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Bell Ringer 11/09/2012

Bell Ringer 11/09/2012. Copy & answer the following questions using page 55 in your textbook - Article I – The Legislature: How often are the members of the House of Representatives elected? What are the qualifications to become a U.S. Representative?

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Bell Ringer 11/09/2012

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  1. Bell Ringer 11/09/2012 Copy & answer the following questions using page 55 in your textbook - Article I – The Legislature: • How often are the members of the House of Representatives elected? • What are the qualifications to become a U.S. Representative? • How many members are there in the house of Representatives? Members of the House of Representatives are selected every two years. To become a Representative you must be at least twenty- five years of age, a citizen of the state from which he or she is elected, and have been a citizen for at least seven years. In 1929 Congress permanently fixed the size of the House at 435 members.

  2. Bell Ringer 11/08/2012 Copy & answer the following questions using page 62 in your textbook - Article II – The Executive: What is the primary duty of the president? How often is the president elected? What are the qualifications to become a U.S. President? The president is Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States. Does this mean the president can declare war? Explain your answer. The primary duty of the president is to enforce the laws. The president is elected once every four years. The president must be 35 years old, lived in the U.S. for fourteen years, and born in the U.S. As Commander in Chief the president is in charge of the military and has the power to grant Reprieves and Pardons. Only Congress can declare war.

  3. Planner Entry Wednesday 11/07/2012 – Thursday 11/08/2012 • DBQ Lesson: How Did the Constitution Guard Against Tyranny? • Readdocuments B-D and answer questions for each document – DUE TOMORROW!!! • Learn The PREAMBLE of the U.S. Constitution (pg. 54) by FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2012.

  4. Bell Ringer 11/09/12 DUE TODAY! DUE TODAY! Copy & answer the following questions in complete sentences using page pp. 65-67 in your textbook.Article III – The Judicial Branch • What did the Judiciary Act of 1789 establish? • The Judiciary Act of 1789 established the lower courts like the district courts, circuit courts and appeals courts. • What is the Supreme authority of the Judicial Branch? • The supreme court shall have original jurisdiction. This means the judicial branch has the power to review the laws to determine if they are constitutional or not. • Describe the Federal Judicial System. • District Courts (hold trials) Courts of Appeals (review appeals from districts courts) Supreme Court ( reviews cases appealed from lower federal courts & highest state courts)

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  6. How Did The Constitution Guard Against Tyranny? tyranny Ex.: How did the writers of the Constitution keep one person or a group of people from getting too much power? Guard #4 Guard #2 Guard #3 Guard #1

  7. Document A • A “compound” is something made of two or more pieces. What are the two pieces that make up Madison’s compound government? • What word ending in “ism” is another word for this kind of government? • How does this compound government provide “double security” to the people? The central or national government and the state governments. Federalism The central and state governments will check each other’s powers. Also, the branches within each level of government will provide checks within that level.

  8. Document A: Federalism • Can you see a pattern in the types of power the Constitution reserved for the states? • How does Federalism guard against tyranny? States seem to have power over the more local and personal issues (school, marriage, etc.) These personal liberties were too important for the framers to put into the hands of a national power. Governments closer to the people (the local and state governments) would be more in tune with the feelings and cultures of their area. By distributing certain powers between the central government and the states neither could tyrannize (gain absolute power over) the nation or the nation’s people.

  9. Document B • What is the main idea of the Madison quote • The main idea is that absolute power in the hands of a few will result in oppression. By separating the powers of government we guard against tyranny. • Does Madison say it is possible to have tyranny in a democracy? Explain. • Yes, because the majority might suppress the few or ignore the rights of the few in favor of the many.

  10. Document B – Separation Of Powers • What is the primary job of each branch? • Legislative=makes the laws; Executive=enforces the laws; Judicial=interprets/reviews the laws • What would James Madison say about allowing a person elected to the House of Representatives to serve at the same time on the Supreme Court? Explain his thinking. • Madison would think this is wrong because a person who makes the laws should not also interpret the law. • How does separation of powers guard against tyranny? • By separating the powers no one group has total control.

  11. Document C The separation of the legislative, the executive, and the judicial branches should not be complete. Each should have some check on the powers of the other. • What is the main idea in Madison quote? • What is one way the legislature can check the power of the chief executive? • What is one way the President can check the power of the Supreme Court? Examples: the House can impeach the President or Congress can override a president’s veto. The President can appoint members of the Supreme Court.

  12. Document C: Checks and Balances • What is one way the Supreme Court can check the Senate? • According to this document, how did the framers of the Constitution guard against tyranny? The Supreme Court can rule a law passed by the Senate unconstitutional. The framers gave each of the three branches of government several ways they could limit the power of the other two branches. Together these powers are called checks and balances. Checks and balances guard against tyranny by keeping one branch from getting more powerful than the others.

  13. Document D • On what basis – area, population, or wealth – was the number of representatives in the House determined? • Which state had the smallest representation in the House of Representatives? How many? • Which state had the most Representatives? How many? Population Rhode Island and Delaware each had one. Virginia (ten)

  14. Document D: Big States and Small States • Who would have been happier with their representation in the House, small states or large states? Why? • Who would have been happier with their representation in the Senate, small states or large states? Why? • How did this small state – large state compromise guard against tyranny? The large states because their bigger population entitled them to more representatives and therefore more power. The small states because they had the same number of senators as the big states. Equal representation in the Senate protected the small states from domination by large states. Unequal representation in the House rightfully protected the more populous states from being neutralized by a minority.

  15. A B C D Federalism Separation of Powers Checks and Balances Small States – Large States Federalism The Constitution guarded against tyranny in four ways: Separation of Powers Checks and Balances Small States – Large States

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  17. Bell Ringer 11/09/12 Copy & answer the following questions in complete sentences using page pp. 66-67 in your textbook.Article IV – Relations Among States • What rights are citizens entitled to if they move to or visit another state? • The same privileges and immunities of citizens of that state. • How does the need to respect the laws of each state support the principle of popular sovereignty? • Allows the people rather than the federal government to determine the laws of each state.

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