1st Hr Topic 1.5 Demo Ideals In the Con Template by KYLE JAKUBEK

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jakubekkm — 2022-02-01 15:58:53 UTC

1. In your group, you will need to find examples of your democratic ideal using the Constitution, AMSCO WKBK, and AMSCO Textbook, Topic 1.1 and 1.5 Pear Deck Notes, or the internet.

2. Find as many examples as possible.

Find specific examples of Limited Government in the Constitution.

jakubekkm — 2022-02-01 15:58:53 UTC

Article 1, Section 8 : grants Congress right to coin money and declare war
Section 5 Rules and procedures of the Two Houses (2) -Each house may determine the rules of it proceedings, punish it members for disorderly behavior, and with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member.
Article 1, Section 9 that the government has the ability to spend but this clause provides the US Congress with the ability to control or limit spending by the federal government.

Find specific examples of Popular Sovereignty/Consent of the Governed in the Constitution.

jakubekkm — 2022-02-01 15:58:53 UTC

The Preamble: The opening words of the Constitution state "We the people of the United States..." which expresses the idea that the power of the government is based within the people and their desires.
Article VII: States that nine states must approve of the constitution before it can become the law of the land. States represent the people and their interests. If most people do not wish to adhere to those laws, they don't have to.
17th Amendment: States that Senators are directly elected by the people. The people hold the power to elect who they want to represent them in high levels of government.

Find specific examples of Republicanism in the Constitution.

jakubekkm — 2022-02-01 15:58:53 UTC

Find specific examples of Natural Rights in the Constitution.

jakubekkm — 2022-02-01 15:58:53 UTC

natural rights include the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The preamble of the Constitution discusses securing these rights for the U.S. people, stating, "in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty..."

Find specific examples of Social Contract in the Constitution.

jakubekkm — 2022-02-01 15:58:53 UTC

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Article 1, Section 10

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"No state shall, without the consent of the Congress, lay any imposts or duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection laws"

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Article IV, Section 4, "The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government," essentially ensuring that each state must maintain a government based on the principles of a republic, where power derives from the people through elected representatives

Article 1, Section 10

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"No state shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation"

Article 1, Section 10

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"No state shall grant letters of marque and reprisal"

Article 1, Section 10

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No state shall, without the consent of Congress lay any duty of tonnage, keep troops or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another state or with a foreign power, or engage in war unless actually invaded

Article III

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Article 3 establishes the Judicial branch of the government, meant to guarantee fair treatment of the people and secure their natural rights under the law

Preamble

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"We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."