Government tek8 8 Government The student understands the

Government tek#8 • (8) Government. The student understands the American beliefs and principles reflected in the U. S. Constitution. • The student is expected to: • (A) explain the importance of a written constitution; • (B) evaluate how the federal government serves the purposes set forth in the Preamble to the U. S. Constitution; • (C) analyze how the Federalist Papers explain the principles of the American constitutional system of government; • (D) evaluate constitutional provisions for limiting the role of government, including republicanism, checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers, popular sovereignty, and individual rights; • (E) analyze the processes by which the U. S. Constitution can be changed and evaluate their effectiveness; and • (F) analyze how the American beliefs and principles reflected in the U. S. Constitution contribute to our national identity.

What is the importance of a constitution? • We the people of the united states, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessing of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish the constitution of the united states of America. http: //wilstar. com/holidays/const. htm

What is a federal government? • A Form of government with governmental powers divided between a central government and several regional governments.

What is a Preamble? • Although the preamble is not a source of power for any department of the federal government. The supreme court has often referred to it as evidence of the origin, scope, and purpose of the constitution. http: //caselaw. lp. findlaw. com/data/constitution/preamble/

What are Federalist Papers and how did it help the U. S. Constitution? • The federalist papers were a series of articles written under the pen name of by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and john jay. • The entire purpose of The Federalist Papers was to gain popular support for then-proposed Constitution. Some would call it the most significant public-relations campaign in history; it is, in fact, studied in many public relations classes as a prime example of how to conduct a successful campaign. http: //www. law. ou. edu/hist/federalist/

What are republicans? • Republicans-A republican form or system of government; the principles or theory of republican government.

What are checks and balances? • Checks and Balances-are the constitutional controls whereby separate branches of government have limiting powers over each other so that no branch will become supreme.

What is federalism? • Federalism-A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.

What is separation of powers? • Separation of powers-prevents concentration of power (seen as the root of tyranny) and provides each branch with weapons to fight off encroachment by the other two branches.

What are Popular sovereignty • Popular sovereignty-doctrine under which the status of slavery in the territories was to be determined by the settlers themselves

How can the U. S. Constitution be changed • Only the Amendments can change the constitution for example Amendment III No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.