Constitution by Alexis Cook https://padlet.com/alexiscook124/ms1vrh6iwwr3 Made with the strength to succeed en-us 2017-09-22 14:06:04 UTC 2017-09-26 13:59:43 UTC hello@padlet.com 0 The Preamble alexiscook124 https://padlet.com/alexiscook124/ms1vrh6iwwr3/wish/190139878 The Preamble is used as a brief introductory for what the constitution will stand for.]]> 2017-09-22 14:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiscook124/ms1vrh6iwwr3/wish/190139878 THE CONSTITUTION alexiscook124 https://padlet.com/alexiscook124/ms1vrh6iwwr3/wish/190140832 2017-09-22 14:09:55 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiscook124/ms1vrh6iwwr3/wish/190140832 Key terms alexiscook124 https://padlet.com/alexiscook124/ms1vrh6iwwr3/wish/190143185 1) popular sovereignty- is the principal that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of it's people, through their elected representative.
2) separation of powers- an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government is separate bodies.
3) limited government- confined within limits ristricted or circumscribed, limited space, limited resources. Government , ristricted with reference to governing powers by limitations prescribed in laws and in a Constitution as limited monarchy. 
4)checks and balances- counter balancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.
5)supremecy- the state or condition of being Superior to all others in authority power or status. ]]> 2017-09-22 14:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiscook124/ms1vrh6iwwr3/wish/190143185 Article V-VII alexiscook124 https://padlet.com/alexiscook124/ms1vrh6iwwr3/wish/190820954 Article V is about amending the Constitution and the rights of the Constitution. The way it processes is Congress will hold a convention for proposing the amendments and can be ratified by the legislatures of the 3/4 of the several states, or by the convention in the 3/4 and if ratified it may be proposed to Congress.
Article VI: this article is about the national debts,surpemecy of the national Constitution, the process of this article is the debts are contracted and engagement entered into, before the adoption of this Constitution. Then the supremecy of the national government is all treaties are made in this amendment and the supreme law of the land and the judges in every state shall be bounnd to this Constitution.
Article VII: this article is about ratifiying the Constitution, the process this is done in the convention by the unanimous conset of the states present the seventeenth day of September.]]> 2017-09-25 13:54:06 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiscook124/ms1vrh6iwwr3/wish/190820954 27 Amendments alexiscook124 https://padlet.com/alexiscook124/ms1vrh6iwwr3/wish/190911595 1st Amendment: Guarantees the right to the freedoms of speech, press, and religion. Protects the right to petition the government. 
 
2nd Amendment: Guarantees the people’s right to own and bear arms for their defense. 
 
3rd Amendment: Citizens cannot be forced to quarter soldiers during times of peace. 
 
4th Amendment: Citizens cannot be forced to subject themselves to seizure and search without a search warrant and probable cause. 
 
5th Amendment: Prohibits abuse of governmental authority in legal procedures. Establishes rules for indictment by eminent domain and grand jury. Guarantees the due process rights. Protects citizens from self-incrimination and double jeopardy. 
 
6th Amendment: Guarantees fair and speedy jury trial and the rights to know the accusation, the accuser, and to find counsel and witnesses. 
 
7th Amendment: Reserves individuals’ rights to jury trial depending on the civil case, and cases already examined by not be re-opened by another court. 
 
8th Amendment: Forbids exorbitant bails and fines and punishment that is unusual or cruel. 
 
9th Amendment: Reserves the rights of citizens which are not specifically mentioned by the U.S. Constitution. 
 
10th Amendment: Reserves powers that are not given to the U.S. government under the Constitution, nor prohibited to a State of the U.S., to the people and the States. 
 
11th Amendment: State sovereign immunity. States are protected from suits by citizens living in another state or foreigners that do not reside within the state borders. Ratified: Feb. 7, 1795 
 
12th Amendment: Modifies and clarifies the procedure for electing vice-presidents and presidents. 
 
13th Amendment: Except as punishment for criminal offense, forbids forced-slavery and involuntary servitude. 
 
14th Amendment: Details Equal Protection Clause, Due Process Clause, Citizenship Clause, and clauses dealing with the Confederacy and its officials. 
]]> 2017-09-25 16:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiscook124/ms1vrh6iwwr3/wish/190911595 Which branch did the framers want to be the most powerful? https://padlet.com/alexiscook124/ms1vrh6iwwr3/wish/190912371 The framers did not want any one branch to have more power than the others. To ensure this they established a checks and balance system to keep each branch in line]]> 2017-09-25 16:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiscook124/ms1vrh6iwwr3/wish/190912371 4 principles of the constitution https://padlet.com/alexiscook124/ms1vrh6iwwr3/wish/190913783 1. Popular sovereignty- the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives. 
2. Separation of Powers- the principle or system of vesting in separate branches the executive, legislative, and judicial powers of a government
3. Limited government- a governing or controlling body whose power exists only within predefined limits that are established by a constitution or other source of authority.
4. checks and balances- counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.

]]> 2017-09-25 16:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiscook124/ms1vrh6iwwr3/wish/190913783 27 Amendments Continued alexiscook124 https://padlet.com/alexiscook124/ms1vrh6iwwr3/wish/191072246 15th Amendment: Reserves citizens the suffrage rights regardless of their race, color, or previous slave status. 
 
16th Amendment: Reserves the U.S. government the right to tax income. 
 
17th Amendment: Establishes popular voting as the process under which senators are elected. 
 
18th Amendment: Denies the sale and consumption of alcohol. 
 
19th Amendment: Reserves women’s suffrage rights. 
 
20th Amendment: also known as the “lame duck amendment,” establishes date of term starts for Congress (January 3) & the President (January 20). 
 
21st Amendment: Details the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. State laws over alcohol are to remain. 
 
22nd Amendment: Limit the terms that an individual can be elected as president (at most two terms). Individuals who have served over two years of someone else’s term may not be elected more than once. 
 
23rd Amendment: Reserves the right of citizens residing in the District of Columbia to vote for their own Electors for presidential elections. 
 
24th Amendment: citizens cannot be denied the suffrage rights for not paying a poll tax or any other taxes. 
 
25th Amendment: establishes the procedures for a successor of a President. 
 
26th Amendment: Reserves the right for citizens 18 and older to vote. 
 
27th Amendment: Denies any laws that vary the salaries of Congress members until the beginning of the next terms of office for Representatives. 
]]> 2017-09-26 01:37:53 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiscook124/ms1vrh6iwwr3/wish/191072246 Articles I-IV alexiscook124 https://padlet.com/alexiscook124/ms1vrh6iwwr3/wish/191074612 Article One grants power to the Legislative branch.  The power granted is the power to congress. They can make laws, but still has its own limits.

Article Two gives power to the executive branch, the executive branch represents the power the President to be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States.
Article Three gifts power to the judicial branch. The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.

Article Four discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States.]]> 2017-09-26 01:56:50 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiscook124/ms1vrh6iwwr3/wish/191074612 Branches of Government alexiscook124 https://padlet.com/alexiscook124/ms1vrh6iwwr3/wish/191085727 2017-09-26 03:26:21 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiscook124/ms1vrh6iwwr3/wish/191085727