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Structure of the Constitution

Structure of the Constitution. Structure of the Constitution. The Constitution of the United States organizes the basic political institutions of the country Introduction to the Constitution is the Preamble Outlines the goals of the government 7 articles that are split into sections

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Structure of the Constitution

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  1. Structure of the Constitution

  2. Structure of the Constitution • The Constitution of the United States • organizes the basic political institutions of the country • Introduction to the Constitution is the Preamble • Outlines the goals of the government • 7 articles that are split into sections • Contains 27 amendments • Divides powers between the nation and the states • Divides the government into 3 separate branches • Creates separation of powers • Provides checks and balances

  3. Article 1: Legislative Branch • Article 1 • The legislative branch • Makes the laws • Broken into 10 sections • Congress • House of reps • Senate • Elections and Sessions • Housekeeping • Pay and Privileges • Legislation • Enumerated Powers • Restrictions on Congress • Restrictions on the states

  4. Article 2: Executive Branch • Article 2: • Executive Branch • Enforces the laws • 4 sections • President and Vice President • Presidential Powers • Executive Responsibility(enforce laws/pass treaties) • Impeachment

  5. Article 3: Judicial Branch • Article 3 • Judicial Branch • Interprets the laws • 3 sections • Federal courts • Supreme Court is the supreme law of the land, or the highest court in the land • Jurisdiction and judicial reviews • Treason

  6. Articles 4-7: The Federal System

  7. Review

  8. Separation of Powers in the Constitution

  9. Article 1: Legislative Branch • Powers and functions given to the legislative branch include: • Lay and collect taxes • Borrow money • Regulate commerce(interstate) • Coin money • Establish post offices • Declare war • Raise and support the military • Make all “necessary and proper”(This is known as the Elastic Clause) laws

  10. Article 2: Executive Branch • Powers and functions given to the Executive branch include: • Commander-in-chief of the Army and Navy • Granting pardons • Making treaties • Appointing ambassadors(cabinet heads, judges to the Supreme Court) • Make temporary appointments to offices that require Senate approval • Deliver State of the Union message(to the Senate to keep them informed) • “take care that the laws be faithfully executed”

  11. Article 3: Judicial Branch • Powers and functions given to the Judicial branch include: • Right to handle “cases arising under this Constitution” • Judicial review • Power to void laws

  12. Review

  13. Checks and Balances

  14. Checks and Balances

  15. Checks and Balances

  16. Review

  17. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are known as __________. • D. • the Bill of Rights

  18. The introduction of the US Constitution is called the  • Preamble

  19. All of the following statements about Article II of the Constitution are TRUE except: • A. • Article II is broken into ten sections.

  20. The __________ in the Constitution gives Congress the flexibility to make all “necessary and proper” laws. • D. • Elastic Clause

  21. All of the following statements about the Constitution are TRUE except: • B. • It divides powers between the nation and states. • C. • It divides the government into three separate branches. • D. • It organizes the basic political parties found within the country.

  22. What is judicial review? • A. • The power of the Judicial Branch to review laws, Executive orders, and Executive acts to ensure that they are Constitutional.

  23. The introduction to the Constitution is called __________. • B. • the Preamble

  24. All of the following statements about Article I of the Constitution are TRUE except: • D. • Article I gives the Senate authority over the House of Representatives.

  25. Which document, signed by King John in 1215, was important for the United States government? • C. • the Magna Carta

  26. Bill of Rights: The first ten amendments to the Constitution. • checks and balances:Limits imposed on each branch of government by giving each branch a measure of influence over the other branches. • separation of powers: The doctrine that individual branches of government have unique powers that the other branches cannot infringe upon. • void: To invalidate, nullify. • Interstate: So state-to-state, also foreign commerce. • Commerce: is trade.

  27. #1: Meaning that laws in other states have to be respected. #2: Citizens of one state are protected when they go into others. #3: No one's status is larger or more powerful than another. #4: The guarantee clause guaranteed a republican government will be in the states. • Article VI is the Supremacy Clause where the Constitution is the supreme law of the land. • Article VII we wrote the Constitution, the founding fathers at the Constitutional Convention, then they put in • Article VII what needs to be done to pass this and make it official. • Amendments are changes to the Constitution The first 10 are known as the Bill of Rights. Those are James Madison's creations to protect our liberties and freedoms.

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