CONSTITUTION

Amendments 1– 27• 1st Ten “Bill of Rights”

Articles : L – E – J – S – A-S-R-

Preamble – “We the People”

Legislative BranchExecutive BranchJudicial BranchStates/ FederalismAmendmentSupremacy ClauseRatification

ConstitutionNAME:

FEDERALISM

CHECKS & BALANCES

BILL OF RIGHTS

SEPARATION OF POWER

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Delegated Powers

Separation of power: power of government in broken into to three branches to prevent one group of power having to much power

Separation of Power

Judicial Branch

The federal government is

broken into three

branches

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Illustrations

Legislative Branch

Executive Branch

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Separation of Power

Judicial Branch

• Interpret Laws• • The three

branches of government

have different jobs

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Bullets – list three jobs of each branch

Legislative Branch

• Make Laws• impeach the

president•

Executive Branch

• Enforce Laws • make treaties• veto laws by

congress

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Create an illustrations that represents each of

the ten amendment

Bill of Rights amendments:

1. Freedoms of speech, press, religion, assembly, petition

•2. Right to bear arms

•3. Lodging of troops in private homes

•4. search and seizure

•5. Rights of the Accused (to due process, no double jeopardy, no self incrimination)

•6. Speedy trial by impartial jury and a lawyer

•7. Jury trial in civil cases

•8. Bail and Punishment

•9. Powers reserved to the People

•10. Powers reserved to the States

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