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Welcome C&E Students!!!
Grab
your handouts and find your seat
Roll
Call Question: Would you rather go
back in time or forward into the future
Bell Work: What’s
your Opinion?
What is the purpose of government?
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Treasure Hunt- Purposes of
Government
 The
purposes of government can be found in the
preamble of the Constitution, but can YOU find
the 6 purposes hidden in this room???
I
have hidden the 6 purposes of government
outlined in the Preamble of the constitution
under your desks.
 You
will take your guided notes handout and
search for them asking your neighbors for help
 First
one to find all 6, come see Ms. Peach!!!!!
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Purposes of government
 Form
a more perfect Union
 Establish
 Insure
Justice
Domestic tranquility
 Provide
for a common defense
 Promote
 Secure
the general welfare
the blessings of Liberty
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The Constitution Made Easy
Let’s
go over our handout from
yesterday!
To Take Out Your
Handouts
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Preamble
#1
it is the Introduction to the
constitution explains why our
government was established or
created
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2 American Citizens
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Yellow – Article I & Article II
#3. Article I: Section I (Pg. 95): All Legislative (law
making) powers are vested (given) to Congress. This branch
is broken up into 2 houses:
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Senate

House of Representatives
#4. Article II: Section I (Pg. 100): All executive (law
enforcing) powers are vested (given) to The President. A
Vice President is also elected along with this person.
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Red – Article III
#5. Article III: Section I (Pg. 103): The Judicial (law
interpreting) powers are vested (given) to one Supreme Court
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According to the following sentence, how are other courts
created in the United States?
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“and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to
time ordain (create) and establish (form)”
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#6. Congress may create other federal courts
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Green - Article IV
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#7 Article IV
 Full
Faith & Credit Clause – States
must respect, trust and uphold the laws
of other states.
 Privileges & Immunities – just
because someone is from another state,
does not mean they are not entitled to
the same rights provided in other
states
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Blue– Article V & Article VI
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#8. Article V: (Pg. 105) What “process”(procedure) is
outlined in this amendment?
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How to amend (change or add to) the Constitution
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#9. Article VI: Interpret the following clause of the [2.]nd
section of the 6th article of the Constitution – what does it
mean?
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Supremacy Clause [2.]: “This Constitution, and the Laws of
the United States… and all treaties made, or which shall be
made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the
Supreme Law of the Land…”
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The laws passed by Congress are the supreme law of the
land, no other laws are greater or may contradict them
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Purple– Article VII & #11
#10. Article VII: What is ratification? How many
states were needed to ratify the Constitution for it to take
effect?
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Approval of the Constitution. 9 out of 13 states
#11. Amendments: What is an Amendment?
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A change or addition to the Constitution
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Orange- #12
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What are the basic freedoms/rights that are granted by each
of the following amendments?
 Amendment
I (1st): RAPPS – Religion, Assembly
Press Petition Speech
 Amendment II (2nd): Right to Bear Arms
 Amendment IV (4th): Freedom from
unreasonable search and seizure
 Amendment V (5th): Due process must be
followed when someone is accused of a crime
 Amendment VI (6th): right to a fair and speedy
trial
 Amendment VIII (8th): Freedom from cruel and
unusual punishment
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2.1 The US Constitution
Objective: Identify the purpose and
structure of the US Constitution
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I. Intro to Constitutional Law
 A. Purposes
of the Constitution
 1. Establishes
the Three Branches
of Federal Government
 a. Legislative
described in
Article I
 b. Executive
Branch described in
Article II
 c. Judicial
Branch described in
Article III
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 2. Establishes
how states should act in
respect to one another
 a. found
in Article IV
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 i. Full
Faith and Credit Clause: Any public
acts, records, and judicial proceedings of any
one state should be given “full faith and credit”
in any other state.
 Example: If
someone is convicted of murder in
NC then they are also considered a convicted
felon in California
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 ii. Privileges
& Immunities Clause:
citizens of each state shall be entitled to all
of the same “privileges and immunities” of
any other state
 Example: NC
couldn’t decide that only NC
residents are allowed to drive in NC
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3. Establishes
how Amendments
(additions) to the Constitution are to
be made – Found in Article V
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4. “Supreme Law of the Land –
Article VI
a. Supremacy
Clause: Federal law is
always supreme to state law
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 5. Establishes
that 9 states were required to
ratify the Constitution – Article VII
 Do
you remember who the first and last
states (from original 13) to ratify the
constitution were?
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B. Amendments
1. There
2. The
are 27 Amendments
first Ten are called the Bill
of Rights
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Front Page – Title Page
My Mini
Constitution
By: The Founding
Fathers
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First Page – (Intro) The Preamble
The Preamble
(AKA The Intro)
What?
Who?
Why? To…
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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Second Page – Article I (1)
The Preamble
The Articles
(AKA The Intro)
(AKA the Chapters)
What?
Who?
Why? To…
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Article I
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What?
The law
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Who?
Branch
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Why? To List Powers…
- Expressed Powers
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Implied Powers
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Third Page – Article II (2)
Article II
Article III
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What?
The law
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What?
The law
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Who?
Branch
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Who?
Branch
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Why? To List Powers…
- Expressed Powers
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Why? To List Powers…
- Expressed Powers
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Roles of the President
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Fifth Page – Article IV(4) & V (5)
Article IV
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What? Explains how the
should interact with each other
Clauses:
Full Faith and Credit
Privileges & Immunities
Article V
- What? Explains how
Propose?
Ratify?
are made
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6th Page – Article VI & VII
Article IV
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What? Explains how the
should interact with each other
Clauses:
Full Faith and Credit
Article VI
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What? Supremacy Clause
- The Constitution is the
Privileges & Immunities
Article V
- What? Explains how
Propose?
Ratify?
are made
Article VII
- What? Explains that
are
required to
the Constitution
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Back Page – The Amendments
Amendments
Bill of Rights
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II. Basic Principles of the
Constitution
 A. Rights
guaranteed in the
Constitution are NOT absolute
 1. Example: Freedom
of
speech is limited
 a. You
could not call in a fake
bomb threat and be protected
by the Constitution
 Libel
& Slander???
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B. The
Constitution
does not cover ALL of
our rights
1. Many
other basic
rights are protected by
State Constitutions
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Remember
Federalism???
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III. State Constitutions
 A. Each
State has its own Constitution
 B. Those
Constitutions can give additional
rights to its citizens
 1. Example:
NC Constitution includes the
right to a free public education, the US
Constitution does not.
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 C. Cannot
restrict the rights already listed
in the Constitution
 1. Example: When
the Federal gov’t
decided the states could not make laws to
ban gay marriage, it became a
constitutional right that the states could not
take away
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Welcome C&E Students!
Find
your seat and settle in
Roll
Call Question: Would you rather be
able to become invisible or to fly?
Bell Work:
 What
are the 3 main parts of the
Constitution? (Hint: How is it structured
like a book?)
 How many articles are in the Constitution?
 Explain the Full Faith & Credit Clause
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Reminders
 Meetings
 AP
& Early Release cards are due Monday in HR
 College

with Counselors starts next week
& Career Expo is on the 18th
Go and get a 50pt informal assignment grade from Ms.
Peach!
 Unit
Opportunity: Recite the preamble verbatim
and get an extra point added to your Unit 1 Test!
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Principle of Federalism
Expressed
(Enumerated or
Delegated) Powers: Belong to the
National Government
Reserved
Powers: Belong to the
States
Concurrent
Powers: Belong to both
the National and State governments
Expressed Powers
National Government
• Coin Money
• Maintain the
Army/Navy
• Declare War
• Regulate Trade
bettween states &
foreign nations
Concurrent Powers
Both Governments
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Establish courts
Enforce Laws
Collect Taxes
Borrow Money
Provide for
General Welfare
Reserved Powers
State Government
• Regulate trade
within the state
• Protect the public
• Conduct Elections
• Establish Local
Governments
• Education
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Constitution Scavenger Hunt
 You
will use your “Simplified Constitution” to learn
about how the Constitution Separates Powers
between the 3 Branches of National Government.
 Orange
& Yellow = Legislative Branch/Article I
 Green
& Blue = Executive Branch/Article II
 Purple
& Red = Judicial Branch/Article III
 Be
prepared to share!!!
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Constitution Scavenger hunt
 You
will use the Constitution to discover the
powers and qualifications of the 3 Branches of
Government
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You can use a chromebook or a textbook
 When
you find the right answer, record it on your
handout and also specify where in the Constitution
you found it.
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Example:
 Does the United States Congress have the power to tax?
 Yes! Article I, Sec 1 p1
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Mini Constitutions
 You
I
learned a lot more today!
bet you could add some more information
to your Amazing Mini Constitutions!!!
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Homework
Read “The
Legislative Branch”
Handout
Make
Note /Outline the document on
a separate sheet of paper.
 Focus
on Structure/Organization and
Powers
To
be turned in on Monday
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Closure- Objective Reflection
Do
you think you could (off the top of
your head) describe the layout of the
Constitution?
Could
What’s
you describe each part?
your Key Vocab from today?
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Requirements
 Summary
of your article – What happened?
 Explanation
of how this article is an example of the
assigned principle
 Minimum
 Works
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Cited – Where did you get your information?
Chromebook Login –
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of 3 images
studentID#@student.cms.k12.nc.us
Password – YYMMDD Example: 880111
Glogster Login - http://edu.glogster.com/?ref=com
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Educator code - 8GA812
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Reading Quiz – Standard
 You
will use your notes and “anatomy of the
Constitution” Reading to help you complete this
quiz.
 This
is still considered a quiz , so you should remain
quiet and work by yourself
 When
you are done turn in your quiz to your class
tray
 If
you finish early start reading about the Legislative
Branch
 Pg. 177-182
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Reading Quiz – 3rd Block
 You
will use the reading you picked up to help you
complete this quiz.
 This
is still considered a quiz , so you should remain
quiet and work by yourself
 When
you are done turn in your quiz to your class
tray
 If
you finish early work on your US Constitution
Scavenger Hunt
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Match It – Federalism Powers
 It
will be important for you to remember
which powers belong to the National
Government , State Governments and those
they share
 You
will work in teams to match the powers
to either
 Expressed (National) Powers
 Reserved (State) Powers
 Concurrent (Shared) Powers
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Test Debrief
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Constitution Scavenger Hunt
 Team
 Take
up with 2 or 3 other classmates
out your handout from today
 Using
the constitution in your textbook,
work together to find the answer & location
of all the powers
 Example: Does
Congress have the power to
tax?
 Yes
– Article 1, Section 8 Paragraph 4