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Chapter 3 Sec 1 The Constitution Principles

Chapter 3 Sec 1 The Constitution Principles. Essential Question. Big Question What is government and what is its purpose? Essential Question. How has the Constitution lasted through changing times?. Objectives. Understand the six principles of the Constitution: Popular sovereignty

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Chapter 3 Sec 1 The Constitution Principles

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  1. Chapter 3 Sec 1The ConstitutionPrinciples

  2. Essential Question • Big Question • What is government and what is its purpose? • Essential Question. • How has the Constitution lasted through changing times?

  3. Objectives Understand the six principles of the Constitution: Popular sovereignty Limited government Separation of powers Checks and balances Judicial review Federalism

  4. Introduction • What are the six principles on which the Constitution is based? • Popular Sovereignty • Limited Government • Separation of Powers • Checks and Balances • Judicial Review • Federalism • The Constitution embodies these key principles along with describing the basic structure of our government.

  5. Power Revisited Power: the ability to influence the behavior of others with or without resistance. “In framing a government … administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: You must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.” “If men were angels, no government would be necessary.” - Alexander Hamilton

  6. How does each of the six principles of the Constitution affect government power?

  7. Popular Sovereignty • The principle that the people are the source for all governmental power and that government requires the “consent of the governed .” • The government rules through leaders elected by the people to represent the people. • The Preamble notes that the Constitution is created by “We the People.”

  8. Limited Government • Government can only do what the people allow. • Government must obey the laws and be held to its laws also known as the “Rule of Law.” • The Constitution limits its governmental power and can only act on those laws, “Constitutionalism”

  9. Separation of Powers • The Constitution divides power among the legislative, executive and judicial branches. • Congress makes the laws, the President executes and administers (oversees) the laws, and the Supreme Court interprets the laws. • Separation of powers keeps a strong central government from being too powerful.

  10. Checks and Balances • Each branch of the federal government can check the power of the other two. • Conflicts are more likely when Congress and the President are controlled by different parties.

  11. Checks and Balances • The President can veto bills passed by Congress, but Congress can override a veto. • The Senate can reject presidential appointees or refuse to ratify a treaty. • Congress can vote to impeach a federal official. • The Supreme Court can rule executive and legislative acts as unconstitutional.

  12. Refs make rulings in games • People err • Refs are people • Refs can err • Refs can make bad rulings in games

  13. Immigration reform • Privacy on the internet • Changing the draft • Changing driver’s age • Changing the right to vote at 18 • Drinking age • Gay marriage • Distribution of wealth • Legalization of M

  14. Judicial Review • The Federal Courts can decide if a government action is constitutional known as (Judicial Review) • Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshal in the case Marbury v. Madison in 1803 established Judicial review as a necessary power of the courts.

  15. Federalism • Federalism is a compromise between the US central government and the State governments. • The Framers felt that too much central governmental power threatened liberty. • Federalism helps prevent the abuse of power by dividing governmental power.

  16. Federalism, cont. • The Constitution divides power among the State and Federal Governments. • Why might the Constitution give the power to regulate trade among the States to the Federal Government?

  17. Scavenger Hunt You will need to look in the US Constitution on page C1 to C23 for this assignment

  18. Objectives Review the six basic principles of the Constitution: Best Worst popular sovereignty limited government separation of powers checks and balances 1 judicial review federalism

  19. Objectives Best Worst popular sovereignty 11 limited government 1 1 separation of powers checks and balances 11 judicial review 1111 federalism

  20. Essential Question • Big Question • What is government and what is its purpose? • Essential Question. • How has the Constitution lasted through changing times?

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