Bell Work

• In the bell work section in the back of your notebooks, list the three branches of the United States government and their corresponding function.

The Structure of the Constitution and Due Process

The Constitution• Preamble= purpose• Article I= Legislative Branch – Makes the laws• Article II= Executive Branch – Enforces the laws• Article III= Judicial Branch – Interprets the laws• Article IV= Relationship to the States• Article V= Amending the Constitution• Article VI= The National Debt, Supremacy

Clause• Article VII= Ratification of the Constitution

Due Process

Due ProcessSteps the government must take before they can take away life, liberty, property.

Two Types: 1. Substantive- Deals with

the what (the substance, the policies) of governmental action

2. Procedural- Deals with the how (the procedures, the methods) of governmental action.

Habeas Corpus

Latin for “Bring forth the body” An order from a court to a government official

requesting and explanation of why an individual is being held.

Usually done in the first 48 hours of an arrest, if not, a writ of habeas corpus may be issued.

Bills of Attainder

Congress cannot pass laws depriving people of life, liberty, or property without a first providing a trial.

Ex Post Facto Laws

Laws that make something a crime before it became a crime. Laws that are retroactive.

May be passed if it is to the benefit of the people.

Amending the Constitution

Step 1 Step 2 Amendment Is Proposed Amendment is Ratified

2/3 vote both chambers¾ state legislatures

2/3 national convention¾ state conventions

27 Amends.

21st amend