Six Principles of the Constitution Mini Lessons Todays

Six Principles of the Constitution Mini Lessons

Today’s Objective • After watching your classmates avatar videos, you will be able to… • Explain the six principles of the Constitution • Essential Skills • Collaborate towards a creative outcome (CR-7) • Gather and organize information and data (C 3)

Mini Lessons • Each group will pass around their Ipad • You will have 90 seconds to watch each video • As you watch the videos, fill in the information on the chart for each principle

Principle #1 • Popular Sovereignty • The people are the only source for any and all governmental power • Government can govern only with the consent of the governed

Principle #2 • Limited Government • Government may do only those things that the people have given it the power to do National Government • May not violate the Bill of Rights • May not impose export taxes among states • May not use money from the Treasury without the passage and approval of an appropriations bill • May not change state boundaries State Government • May not enter into treaties with other countries • May not print money • May not tax imports or exports • May not Impair obligations of contracts • May not suspend a person's rights without due process

Principle #3 • Separation of Powers • Basic powers of legislative, executive, and judicial are distributed among three distinct and independent branches

Principle #4 • Checks and Balances • Each branch has certain powers with which it can check the operations of the other two

Principle #5 • Judicial Review • The power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a governmental action

Principle #6 • Federalism • The division of power among a central government and several regional governments

Six Principles of the Constitution Day 2

Today’s Objective • After today’s lesson, we will be able to… • Explain in detail the six principles of the Constitution

Cartoon Analysis • As we examine each cartoon, answer the following questions • What constitutional principle is represented in this cartoon? • What is the message the cartoonist is trying to get across? • What symbols does the cartoonist use?

Separation of Powers

Separation of Powers • Basic powers of legislative, executive, and judicial are distributed among three distinct and independent branches

Checks and Balances

Checks and Balances • Each branch has certain powers with which it can check the operations of the other two • Examples: • • • Executive veto of Legislative Overriding Veto Senate approves President’s treaties Senate approves ambassadors Supreme Court judicial review Executive’s appointing Supreme Court justices

Federalism

Federalism

Federalism • The division of power among a central government and several regional governments

Limited Government

Limited Government • Government may do only those things that the people have given it the power to do National Government • May not violate the Bill of Rights • May not impose export taxes among states • May not use money from the Treasury without the passage and approval of an appropriations bill • May not change state boundaries State Government • May not enter into treaties with other countries • May not print money • May not tax imports or exports • May not Impair obligations of contracts • May not suspend a person's rights without due process

Judicial Review

Judicial Review • The power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a governmental action

Popular Sovereignty

Popular Sovereignty • The people are the only source for any and all governmental power • Government can govern only with the consent of the governed

Constitutional Analysis • Working with a partner, try your best to complete the worksheet • If you need to, use your six principles summary chart