Topic:
Washington’s Presidency
and Arizona Government
Essential Question:
Why is the Bill of Rights important?
 George Washington
 1st President of the United States
 Precedents set by Washington:
 1st President of the United States
 Precedents set by Washington:
 The Cabinet
 Served only 2 terms
 Farewell address
Jefferson
Hamilton
Knox
Randolph
 Served only 2 terms
 Farewell address
 Alexander Hamilton
 1st Secretary of the Treasury
 Financial plan for the country:
 1st Secretary of the Treasury
 Financial plan for the country:
 Pay off nation’s debt
 Collect taxes
 Establish a national bank
 Collect taxes
 Establish a national bank
 Amendment
 An official change made to the Constitution
 There are 27 amendments
 An official change made to the Constitution
 There are 27 amendments
 Discuss
 George Washington
 Alexander Hamilton
 Amendment
 Write a sentence
describing the
importance of
Alexander Hamilton
 An official change made to the Constitution
 There are 27 amendments
 Bill of Rights
 First Amendment
 Five Freedoms:
 Freedom of Religion
 2 parts:
 The government cannot establish a religion
 The government must protect the free exercise
of religion
 The government cannot establish a religion
 The government must protect the free exercise
of religion
 Freedom of Speech
 The right to express oneself
 Freedom of Speech
 The right to express oneself
 Freedom of the Press
 Protects the right to print or
broadcast truthful information
 Freedom of Press
 Protects the right to
print or broadcast
truthful information
 Freedom of Assembly
 Protects the right to
peaceably hold
meetings and
demonstrations
 Freedom of Assembly
 Protects the right to peaceably hold meetings and
demonstrations
 Freedom to Petition
 Protects the right to petition the government
 Freedom to Petition
 Protects the right to petition the government
 Discuss the Five Freedoms in the
First Amendment:
 Religion
 Speech
 Press
 Assembly
 Petition
 Write a sentence describing
which of the Five Freedoms is
the most important and why.
 Freedom to Petition
 Protects the right to petition the government
 Rights of the accused
 Amendments 4, 5, 6, and 8 protect the rights of
those accused of crimes
 Important concepts:
 Amendments 4, 5, 6, and 8 protect the rights of
those accused of crimes
 Important concepts:
 Due process
 A person cannot “be deprived of life, liberty, or
property without due process of law”
 Established procedures must be followed
 A person cannot “be deprived of life, liberty, or
property without due process of law”
 Established procedures must be followed
 Right to a fair trial
 The accused has the right to “speedy and public
trial” by an impartial jury
 Right to a fair trial
 The accused has the right to “speedy and public
trial” by an impartial jury
 Right to an attorney
 If the accused cannot afford an attorney, the
government must provide one
 Gideon v. Wainwright decision
 This right applies to all criminal cases
1963, 9-0 decision
 Gideon v. Wainwright decision
 This right applies to all criminal cases
 Grand jury indictment
 Determines whether there is enough evidence for
a trial
 Grand jury indictment
 Determines whether there is
enough evidence for a trial
 Protection from:
 Double jeopardy
 A person cannot be tried
twice for the same crime
 Double jeopardy
 A person cannot be tried twice for the same
crime
 Self-incrimination
 A person has the right to remain silent
 Self-incrimination
 A person has the right to remain silent
 Miranda v. Arizona decision
 Defendants must be informed of their rights
before being questioned by the police
1966, 5-4 decision
 Miranda v. Arizona decision
 Defendants must be informed of the right to
remain silent and the right to an attorney
before being questioned by the police
 Unreasonable searches and seizures
 Excessive bail
 Cruel and unusual punishment
 Excessive bail
 Cruel and unusual punishment
 Discuss the rights of the accused:
 Due process
 Right to a fair trial
 Right to an attorney
 Grand jury indictment
 Protection from:
 Double jeopardy
 Self-incrimination
 Unreasonable searches and seizures
 Excessive bail
 Cruel and unusual punishment
 Write a sentence describing which of the rights of the
accused is the most important and why.
 Excessive bail
 Cruel and unusual
punishment
 Political parties
 Groups organized to
promote views and
candidates
 Washington’s farewell
address warned of the
dangers of political parties
 Groups organized to promote views and candidates
 Washington’s farewell address warned of the dangers
of political parties
 First two political parties
 Federalist Party
 Supported a stronger national government
 Federalist Party
 Supported a stronger national government
 Democratic-Republican Party
 Supported states’ rights and strict interpretation of
the Constitution
 Democratic-Republican Party
 Supported states’ rights and strict interpretation of
the Constitution
 Arizona Government
 State government
 Arizona Government
 State government
 Governor
 Head of the state government
 Like the president on the state level
 Head of the state government
 Like the president on the state level
 State legislature
 Makes state laws
 Like Congress on the state level
 Makes state laws
 Like Congress on the state level
 City government
 Mayor
 Head of the city government
 Like the president/governor on
the city level
John Giles
 Head of the city government
 Like the president/governor on the city level
 City council
 Makes city laws
 Like Congress/state legislature on the city level
Dave Richins
District 1
Alex Finter
District 2
Dennis Kavanaugh
District 3
Christopher Glover
District 4
David Luna
District 5
Kevin Thompson
District 6
 Makes city laws
 Like Congress/state legislature on the city level
 Direct democracy in Arizona
 Initiative
 A law proposed by the people
 Initiative
 A law proposed by the people
 Referendum
 A way for citizens to approve/reject a law made by
state or local governments
 Referendum
 A way for citizens to approve/reject a law made by
state or local governments
 Recall
 To remove an elected official from office by the
vote of the people
 Happens between elections
 To remove an elected official from office by the vote
of the people
 Happens between elections
 Discuss
 Political parties
 State government
 City government
 Direct democracy in
Arizona
 Write a sentence
comparing/contrasting
federal, state, and
city governments