Quarter 2 Review
Day 1
26. Which is NOT a group that helps with
executing the laws?
A. Cabinet departments
B. Congress
C. Agencies
D. Regulatory Groups
21. “Expressed” powers of the legislature
are
A. specifically listed in the Constitution
B. used to carry out implied powers in the
Constitution
C. not allowed by the Constitution
D. enforced by the Constitution
Warm-Up
Homework
Design a 10 question quiz on any
information we reviewed today. No T/F or
Y/N questions. Include answers.
Study guide pages 3-4
HOMEWORK
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The powers of local governments are
given to them by what?
What powers do local governments
exercise?
What are the names of the legislative
branch at the local level (county and
incorporated towns and cities)
How does the mayor get his/her job?
Describe how international events can
effect local government.
Quiz
Honors:
Assign groups sections of the study guide.
Task: Students will complete the study
guide and then design a 3 minute skit
that teaches their assigned section of the
study guide.
Presentation Rubric
HONORS
Work in pairs to complete the study guide
(pages 1-2).
 Develop a class script for a skit explaining
the 5 freedoms of the first amendment.
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If time allows, teacher will assign various
roles and students will perform skit.
Review/Class Skit
SOL 2c
What does the phrase “We the People”
mean?
The Preamble to the Constitution of the
United States of America begins, “We the
People,” thereby establishing that the
power of government comes from the
people.
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SOL 2c
List and define the 6 goals of the U.S.
Constitution:
Purposes of United States government
 To form a more perfect union
 To establish justice
 To ensure domestic tranquility
 To provide for the common defense
 To promote the general welfare
 To secure the blessings of liberty
SOL 2c
The amendment process is
complex.
How many amendments are there to the
U.S. Constitution?
27
SOL 2d
Describe the Amendment process at the
national level (U.S. Constitution)
Proposal: action by Congress or convention
Ratification: by the states
What is the Amendment process at the state
level (VA Constitution)?
Amendment process at state level:
Proposal: action by General Assembly or
convention
Ratification: by voters of Virginia
SOL 2d
List and define the 1st Amendment Freedoms.
First Amendment freedoms
Religion: Government may not establish an official religion,
endorse an official religion, or unduly interfere with the
free exercise of religion.
Speech: Individuals are free to express their opinions and
beliefs.
Press: The press has the right to gather and publish
information, including that which criticizes the government.
Assembly: Individuals may peacefully gather.
Petition: Individuals have the right to make their views
known to public officials.
What is the 14th Amendment?
Fourteenth Amendment
Extends the due process protection to actions of the states
SOL 3b
Branch
Legislative
Structure
The legislative branch
 Consists of the Congress, a
bicameral legislature
consisting of the House of
Representatives (435
members, based upon
populations of the states) and
the Senate (100 members—
two per state)
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Powers
Makes the laws of the nation
Approves the annual budget
Confirms presidential
appointments
Raises revenue through taxes
and other levies
Regulates interstate and
foreign trade
Declares war
Executive
 Headed by the president of the
United States, the chief
executive officer of the nation
Executes the laws of the land
Prepares the annual budget
for congressional action
Appoints cabinet officers,
ambassadors, and federal
judges
Administers the federal
bureaucracy.
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Judicial
 Consists of the federal courts,
including the Supreme Court,
the highest court in the land
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The Supreme Court exercises
the power of judicial review.
The federal courts try cases
involving federal law and
questions involving
interpretation of the
Constitution of the United
States
Define separation of powers.
The powers of the national government are
separated among three branches of the
government in ways that limit any one branch
from abusing its power.
Define checks and balances.
Checks and balances
Each of the three branches of the national
government limits the exercise of power by the
other two branches.
Each of the three branches of the National
Government limits the exercise of power by the
other two branches.
SOL 6b
The legislative branch
The Congress checks the president when
legislators
override presidential vetoes
impeach and convict a president.
The Congress checks the courts when
legislators
confirm or refuse to confirm federal
judges/justices
impeach and convict judges/justices.
SOL 6b
The executive branch
The president checks Congress when the
president
proposes legislation
prepares an annual budget for Congress to
approve
call special sessions of Congress
vetoes legislation Congress has passed.
The president checks the courts when the
president appoints judges/justices.
SOL 6b
The judicial branch
The courts check Congress when
judges/justices declare acts of Congress
to be unconstitutional.
The courts check the president when
judges/justices declare executive actions
to be unconstitutional.
SOL 6b
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Script:
Amendment being addressed
Situation
Dialogue
Resolution
First Amendment Freedoms
Activity 3
 Complete the 9 box graphic organizer on
levels of government.
 Students take out their graphic organizer
from last week, or they draw/create one
in their notebooks.
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Levels of Government
Closure
Exit Ticket:
Answer the following question:
What is the relationship between federal,
state, and local levels?
Closure—Exit Ticket