US Constitution by Kyrsten Emshwiller https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf Study Guide en-us 2019-01-23 01:40:09 UTC 2019-01-23 02:29:19 UTC hello@padlet.com Three Branches of Government kyrstene https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323282232 - Legislative 
- Executive
- Judicial ]]> 2019-01-23 01:44:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323282232 Legislative Branch kyrstene https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323282595 Made up of Congress, Senate, and House of Representatives
Powers: 
- Main power: create laws, legislate
- Declare War
- Levy Taxes
- Borrow Money
- Regulate Interstate Trade


]]> 2019-01-23 01:48:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323282595 Executive Branch kyrstene https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323283175 Made up of the President, Vice President and the Cabinet.
Powers:
- Main Power: enforce laws.
- President is commander and chief of the military.
- May pardon any person convicted of a crime.
May veto or reject laws.
-Negotiate treaties.
- Conducting foreign affairs.]]> 2019-01-23 01:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323283175 Judicial Branch kyrstene https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323283730 Made up of Supreme Court and other Federal Courts.
Powers:
- Main Power: to explain and interpret laws created by congress
- Hear cases
- Judge cases
- Give decisions on cases 
- Declare constitutionality of laws]]> 2019-01-23 01:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323283730 kyrstene https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323284176 2019-01-23 01:57:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323284176 Checks and Balances kyrstene https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323284335
  • The legislative branch makes laws, but the President in the executive branch can veto those laws with a Presidential Veto.
  • The President in the executive branch can veto a law, but the legislative branch can override that veto with enough votes.
  • The executive branch can declare Executive Orders, which are like proclamations that carry the force of law, but the judicial branch can declare those acts unconstitutional.

    • ]]>     2019-01-23 01:58:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323284335     Sources: kyrstene https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323284765 https://bensguide.gpo.gov/j-check-balance
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    https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/constitution]]>     2019-01-23 02:01:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323284765     The First Amendement kyrstene https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323285319 I believe this is one of the most important amendments because it gives you your personal rights. It protects so many of our basic liberties. ]]> 2019-01-23 02:04:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323285319 The Eighth Amendment kyrstene https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323285485 I believe this is, also, a very important amendment because it protects people from cruel people, in my opinion. It also protects biased people. This, to me, means a judge can't punish you further than necessary simply because of their own wishes. ]]> 2019-01-23 02:05:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323285485 Amendment Process kyrstene https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323286284 The Constitution provides that an amendment may be proposed either by the Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures.]]> 2019-01-23 02:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323286284 kyrstene https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323286890 2019-01-23 02:14:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323286890 Constitutional Reform Proposals kyrstene https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323287643 "Abolish Geographic Representation," by Steve Robertson. 
    This proposal states, "in a global economy, the idea that we should have representatives of New York or Wyoming, as opposed to representatives of union workers, gays or cat fanciers, seems completely arbituary. At least one house of the legislature should be composed of anyone who can collect enough online votes."]]>     2019-01-23 02:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323287643     Constitutional Reform Proposals kyrstene https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323288253 "Super-majority to Overturn Laws," by KC64.
    This proposal states, "a super majority of at least seven Supreme Court Justices should be required to overturn laws as unconstitutional. When a law is passed by Congress or a state legislature, and signed by a governor or the president, it has already been deemed constitutional by all those who approved it. If the law is to be deemed unconstitutional, it shouldn't be a close call. It should be obvious."]]>     2019-01-23 02:25:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kyrstene/qrk7ev1qiiwf/wish/323288253