Separation of Powers & Checks and Balances 9/12/14 OBJECTIVE: STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE HOW...
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Separation of Powers & Checks and Balances 9/12/14 OBJECTIVE: STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE HOW POWER IS DIVIDED AND CONTROLLED IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. STUDENTS WILL BE ASSESSED ON THE PURPOSE OF THE CONSTITUTION, SEPARATION OF POWERS, AND CHECKS AND BALANCES Warm-Up: Please review: Separations of Powers Checks and Balances Purpose of the Preamble Systems of government (Confederate, Federal, Unitary)
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Separation of Powers & Checks and Balances
9/12/14OBJECTIVE:
S T U D E N T S W I L L B E A B L E TO D E S C R I B E H O W P O W E R I S D I V I D E D A N D C O N T R O L L E D I N T H E F E D E R A L G OV E R N M E N T.
S T U D E N T S W I L L B E A S S E S S E D O N T H E P U R P O S E O F T H E C O N S T I T U T I O N , S E PA R AT I O N O F P O W E RS , A N D C H EC K S A N D B A L A N C E S
Warm-Up: Please review: Separations of PowersChecks and BalancesPurpose of the Preamble Systems of government (Confederate, Federal, Unitary)
Brainstorming Session1. Why might the founders of our government have wanted to
separate the powers of the government?
2. Which branch of the government do you think is the most powerful?
3. What are some meanings of the word “check”?
4. What does it mean to balance something?
Separation of PowersSeparation of Powers: the Constitution divides the powers of the national government into three branches, giving specific powers to each branch.
Who is it? (National Level)Legislative Branch Congress
Executive Branch President
Judicial Branch Supreme Court
Who has the power? Jim P. Lee can help you remember. Judicial
Interprets
Makes &
Passes
Legislative
Executive
Enforces
Checks and Balances Checks and Balances: Constitutional design that authorizes each branch of government to share powers with the other branches. This is intended to prevent any single branch from becoming too powerful.
It’s sort of like…
Think of it like a hockey player “checks” an opponent whose behavior has gotten out of control.
Examples of Checks and Balances
Power Who has that power?
Whose power is being checked?
1 Veto laws
2Impeach the
President
3Declare laws
unconstitutional (judicial review)
4Override Presidential
vetoes
Multiple Choice Practice"The purse and sword must not be in the same hands."George Mason, Constitutional Convention
Which of these principles of government is expressed by this statement?A. justiceB. checks and balancesC. democracyD. separation of powers Why is this correct?
Closure: Revisiting the Objective
Describe how power is divided and controlled in the federal government.
