fun fact-benjamin franklin was the only person to put his signature on all 4 primary documents that...
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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
The _____________is the plan and set of rules for our government.
Sept. 17, 1787
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
Make and Pass Laws-Congress
Executive Branch•Carry Out or Enforces the Laws-•President
Judicial Branch•Settles Arguments about the Laws-•US Supreme Court
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
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
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
- 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.
• 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.
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
•Senators- _____per state
•Term is for 6 years-no term limit
Bob Corker
Lamar Alexander
Determined by the states______________
•Term is for 2 years-no term limit
We have 9 Each represent a different section of Tennessee.
Murfreesboro’s is Diane Black.
Federal Government
Legislative:Congress
US House of Representative
s (435)
US Senators (100)
State:General
Assembly:TN House of
Representatives (99)
TN Senators (33)
•Local:
• City Council• School Board
State and Local
Government
Legislative:General Assembly
TN House of Representatives
TN Senators____________
Local-City Council
Teach your neighbor about the Legislative Branch
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
Term is 4 years/2 termsCommander in Chief of the Armies
Organizing a New Government
• In 1789, George Washington was inaugurated as the nation’s first President.
• John Adams was the first Vice-President.
• New York City was the first capital of the U.S.•It moved to Washington D.C. in 1800.
Defense Education Homeland Security
State Commerce Interior
Justice Agriculture Treasure-
Labor Energy Transportation
Health and Human Services
Veteran Affairs Housing and Urban Development
• Washington appointed four men to his first Cabinet.
Secretary of the TreasuryAlexander Hamilton
Postmaster GeneralSamuel Osgood
Secretary of WarHenry Knox
Secretary of StateThomas Jefferson
State:GovernorLt. Governor
Cabinet
•Local:•Mayor•Vice Mayor•Sheriff
State and Local
Government
Executive:Gov. Haslam
Lt. Gov.Cabinet
____________Local-Mayor
Sherriff
Teach your neighbor about the Executive Branch
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.
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.
There are 9 justices1-Chief Justice and 8 Associate Justices
• John Roberts is the current Chief Justice.
State:Deal with the
Tennessee Code Annotated (TCA):
TN Supreme CourtTN Justices
•Local:• Local Courts• Judges
Judicial-Murfreesboro Local CourtsJudges
State and Local
Government Judicial-
TN Supreme Court
TN Justices____________
Local-Murfreesboro Courts-Judges
Teach your neighbor about the Judicial Branch
Rights of the States
States have to respect each other
A Change to the ConstitutionThere have been 27 changes.The first _______ are called the Bill of Rights.
The US Constitution is the number one rule book….EVERYONE has to obey it.
Ex. US Constitution is ahead of the TCA
_____________-Means to Pass or Accept Something
9 out of 13 states had to approve or okay the constitution before it would go into affect.
We have 2 US Senators
We have 9 US House of Representatives
_______________
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.
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
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
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
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
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
Branch F, S, L1. President
2. US Congress
3. US Supreme Court
4. Governor
5. Mayor