BELL RINGER
If the rest of the class is too slow, feel
free to start writing these words next to
the numbers:
1. appellate jurisdiction
2. armed forces
3. article
4. coining money
5. concurrent powers
6. declaration of war
7. delegated powers
8. elastic clause
9. enumerated powers
Title your paper “3B Vocab”. 10. executive branch
11. foreign relations
Number your paper from 1 12. immigration
to 13 on the front and from 13. impeach
Pick up a pencil and a blank
sheet of paper.
Write your first and last
name, today’s date, and the
period you have civics in the
upper-right hand corner of
the page.
14 to 26 on the back.
BELL RINGER
It’s definitely been too long. Here’s the
other 13.
14. implied powers
Pick up a pencil and a blank 15. judicial branch
16. legislative branch
sheet of paper.
17. naturalization laws
Write your first and last
18. necessary and proper clause
name, today’s date, and the
19. original jurisdiction
period you have civics in the
20. presidential appointments
upper-right hand corner of
21. regulate
the page.
22. trade
23. U.S. Congress
Title your paper “3B Vocab”. 24. U.S. House of Representatives
25. U.S. Senate
Number your paper from 1 26. U.S. Supreme Court
to 13 on the front and from
14 to 26 on the back.
3 BRANCHES
- by the end of this lesson:
you should be able to recognize the structure of the
legislative, executive, and judicial branches
you should be able to compare the roles and
responsibilities of each branch
you should be able to identify general powers of the
branches as written in Articles I, II, and III
The best way to explain the structure and function of our
government is to look at the Constitution.
Article I
Article II
Article III
Function = Roles and Responsibilities
The best way to explain the function
of our government is to look at the
Constitution.
That means that reading the
Constitution can help us to see the
roles and responsibilities of each
branch.
Article ?, Section ?
Article I: Understanding the Legislative Branch
Please follow along as I read aloud.
When I reach a vocabulary word, I’ll
put the definition on the screen.
Please write the definition on your
vocabulary paper.
Article ?, Section ?
Article I: Understanding the Legislative Branch
Does anyone know what Article means?
3. article – a numbered chapter of a
contract, treaty, or constitution
Article I, Section ?
Article I: Understanding the Legislative Branch
Does anyone know what the I in
Article I means?
I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X
I V X L C D M
Article I, Section ?
Article I: Understanding the Legislative Branch
16. legislative branch – the branch of the
government that creates laws
23. U.S. Congress – the national
legislative body of the U.S., consisting
of the Senate (upper house) and the House
of Representatives (lower house)
24. U.S. House of Representatives – the
lower house of the legislative branch;
states with more people have more votes
25. U.S. Senate – the upper house of the
legislative branch; two votes per state
Article I, Section 1
Article I: Understanding the Legislative Branch
9. enumerated powers – specific powers
assigned to the federal government by the
Constitution; these are prohibited to be
exercised by the states
7. delegated powers – specific powers
given to the state governments by the
Constitution
Article I, Section 1
Article I: Understanding the Legislative Branch
13. impeach – to bring formal charges of
wrongdoing against a public official (like
a U.S. President or Vice President)
Article I, Section 2
Article I: Understanding the Legislative Branch
no vocab here!
Article I, Section 3
Article I: Understanding the Legislative Branch
no vocab here!
Article I, Section 4
Article I: Understanding the Legislative Branch
no vocab here!
Article I, Section 5
Article I: Understanding the Legislative Branch
no vocab here!
Article I, Section 6
Article I: Understanding the Legislative Branch
no vocab here!
Article I, Section 7
Article I: Understanding the Legislative Branch
18. necessary and proper clause- the power
of Congress to make laws they view as
necessary and proper to carry out their
enumerated powers; also known as the
elastic clause (Congress can make laws
that help it to do its job)
14. implied powers – powers not written in
the Constitution that the federal
government can do because it is necessary
and proper in order to carry out the
delegated powers.
Article I, Section 8
Article I: Understanding the Legislative Branch
8. elastic clause – the power of Congress
to pass all laws they deem necessary and
proper for carrying out its
responsibilities; see necessary and proper
clause
Article I, Section 8
Article I: Understanding the Legislative Branch
21. regulate – to control, govern, or
direct according to rule
22. trade – to buy and sell goods or
services
4. coining money – the power of the
legislative branch to print money (coins
and bills) for use
Article I, Section 8
Article I: Understanding the Legislative Branch
6. declaration of war – the power of
Congress to vote to go to war with another
country
17. naturalization laws – laws made by
Congress that people from other countries
must follow in order to become legal
citizens of the United States
12. immigration – the movement of people
from one country into another country
Article I, Section 8
Article I: Understanding the Legislative Branch
no vocab here!
Article I, Section 9
Article I: Understanding the Legislative Branch
no vocab here!
Article I, Section 10
 Work alone or with one other person. Reread
“Understanding
ArticleonI” Article
and writeI down the key
Directed Note-Taking
terms, structure, functions, and powers mentioned
in each section.
Article I: Understanding the Legislative Branch
5. concurrent powers – powers shared by
the federal government and the state
governments
Article I, Section 8
“Understanding Article I” answers
“Understanding Article I” answers
“Understanding Article I” answers
“Understanding Article I” answers
“Understanding Article I” answers
03 3B LB Writing Prompt
On a blank page, write your first and last name, today’s date, and the period you have
civics in the upper-right corner. Title this paper “03 3B LB WRITING PROMPT”.
Write a well-crafted informative response.
Well-crafted means that your sentences fit together instead of jumping around.
Informative means facts should come from the documents; your opinions are not required.
Response means you answer the prompt; don’t just write what you feel like writing.
03 3B LB Writing Prompt
On a blank page, write your first and last name, today’s date, and the period you have
civics in the upper-right corner. Title this paper “03 3B LB WRITING PROMPT”.
Write a well-crafted informative response.
Well-crafted means that your sentences fit together instead of jumping around.
Informative means facts should come from the documents; your opinions are not required.
Response means you answer the prompt; don’t just write what you feel like writing.
According to the reading, what branch
of the government is created by Article I of
the U.S. Constitution? What is that branch’s
structure and function? List at least two of
that branch’s powers.
Prompt:
Time’s Up!
Pass your Writing
Prompt paper all
the way back and
all the way right.
If Article I was the legislative branch, what do you think
Articles II and III will be about?
Article II
Executive
Branch
Article III
Judicial
Branch
Pair Work
You may work with one other
person for this next activity.
Make sure that you lift the
desks. Do not drag.
All desks should be facing the
screen.
Article II: Understanding the Executive Branch
The executive Power shall be vested in a
President of the United States of America. He
shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years,
and, together with the Vice President, chosen for
the same Term, be elected,
Article II, Section 1
Article II: Understanding the Executive Branch
VOCABULARY
10 executive branch - the branch of government
that enforces the laws made by the legislative
branch
Article II, Section 1
Article II: Understanding the Executive Branch
No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a
Citizen of the United States, at the time of the
Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to
the Office of President; neither shall any Person
be eligible to that Office who shall not have
attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been
fourteen Years a Resident within the United
States
Article II, Section 1
Article II: Understanding the Executive Branch
Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he
shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:--"I
do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully
execute the Office of President of the United
States, and will to the best of my Ability,
preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of
the United States."
Article II, Section 1
Article II: Understanding the Executive Branch
The President shall be Commander in Chief of the
Army and Navy of the United States, and of the
Militia of the several States, when called into the
actual Service of the United States; he may
require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal
Officer in each of the executive Departments,
upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their
respective Offices,
Article II, Section 2
Article II: Understanding the Executive Branch
VOCABULARY
2 armed forces - the nation’s military (Air Force,
Army, Coast Guard, Marines, National Guard and
Navy)
Article II, Section 2
Article II: Understanding the Executive Branch
and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and
Pardons for Offences against the United States,
except in Cases of Impeachment. He shall have
Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the
Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of
the Senators present concur;
Article II, Section 2
Article II: Understanding the Executive Branch
and he shall nominate, and by and with the
Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint
Ambassadors, other public Ministers and
Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all
other Officers of the United States, whose
Appointments are not herein otherwise provided
for, and which shall be established by Law: but
the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment
of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in
the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in
the Heads of Departments. Article II, Section
2
Article II: Understanding the Executive Branch
VOCABULARY
20 presidential appointments - the power of the
U.S. President to choose members of his or her
cabinet, ambassadors to other nations, federal
judges, and other officials in his or her
administration
Article II, Section 2
Article II: Understanding the Executive Branch
He shall from time to time give to the Congress
Information of the State of the Union, and
recommend to their Consideration such
Measures as he shall judge necessary and
expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions,
convene both Houses, or either of them, and in
Case of Disagreement between them, with
Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may
adjourn them to such Time as he shall think
proper;
Article II, Section 3
Article II: Understanding the Executive Branch
he shall receive Ambassadors and other public
Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be
faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the
Officers of the United States.
Article II, Section 3
Article II: Understanding the Executive Branch
VOCABULARY
11 foreign relations - the power of the executive
branch to decide on the United States’ dealings
with other countries in order to achieve national
goals
Article II, Section 3
Article II: Understanding the Executive Branch
The President, Vice President and all civil Officers
of the United States, shall be removed from
Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of,
Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and
Misdemeanors.
Article II, Section 4
Article III: Understanding the Judicial Branch
The judicial Power of the United States shall be
vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior
Courts as the Congress may from time to time
ordain and establish.
Article III, Section 1
Article III: Understanding the Judicial Branch
VOCABULARY
15 judicial branch - the branch of government
that interprets the laws made by the legislative
branch
26 U.S. Supreme Court - the highest court of the
United States; it sits at the top of the federal
court system
Article III, Section 1
Article III: Understanding the Judicial Branch
The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior
Courts, shall hold their Offices during good
Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for
their Services a Compensation, which shall not be
diminished during their Continuance in Office.
Article III, Section 1
Article III: Understanding the Judicial Branch
The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in
Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution,
Article III, Section 2
Article III: Understanding the Judicial Branch
The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in
Law and Equity, arising under the Laws of the
United States
Article III, Section 2
Article III: Understanding the Judicial Branch
The judicial Power shall extend to all Treaties
made, or which shall be made, under their
Authority;--to all Cases affecting Ambassadors,
other public Ministers and Consuls;--to all Cases
of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction;
Article III, Section 2
Article III: Understanding the Judicial Branch
The judicial Power shall extend to Controversies
to which the United States shall be a Party;--to
Controversies between two or more States;--
Article III, Section 2
Article III: Understanding the Judicial Branch
The judicial Power shall extend to Controversies
between a State and Citizens of another State,-between Citizens of different States,
Article III, Section 2
Article III: Understanding the Judicial Branch
The judicial Power shall extend to Controversies
between Citizens of the same State claiming
Lands under Grants of different States, and
between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and
foreign States, Citizens or Subjects. (also
between states and the federal government)
Article III, Section 2
Article III: Understanding the Judicial Branch
In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public
Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State
shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have
original Jurisdiction.
Article III, Section 2
Article III: Understanding the Judicial Branch
VOCABULARY
19 original jurisdiction - the power of a court to
be the first to hear a case on a specific topic
Article III, Section 2
Article III: Understanding the Judicial Branch
In all the other Cases before mentioned, the
supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction,
both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions,
and under such Regulations as the Congress shall
make.
Article III, Section 2
Article III: Understanding the Judicial Branch
VOCABULARY
1 appellate jurisdiction - the power to hear
appeals of cases which have been tried in lower
courts
Article III, Section 2
Article III: Understanding the Judicial Branch
The Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of
Impeachment, shall be by Jury; and such Trial
shall be held in the State where the said Crimes
shall have been committed; but when not
committed within any State, the Trial shall be at
such Place or Places as the Congress may by Law
have directed.
Article III, Section 2
Article III: Understanding the Judicial Branch
Treason against the United States, shall consist
only in levying War against them, or in adhering
to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.
No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on
the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same
overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.
Article III, Section 3
Some of the Answers for Article II
1 The President and Vice President are in charge
of the Executive Branch
2, 3, 4 The qualifications to be president are: be a
natural born citizen, at least 35 years old, and
have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years
Article II, Section 1
Some of the Answers for Article II
6, 7, 8, 9
Chief Executive – the president is in charge of
executive departments and offices
Commander in Chief – commander of the military
Chief Diplomat – the president has the power to
make treaties and work with foreign countries
(the Senate has to approve these treaties before
they take effect)
Power to Pardon - the president can grant
pardons
Article II, Section 2
Some of the Answers for Article II
14 the President presents to Congress a State of
the Union
Article II, Section 3
Some of the Answers for Article II
17 the key function of the executive branch is to
enforce and implement laws
Article II, Section 3
Some of the Answers for Article III
18 the Supreme Court is the only court created by
the Constitution. Other courts can be made by
Congress.
19 to be a judge, the only think you need to have
is good behavior
Article III, Section 1
Some of the Answers for Article III
21 interpreting the Constitution
22 deciding arguments on laws Congress passes
24 deciding arguments between the states
Article III, Section 2
Some of the Answers for Article III
27 Original Jurisdiction - the power of a court to
be the first to hear a case on a specific topic; for
the U.S. Supreme Court this involves cases
concerning conflicts between Congress and the
president and in cases in which a state is a party
28 Appellate Jurisdiction – the power to hear
appeals of cases which have been tried in lower
courts; this applies to all cases not under original
jurisdiction
Article III, Section 2
Three Branches Graphic Organizer
Using only the reading and your notes from this
lesson, complete this graphic organizer with
information on structure (including
qualifications), functions, and powers of each
branch.
This organizer is due for a grade at the end of
class today.
Articles I, II, and III
03 3B EJ Writing Prompt
On a blank page, write your first and last name, today’s date, and the period you have
civics in the upper-right corner. Title this paper “03 EJ WAR”.
Write a well-crafted argumentative response.
Well-crafted means that your sentences fit together instead of jumping around.
Argumentative means you write about your opinion and support it with facts.
Response means you answer the prompt; don’t just write what you feel like writing.
03 3B EJ Writing Prompt
On a blank page, write your first and last name, today’s date, and the period you have
civics in the upper-right corner. Title this paper “03 3B EJ”.
Write a well-crafted argumentative response.
Well-crafted means that your sentences fit together instead of jumping around.
Argumentative means you write about your opinion and support it with facts.
Response means you answer the prompt; don’t just write what you feel like writing.
Explain what you think are the most
important functions and powers of each
branch. Use evidence from your readings and
graphic organizer to explain your argument.
Prompt:
Time’s Up!
Pass your Writing
Prompt paper all
the way back and
all the way right.