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7 principles?

7 principles?. Principles Government. TAKAOKA. Texas-7 principles. What happens when a person or group has too much power in a society government?. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h99SMFWk9DA. Texas-7 principles. http://classjump.com/t/tmclaughlin125/ One Ring to rule all.

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7 principles?

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  1. 7 principles? Principles Government TAKAOKA

  2. Texas-7 principles What happens when a person or group has too much power in a society\ government? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h99SMFWk9DA

  3. Texas-7 principles http://classjump.com/t/tmclaughlin125/ One Ring to rule all

  4. Popular Sovereignty • The people have the power and use it by voting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArC7XarwnWI

  5. Texas-7 principles • We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826) • Popular sovereignty The idea that the power of government rests with the people who express their ideas through voting; popular sovereignty was used before the Civil War to allow voters in a new territory to decide whether to allow slavery • Link

  6. Popular Sovereignty

  7. Republicanism • REP • The people elect representatives to work in government for them VOTE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6mqLugQSqc

  8. Texas-7 principles • Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men. • Gerald R. Ford (1913 - 2006), • Republicanism The idea that government is controlled by the people who hold power and elect representatives, giving those representatives power to make and enforce laws

  9. Republicanism

  10. Federalism • Division of power between the national (or Federal) government and the states http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQMZ2PT7kr0

  11. Texas-7 principles • For every action there is an equal and opposite government program. • Bob Wells • Federalism The idea that power is divided by the Constitution between the federal (central or national) government and the state governments. The Constitution, treaties, and federal laws are the “supreme law of the land”. Some powers are delegated to the federal government, others are reserved for state governments, and other powers are concurrent (shared) by both state and national government • Link

  12. Federalism

  13. Separation of Powers • The power of government is separated between the 3 branches • Legislative – make laws • Executive – enforce laws • Judicial – judge (interpret) laws http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEPd98CbbMk

  14. Texas-7 principles • Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear. • Harry S Truman (1884 - 1972), • Separation of powers The idea that the power of government is separated into three branches of government: • Legislative Branch – elected representatives who make or enact laws; Congress at the federal level. • Executive Branch – elected and appointed individuals who enforce laws; at the federal level the President heads this branch. • Judicial Branch – justices (judges) who interpret the law (through the courts); at the federal level the U.S. Supreme Court is the highest court of this branch. • Link

  15. Separation of Powers

  16. Checks and Balances • CHECK MODE!!! • The branches of government have ways to keep the others in check http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO1zrnR6q7g

  17. Texas-7 principles • All government -- indeed, every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue and every prudent act -- is founded on compromise and barter. • Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797) • Checks and Balances The idea that abuse of power is controlled by the three branches of government watching each other and having the power to approve or disapprove certain actions of the other branches.

  18. Checks and balances

  19. Limited Government • There are limits to the power of government (It cannot do whatever it wants) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29z0NWqnFXo

  20. Texas-7 principles • That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves. • Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826) • Limited Government The idea that governments are created by the . consent of the governed and that the power of government is limited by rule of law

  21. Limited Government

  22. Individual Rights • The rights and freedoms protected by the first ten amendments (The Bill of Rights) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jONF4D_sTK8&feature=related

  23. Texas-7 principles • Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness] it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government... • Thomas Jefferson (The Declaration of Independence) • Individual rights The rights guaranteed to individual citizens by the Bill of Rights and other amendments to the Constitution. Freedom of speech and the press are two of these important rights. • ppt7\Limited Government Powerpoint.ppt

  24. Individual Rights

  25. The Bill of Rights The first 10 Amendments To the US Constitution http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KINGYf7pdJE

  26. 1st Amendment • Protects Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, Speech Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Religion Freedom of Petition Freedom of the Press Freedom of Speech http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ezoOtsu7Dg

  27. 2nd Amendment • The right to bear arms http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQYCnZzlKdM

  28. 3rd Amendment • No quartering of soldiers (keeping troops in your home) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7tUDUdqszk

  29. 4th – 8th Amendments • A person’s rights when they are accused of a crime

  30. 4th Amendment • A person’s rights when they are accused of a crime • 4th – search / seizure http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaxOjt5xfw4 – 4th

  31. 5th Amendment • A person’s rights when they are accused of a crime • 5th – due process http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxE_oQBwrdU – 5th

  32. 6th Amendment • A person’s rights when they are accused of a crime • 6th – speedy trial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bRyQxKjJYs – 6th

  33. 7th Amendment • A person’s rights when they are accused of a crime • 7th – trial by jury http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DTNtLXL-xs – 7th

  34. 8th Amendment • A person’s rights when they are accused of a crime • 8th – cruel punishment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EghKqUdBsyc – 8th

  35. 9th Amendment • Your rights are protected by the Constitution and cannot be violated http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57L4ZNKOBZs – 9th

  36. 10th Amendment • All power not given to the national government are given to the states or the people http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbV8AUvOEWI – 10th

  37. Assignments-Left side • Critical thinking questions-ABC format • 6 level questions to principles • Draw the principle • Give examples of principle in practice • Improve the principle: How?

  38. Texas Oct. 22nd • Homework-find an article that is an example of a principle in government: write the principle and a summary with supportive evidence. Due: Monday: ABC format • Turn in “comparing the U.S. and Texas Constitution” only that side: ==Monday

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