https://padlet.com/micaela_lindskog/d5p9p88brn4c en-us 2017-01-09 20:27:38 UTC 2023-03-09 19:50:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Alarmclock.png micaela_lindskog https://padlet.com/micaela_lindskog/d5p9p88brn4c/wish/146116609 As many have written, the US constitution has seven articles. The first three articles entrench separation of powers of the different branches of the government. There is the federal government with bicameral Congress. Then there is executive headed by the President and then the Judiciary.]]> 2017-01-09 20:32:47 UTC https://padlet.com/micaela_lindskog/d5p9p88brn4c/wish/146116609 micaela_lindskog https://padlet.com/micaela_lindskog/d5p9p88brn4c/wish/146117539 For over two centuries the Constitution has remained in force because its framers successfully separated and balanced governmental powers to safeguard the interests of majority rule and minority rights, of liberty and equality, and of the central and state governments. The Constitution divides the federal government into three branches, giving legislative powers to a bicameral (two chamber) Congress.]]> 2017-01-09 20:36:11 UTC https://padlet.com/micaela_lindskog/d5p9p88brn4c/wish/146117539 micaela_lindskog https://padlet.com/micaela_lindskog/d5p9p88brn4c/wish/146118597 One of the prevailing themes of American history is the changing relationship between people and their governments at the local, state, and national levels. It is a story of individuals having a more personal and frequent contact with government and its actions. People placed requirements upon both local and federal governments which changed with growth and industrialization. The people are the ones who have elected these officials to represent them and their country as a whole.]]> 2017-01-09 20:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/micaela_lindskog/d5p9p88brn4c/wish/146118597