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AgendaAgenda

Welcome to Street Law and Economics Welcome to Street Law and Economics Class!Class!

Assign SeatsAssign Seats Meeting with Mrs. YocumMeeting with Mrs. Yocum IntroductionsIntroductions Review Syllabus and Project/Setup of RoomReview Syllabus and Project/Setup of Room Survey Handout/Handout BooksSurvey Handout/Handout Books Why study Street Law and Economics?Why study Street Law and Economics? Video on DemocracyVideo on Democracy Documents of our Past ActivityDocuments of our Past Activity ReviewReview Homework: -Finish Chart Handout-Good Homework: -Finish Chart Handout-Good

Answers for Answers for credit credit

-Signed Syllabus -Signed Syllabus

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What did What did you learn you learn today?today?

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American American GovernmentGovernment

Roots of the American Roots of the American ExperimentExperiment

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AgendaAgenda Collect Syllabus/Check HwkCollect Syllabus/Check Hwk Review Questions and ChartReview Questions and Chart 3 Branches of Government-(See Flip 3 Branches of Government-(See Flip

Chart)Chart) Political CartoonPolitical Cartoon If Time: What is Law?If Time: What is Law? ReviewReview Objective: Objective: To describe the history To describe the history

of our government. of our government. Hwk: Checks and Balances Review Hwk: Checks and Balances Review

Handout/Current Event on Am. Gov and ½ Handout/Current Event on Am. Gov and ½ page summary.page summary.

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Questions to think Questions to think about. . .about. . .

How did the Mayflower Compact How did the Mayflower Compact influence our government?influence our government?

What did the Declaration say about What did the Declaration say about rights of Americansrights of Americans??

Why did the Articles of Confederation Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?fail?

What were the compromises made What were the compromises made during the Constitutional during the Constitutional Convention?Convention?

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Mayflower Mayflower CompactCompactAdvocated Advocated

Religious Religious FreedomFreedom

““just and just and equal laws”equal laws”

Formed by Formed by the the communitycommunity

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Declaration of Declaration of IndependenceIndependenceUnalienable RightsUnalienable Rights

Life, Liberty, and Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of the Pursuit of HappinessHappiness

Government is Government is established to established to protect the peopleprotect the peopleIf it breaks this If it breaks this promise it can be promise it can be changedchanged

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State’s Bill of State’s Bill of RightsRights State life, liberty, State life, liberty,

and property and property rights that the rights that the government can’t government can’t take awaytake away

Written Written Constitution Constitution compared to compared to British British ConstitutionConstitution

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Articles of Articles of ConfederationConfederation

11stst Written Constitution Written Constitution of the U.S.of the U.S.

Only lasted 1781-89Only lasted 1781-89 Limited Central PowerLimited Central Power

No taxingNo taxing No ExecutiveNo Executive No Judicial BranchNo Judicial Branch Shay’s RebellionShay’s Rebellion

Proved the need for a Proved the need for a strong Central strong Central GovernmentGovernment

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ConstitutionConstitution Constitutional Convention, 1787Constitutional Convention, 1787 DelegatesDelegates

IntelligentIntelligent George WashingtonGeorge Washington James MadisonJames Madison

Balanced GovernmentBalanced Government Executive, Judicial, LegislativeExecutive, Judicial, Legislative

BicameralismBicameralism Connecticut Plan or Great CompromiseConnecticut Plan or Great Compromise 3/53/5thth Compromise Compromise Federalists/AntifederalistsFederalists/Antifederalists

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3 Branches of 3 Branches of GovernmentGovernment

See Flipchart. . . See Flipchart. . .

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Political CartoonPolitical Cartoon Create a Political Cartoon Create a Political Cartoon

that shows how one that shows how one branch might check branch might check another branch from the another branch from the the U.S. Constitution. the U.S. Constitution.

Create the Cartoon Online by Create the Cartoon Online by using this website using this website http://www.fuzzwich.com/minivids?http://www.fuzzwich.com/minivids?_fz_rid=goog6_fz_rid=goog6)) Ex. Ex.

http://www.fuzzwich.com/minivids/thttp://www.fuzzwich.com/minivids/theatre/_fz_aid/1001790/heatre/_fz_aid/1001790/

Everything must be Everything must be appropriate/and keep on appropriate/and keep on your computer/do not your computer/do not shutdown/keep in standbyshutdown/keep in standby

It will be worthIt will be worth (15 pts- (15 pts-5 creativity, 5 it 5 creativity, 5 it shows an accurate shows an accurate check and balance, check and balance, 5 it is a minimum 5 it is a minimum of 30 sec.)of 30 sec.)

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Checks and BalancesChecks and Balances-Congress-Congress

Override Override Presidential VetoPresidential Veto

2/3 vote propose 2/3 vote propose Constitutional Constitutional AmendmentAmendment

Impeach Impeach PresidentPresident

Senate Senate approves approves appointments, appointments, treatiestreaties, and , and tries tries impeachmentsimpeachments

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PresidentPresidentProposed Proposed LawsLaws

Veto LawsVeto LawsPardonsPardonsNominates Nominates judges and judges and cabinetcabinet

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Supreme Supreme CourtCourtInterpretsInterprets the the

ConstitutionConstitutionLife TermLife TermJudicial ReviewJudicial Review

Declares Laws Declares Laws UnconstitutionalUnconstitutional

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Constitution, pg. Constitution, pg. 4343

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ReviewReviewWhat is Judicial Review?What is Judicial Review?How does the Congress How does the Congress check the President?check the President?

How is the President How is the President checked by Congress?checked by Congress?

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AgendaAgenda Check Checks - Balances Check Checks - Balances

Handout/Current Event Articles and Handout/Current Event Articles and SummarySummary

Jeopardy Review (click here)Jeopardy Review (click here) Time to work on Political Time to work on Political

Cartoons/PresentCartoons/Present Current EventsCurrent Events ReviewReview Hwk: None.Hwk: None. Objective: Objective: To describe the history To describe the history

of our government.of our government.

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What did What did you learn you learn today?today?

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American American GovernmentGovernmentRoots of the American Roots of the American

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AgendaAgenda Now Statement QuestionNow Statement Question If Needed: Present Political If Needed: Present Political

CartoonsCartoons Federalism and American LawsFederalism and American Laws Time to work on homeworkTime to work on homework ReviewReview Homework: Finish Terms, Read Homework: Finish Terms, Read

Constitution, Quiz Friday, take Constitution, Quiz Friday, take folder home with you.folder home with you.

Objective: Objective: To describe the history To describe the history of our government. of our government.

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Terms-write on lined piece Terms-write on lined piece of paperof paper

Look in glossary and TextLook in glossary and TextDemocracy, Representative Democracy, Representative Democracy (Republic), theocracy, Democracy (Republic), theocracy, Articles of Confederation, Articles of Confederation, Constitutional Convention, Shay’s Constitutional Convention, Shay’s Rebellion, bicameralism, Virginia Rebellion, bicameralism, Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, Great Plan, New Jersey Plan, Great Compromise (Conn.), 3/5 Compromise (Conn.), 3/5 Compromise, Federalists, Anti-Compromise, Federalists, Anti-Federalists.Federalists.

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TermsTermsLook in Glossary and Look in Glossary and Text:Text:Separation of Powers, Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Checks and Balances, referendum, recall, referendum, recall, judicial review, judicial review, impeachmentimpeachment

Read Constitution-pg 43Read Constitution-pg 43

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Now Now StatementStatementWhat are the five What are the five

documents that have documents that have influenced our influenced our government we government we

discussed and briefly discussed and briefly state how they are state how they are important to our important to our government. . .government. . .

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Federalism and Making Federalism and Making Laws ChartLaws Chart Go to my websiteGo to my website

Click on Federalism/Law WebsiteClick on Federalism/Law WebsiteClick on 9-12 grade levelClick on 9-12 grade level

Go to National VS State Government:Go to National VS State Government:Fill out handout on Delegated, Fill out handout on Delegated, Concurrent, and Reserved powers given Concurrent, and Reserved powers given to the state and national governments.to the state and national governments.

Go to How Laws Are Made:Go to How Laws Are Made:Fill out the missing blanks under each Fill out the missing blanks under each arrow on law flow chart.arrow on law flow chart.

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FederalismFederalism(Write on Lined Piece of (Write on Lined Piece of

Paper)Paper) What is What is FederalismFederalism?? Power is distributed Power is distributed

between central between central government and the government and the states.states.

Why we have federalism?Why we have federalism? American people at the American people at the

time suspicious of national time suspicious of national government/large government/large population and land area.population and land area.

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Federalism in the Federalism in the U.S.U.S.

Constitution Constitution establishes establishes clear clear rolesroles for National for National and State Leveland State LevelFederal Federal Mandates=$Mandates=$

Welfare/Welfare/Education/ Education/ Intiatives/etc. Intiatives/etc.

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Constitutional Constitutional FrameworkFramework What are some of the What are some of the

powers of the Federal powers of the Federal government?government?

Expressed PowersExpressed Powers Written in the ConstitutionWritten in the Constitution

Implied Powers-Implied Powers- Necessary and ProperNecessary and Proper

Supremacy ClauseSupremacy Clause Federal Gov. the “law of Federal Gov. the “law of

the Land”the Land” All other powers are All other powers are

given to the states-given to the states- Broad PowersBroad Powers

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ReviewReviewWhat is Federalism?What is Federalism?What is the Supremacy What is the Supremacy Clause?Clause?

What are expressed What are expressed powers?powers?

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Study Guide QuestionsStudy Guide Questions

Answer questions 1-6, Answer questions 1-6, using your text and other using your text and other resources.resources.

You may see one or two of You may see one or two of these questions on the these questions on the quiz tomorrow and final.quiz tomorrow and final.

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Chapter 2 Historical Roots of American Government.

Chapter 2 Historical Roots of American Government.

Chapter 2 Historical Roots of American Government Word.

Chapter 2 Historical Roots of American Government Word.

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