The U.S. Constitution by Madison Jordan https://padlet.com/mljordan2003/1ez16kw1wwrbp7sy en-us 2024-10-28 20:52:53 UTC 2024-11-05 02:22:26 UTC hello@padlet.com TN Standard 4.14 mljordan2003 https://padlet.com/mljordan2003/1ez16kw1wwrbp7sy/wish/3191182167 Describe the principles embedded in the Constitution, including

  • Purposes of government (listed in the Preamble)

  • Separation of powers

  • Branches of government

  • Checks and balances

  • Recognition of protection of individual rights (in the 1st Amendment)

]]> 2024-10-28 20:52:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mljordan2003/1ez16kw1wwrbp7sy/wish/3191182167 Introduction to the Constitution mljordan2003 https://padlet.com/mljordan2003/1ez16kw1wwrbp7sy/wish/3191182168 After only a few years as an established country, the federal government was very weak under the Articles of Confederation. They were not able to get anything done so they began to think of new ways to structure the government, resulting in the Constitution.

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  • What was the Constitution a plan for?

  • Why was it important to approve a constitution?

  • What is the Constitution's nickname?

  • What are the first three words of the Constitution?

  • What were the amendments written about?

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  • What are the three branches of the government?

  • What branch of the government is the president the head of?

  • What are two of the powers that the president has?

  • Which branch of the government has the power to "check," or limit, the president's power?

  • What is the name of the court system that declared acts "unconstitutional?"

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  • What are the 5 freedoms that the first amendment contains?

  • How many of the original 13 states had to say "yes" to approve the Constitution?

  • How did John Adams violate the first amendment?

  • All assembly should be __________.

  • What does the first amendment say about establishing an official religion?

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    1. How the government would run.

    2. So everyone would know how the new government would operate.

    3. "Highest Law in the Land"

    4. We the People

    5. The rights that people in our country have OR clarifications about how the U.S. Government works

    Branches of Government Article

    1. Executive, Legislative, Judicial

    2. Executive

    3. Makes treaties, appoints judges/ambassadors, calls Congress into session, enforces laws, vetoes bills, supports legislation, issues executive orders, OR grants pardons to federal offenders.

    First Amendment Video

    1. Religion, Speech, press, assembly, and petition

    2. 9 states

    3. He criminalized speaking out/criticizing the government

    4. peaceful

    5. The government may not establish an official religion

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