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Constitutional Card Sort
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Constitutional Card Sort
• Today you will work with a team to answer questions about how our government works
• Your resource for answering these questions will be your pocket copy of the U.S. Constitution
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• For today’s activity, you will want to pay special attention to Articles I, II, III and V
• The goal of the activity is for your group to answer as many questions as possible AND you are competing against other groups
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• In order to answer a question correctly, you must be able to identify the Article # and Section # of the Constitution where you found your answer
• Article #s must always be written in Roman Numerals (I, II, III, IV, etc.)
• Section #s must always be written in regular numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.)
• Your group will NOT earn credit for an answer if you don’t have it numbered correctly
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• Questions must be answered in complete sentences
• Answers not provided in complete sentences will NOT earn credit
• Additionally, you should highlight or underline the information in your pocket copy of the Constitution
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• Your group may pull 3 questions at a time from the pink bowl to work on
• The work should be shared within the group– there should be evidence of ALL group members’ handwriting on the group’s paper
• When you answer your 3 questions, you need to get them checked by the teacher before you can pull 3 more
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• If you are having difficulty, your group can have 3 HINTS or 3 PUT-BACKS during the activity
• HINTS = clues about which Article or Section to look at
• PUT-BACKS = switching a difficult question for another one
• You must keep track of hints/put-backs used a the top of your group’s paper
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• Members of the House of Representatives serve for 2 year terms
• Article I, Section 2
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• One must be at least 25 years of age and a citizen for 7 years in order to be in the House of Representatives.
• Article I, Section 2
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• The House of Representatives may propose tax (revenue) bills.
• Article I, Section 7
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• The House of Representatives has the power of impeachment (to bring impeachment articles against a government official).
• Article I, Section 2
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• The term for Senators is 6 years.• Article I, Section 3
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• One must be at least 30 years old and a citizen for 9 years in order to serve in the Senate.
• Article I, Section 3
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• The Senate must approve all presidential appointments– such as cabinet members, judges and ambassadors.
• Article II, Section 2
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• The Senate must approve all treaties.• Article II, Section 2
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• The Senate conducts all impeachment trials.
• Article I, Section 3
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• Congress– the House and Senate– have legislative powers.
• Article I, Section 1 or Section 8
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• Congress has the power to declare war.• Article I, Section 8
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• If the president vetoes a bill, Congress can override the veto if it gets a 2/3 majority vote in BOTH the House and Senate.
• Article I, Section 7
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• Congress has the power to propose an amendment– has to have a 2/3 majority vote in both House and Senate.
• (Then, ¾ of the states must approve it to become an official amendment.)
• Article V
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• The President serves a 4 year term.• Article II, Section 1• (one may serve a total of 2 terms as
president)
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• In order to be President, a person must be a natural born U.S. citizen, a 14 year resident of the U.S. and at least 35 years old.
• Article II, Section 1
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• The president has the power to approve and veto bills.
• Article I, Section 7
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• President has the power to make treaties
• Article II, Section 2
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• President nominates justices to the Supreme Court
• Article II, Section 2
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• The President nominates ambassadors, cabinet members, etc.
• Article II, Section 2
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• The President is the Commander-in-Chief of the military
• Article II, Section 2
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• Justices to the Supreme Court serve for life (so long as on “good behavior”)
• Article III, Section 1
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• The Supreme Court has the power to review all laws and treaties
• Article III, Section 2
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• The Supreme Court settles cases involving the USA
• Article III, Section 2
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• The Supreme Court has the power to settle cases between states
• Article III, Section 2
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• The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides over all impeachment trials
• Article I, Section 3