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The three branches of government.

The three branches of government. Standard 2.5 E.Q. What are the three branches and how do they balance each other? . The Constitution . Constitution: was founded on the principles of the British government.

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The three branches of government.

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  1. The three branches of government. Standard 2.5 E.Q. What are the three branches and how do they balance each other?

  2. The Constitution • Constitution: was founded on the principles of the British government. • English Bill of Rights: established that the power of the king (executive) should be limited by Parliament.

  3. Influences by other means • Magna Carta: established that the people have the right to be consulted on levying taxes. • English Bill of Right reiterated that the people had to be consulted on levying taxes. • Under the Constitution the right to tax resides with both the state legislatures and Congress.

  4. Right to……… • Magna Carta: allowed the people to • trail by a jury of there peers • protected from the abuse of authority. • English Bill of Rights: Religious freedom. • Bill of Rights: See last Power Point. • Colonial charters: granted colonists the rights of Englishmen. (Same rights as England. • Republicanism: Voters would be represented by elected legislators who would make decisions in the interest of the voters.

  5. Purpose of the U.S. Constitution • Provide a more effective central government while at the same time limit the power of the government over states and the people. • Sovereignty: supreme authority; the condition of having independent political power. • Necessary & Proper/Elastic Clause: to give more power to congress than previously given.

  6. Powers in play • Under the Articles of Confederation: sovereignty lay with the states. • Under the Constitution: the authority to govern is with the people, not the state. • Evident with “We the People…do ordain and establish this Constitution.” • How does this relate to you today? What rights do you have as teenagers even when you can’t vote?

  7. Principal of Federalism • 2 levels of government share power, national & state) • Limits the power of the national government by only delegating (entrusted to) it some powers. • Other powers are reserved (set aside) • Other powers are held concurrently (at the same time; shared) by the states and the nation.

  8. Separation of Powers • Limits the powers of the government by dividing governing powers. • Legislative – writes laws: appropriate funds (Congress – House/Senate) • House – direct vote • Senate – Indirect vote (Electoral college) • Executive – proposes laws: administers laws and spending (President) • Judicial – Interprets laws by hearing and deciding cases. (Federal Court System)

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