themselves and forbids government seizure of property without compensation. Amendments

  12. 6th: guarantees the right to trial by jury after being informed of charges against oneself, the right to hear and see witnesses against oneself, and the right to a lawyer. 8th: forbids excessive bail or cruel and unusual punishment. 9th: requires the government to increase the list of personal liberties if necessary. 13th: abolished slavery. Amendments

  13. 14th: gave full citizenship to freed. 15th: guaranteed voting rights to all races (women?) 18th: 1919; Nationwide ban on the manufacture, sale , or transportation of intoxicating liquors. Overturned by the 21st amendment. 19th: 1919; women given the right to vote. 26th: 1971; 18 year olds given the right to vote. Amendments

  14. Three Branches of Government

  15. Legislative • Makes or writes the laws. • Bicameral with a House of Representatives and a Senate.

  16. Executive • Enforces the law and is led by the President and his cabinet • Includes agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, and Federal Trade Commission.

  17. Judicial • Interprets the law or applies the law. • The Supreme Court is the highest court and has the power of judicial review.

  18. U.S. Government Checks and balances

  19. Sharing of power between national and state governments Opposite of centralized govt. (Britain, France) where the national govt. holds all power All 50 states have own Constitution, but each must guarantee same rights as U.S. Const. Some powers are shared but some are exclusive to the national or state govt. Federalism

  20. Print money Declare war Establish army/navy Enter into treaties Regulate interstate and foreign trade Establish post offices, issue postage Make laws necessary to enforce the Constitution National Powers

  21. Establish local govts. Issue driver’s licenses Regulate intrastate commerce Conduct elections Ratify amendments to the U.S. Constitution Provide for public health and safety Exercise powers neither delegated to the national govt. nor prohibited to the states State Powers

  22. Setting up courts Creating and collecting taxes Building highways Borrowing money Making/enforcing laws Chartering banks/corporations Spending money for the betterment of the general welfare Taking private property with compensation Shared (concurrent) Powers

  23. U.S. Government Concurrent Powers

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