'National government powers' presentation slideshows

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, 10th edition by Theodore J. Lowi, Benjamin Ginsberg, and Kenneth A. Shepsle

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GOVT

GOVT. Chapter 2 The Constitution. Learning Objectives. The Beginnings of American Government. The First English Settlements. The first New England colony was founded by the Plymouth Company in 1620 at Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION. First Constitution of the United States. Approved by Continental Congress in 1777. Established in the middle of the war for independence. Colonies needed a government that would allow them to be organized against Britain. Articles of Confederation.

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State Constitutions & Articles of Confederation

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Constitutional Underpinnings

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Chapter 2 Foundations of Government

Section 1: Why Americans Have Governments Section 2: The First Government Section 3: A New Constitution. Chapter 2 Foundations of Government. Section 1: Why Americans Have Governments. The Main Idea

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Chapter 3

Chapter 3. Federalism. Federalism governments. Federalism = dividing power between two separate governments 40 % of people live in federalist counties. Why Federalism?. Protect minorities from unjust majorities Dividing power between national and local governments

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Warm Up 9/19/11

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Chapter 4

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Seven Principles of the Constitution

Seven Principles of the Constitution. 1. Popular Sovereignty. Who gives the government powers? Popular Sovereignty A government in which the people rule. 2. Republicanism. How are views represented in government?

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Chapter 7

Chapter 7 . Creating a Republic. State Constitutions. During the Revolution most states wrote their own constitutions Constitution : a document that sets out the laws and principles of a government. State Constitutions. States wanted written constitutions for 2 reason

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