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Page 1: Fun Fact-Benjamin Franklin was the only person to put his signature on all 4 primary documents that created America Declaration of Independence Treaty
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Fun Fact-Benjamin Franklin was the only person to put his signature on all 4 primary documents that created America

Declaration of Independence

Treaty of Alliance with France

Treaty of Peace with Great Britain

Constitution

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The _____________is the plan and set of rules for our government.

Sept. 17, 1787

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Article I-Legislative BranchArticle II-Executive BranchArticle III-Judicial BranchArticle IV-The StatesArticle V-Amendment ProcessArticle VI-The Constitution is the

supreme law of the landArticle VII-Ratification-How to pass a

bill into a law

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Make and Pass Laws-Congress

Executive Branch•Carry Out or Enforces the Laws-•President

Judicial Branch•Settles Arguments about the Laws-•US Supreme Court

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George Washington was made the president of the convention.

James Madison called for a federal governmentfederal government-a type of government where the states share power with the central government, but the central government is stronger than the states.

Federal

State

Local

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Federal Government called for 3 branches

Congress-Legislative-would make the laws

President-Executive-carries out the law

Judicial-Supreme Court-settles arguments

Congress-representatives would be determined by the number of people living in that state.

Almost everyone liked his plan, EXCEPT…the representative part

I am the father of the Constitution

VA, MA, PA, NC-Biggest

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Delegates from smaller states like, New Jersey, didn’t like this plan.

They like the Articles of Confederation Plan that gave each state one vote.

They wanted small states to have just as many votes as larger states.

RI, NJ, DE, GA-Smallest

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- It called for a each state to receive the equal vote.

Constitutional Convention(Philadelphia, 1787)

Virginia Plan New Jersey Plan

- Both plans called for a strong national government with 3 branches.

- It called for a number of representatives in each house would depend on the population of the state.

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Virginia Plan New Jersey Plan

- Both plans called for a strong national government with 3 branches.

-It called for a number of representatives in each house would depend on the population of the state.

Great Compromise-both parties give up something to settle a disagreement

• It provided for a two part Congress.-by Roger ShermanA. House of Representatives – each state is represented according to its population (satisfied the VA Plan) POPULATIONPOPULATIONB. Senate – each state has 2 Senators (satisfied the NJ Plan)-

EQUALEQUAL

It called for a each state to receive the equal vote.

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• The Southern States wanted slaves counted as a whole person.•Northern States didn’t like this because it would give the South more representatives in Congress. Why?

Three-Fifths Compromise

•In order to determine the population of a state, only 3 out of every 5 slaves would be counted.

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To Make and Pass LawsMake and Pass LawsCongress-Senators (100) House of

Representatives-(435)- (Elected)

• Declares war• Can override a president’s veto with a

_____vote

• Approves Judicial Nominations

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•Senators- _____per state

•Term is for 6 years-no term limit

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Bob Corker

Lamar Alexander

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Determined by the states______________

•Term is for 2 years-no term limit

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We have 9 Each represent a different section of Tennessee.

Murfreesboro’s is Diane Black.

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Federal Government

Legislative:Congress

US House of Representative

s (435)

US Senators (100)

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State:General

Assembly:TN House of

Representatives (99)

TN Senators (33)

•Local:

• City Council• School Board

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State and Local

Government

Legislative:General Assembly

TN House of Representatives

TN Senators____________

Local-City Council

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Teach your neighbor about the Legislative Branch

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To execute the law To execute the law or carry out the lawor carry out the law

President (Elected)Vice-President

(Appointed)Cabinet Members

(Appointed)Cannot Declare War-

Can ask that Congress does

Appoints Supreme Court Justices

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Term is 4 years/2 termsCommander in Chief of the Armies

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Organizing a New Government

• In 1789, George Washington was inaugurated as the nation’s first President.

• John Adams was the first Vice-President.

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• New York City was the first capital of the U.S.•It moved to Washington D.C. in 1800.

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Defense Education Homeland Security

State Commerce Interior

Justice Agriculture Treasure-

Labor Energy Transportation

Health and Human Services

Veteran Affairs Housing and Urban Development

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• Washington appointed four men to his first Cabinet.

Secretary of the TreasuryAlexander Hamilton

Postmaster GeneralSamuel Osgood

Secretary of WarHenry Knox

Secretary of StateThomas Jefferson

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State:GovernorLt. Governor

Cabinet

•Local:•Mayor•Vice Mayor•Sheriff

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State and Local

Government

Executive:Gov. Haslam

Lt. Gov.Cabinet

____________Local-Mayor

Sherriff

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Teach your neighbor about the Executive Branch

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Settle arguments over the ____________

•Decides if the president’s actions are unconstitutional.

•Decides if laws made by the legislative branch are constitutional.

Only deal with the US ConstitutionUS Constitution

The US Supreme Court is the highest court in the land.

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The Supreme Court

• John Jay was named the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1789.

•Justices are appointed by the president, but approved by Congress.

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There are 9 justices1-Chief Justice and 8 Associate Justices

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• John Roberts is the current Chief Justice.

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State:Deal with the

Tennessee Code Annotated (TCA):

TN Supreme CourtTN Justices

•Local:• Local Courts• Judges

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Judicial-Murfreesboro Local CourtsJudges

State and Local

Government Judicial-

TN Supreme Court

TN Justices____________

Local-Murfreesboro Courts-Judges

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Teach your neighbor about the Judicial Branch

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Rights of the States

States have to respect each other

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A Change to the ConstitutionThere have been 27 changes.The first _______ are called the Bill of Rights.

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The US Constitution is the number one rule book….EVERYONE has to obey it.

Ex. US Constitution is ahead of the TCA

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_____________-Means to Pass or Accept Something

9 out of 13 states had to approve or okay the constitution before it would go into affect.

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We have 2 US Senators

We have 9 US House of Representatives

_______________

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The Electoral CollegeThe Electoral College

- The electors from every state make up the Electoral College.

- The electors vote for the President and Vice-President after the citizens vote.

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The Electoral College

How are the number of electoral votes per state determined? Here’s the formula:

# Senators

+ # Representatives in the House

= # electoral votes per state

Remember, how many Senators does every state have?

(2)

2

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The Electoral College

# Senators

+ # Representatives in the House

= # electoral votes per state

O.K., let’s practice using the state of Wyoming.

If Wyoming has 1 Representative in the House, how many electoral votes does Wyoming have?

(2)

3

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2008 Electoral College Map

How many members of the House of Representatives do the following states have?1) Nevada 2) Kansas 3) New York 4) California 3

4 29 53

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The Electoral College

- There are a total of 538 electoral votes. Therefore, a Presidential candidate must receive at least ________ electoral votes to win the presidency.

- The Presidential candidate that receives more than half of the electoral votes wins the election.

Fill in the blank! How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidency?

538 electoral votes22 = half of the electoral votes6 9 If 269 is exactly

half, how many electoral votes are needed to win?

270

270

-4_ 13-12 18

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You need 270/538 Electoral Votes.

If neither candidate gets this much, the House of Representative decides the matter.

John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson

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Branch F, S, L1. President

2. US Congress

3. US Supreme Court

4. Governor

5. Mayor