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Create a
K-W-L chart
about the Bill
of Rights.
Just answer
the K and W.
America’s Political
System
History of the
United States Political System
Magna Carta (1215)
• “The Great Charter”
• Established the principle that the
power of the monarchy was not
absolute.
The English Bill of Rights (1689)
• (Created during the Glorious Revolution.)
• Established:
– Trail by jury
– Due process
– No cruel punishment
– No excessive bail or fines
– Right to bear arms
– Right to petition
American Colonies vs. Great Britain
• American Colonies didn’t like being told what to do
by England.
• Believed that taxation without representation was
wrong, colonist were paying money to Great Britain
did not have any economic rights!
Declaration of Independence
• Created on July 4th, 1776
• Written by Thomas Jefferson
(Who stole all his ideas from
John Locke)
The Constitution
was Created
“THE CONSTITUTION WAS NOT MADE TO FIT US LIKE A STRAIGHTJACKET. IN ITS ELASTICITY LIES ITS CHIEF GREATNESS.”
Woodrow Wilson
W,W,W,W, & H
• Delegates met in Philadelphia in 1787 to amend the Articles of Confederation
• They soon made a critical decision: to ignore the Articles and write a new Constitution
• These delegates (now called “framers”) had 5 main purposes they wished to achieve 1787
PURPOSES OF THE
CONSTITUTION • 1) Establish Legitimacy
• Framers wanted to establish the new governments right to rule
• Was the government legitimate? Yes!
• Thus. . .”We the people do ordain and establish this Constitution.”
PURPOSES OF THE
CONSTITUTION • 2) Create appropriate
structures
• The framers were committed to representative democracy
• They created the Congress, the Presidency, and the Judiciary
• The framers also believed an important role for the states
was crucial
PURPOSES OF
CONSTITUTION • 3) Describe and
Distribute Power
• The framers described the
Legislature’s power in Article 1 (8)
President’s power in Article 2 (2,3)
Judicial power in Article 3
State’s power in Article 4
PURPOSES OF THE
CONSTITUTION
• 4) Limit Government Powers
• The framers next sought to limit the powers of the very structures they had created
• They also listed functions unique to the National government
PURPOSES OF
CONSTITUTION
• 5) Allow for Change
• The framers wanted to make sure the Constitution could change with the times
• But they did not want change to the most basic structures and rules of government
• Thus, Article 5 allows for “Amending”
THE BASIC
STRUCTURE
• The Constitution has 3 basic parts
• 1) Preamble: Explains the reason for the Constitution
• 2) Articles 1-7: Provides the outline for the 3 branches of government and state & federal powers
• 3) Amendments: Includes the Bill of Rights and 17 other “changes”
The Actual Constitution
PREAMBLE
“We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our prosperity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
Constitutional Principles
The 6 basic ideas that make up the Constitution.
1. Popular Sovereignty
2. Limited Government
3. Separation of Powers
4. Checks and Balances
5. Judicial Review
6. Federalism
Constitutional Principles 1-4
Popular Sovereignty: citizens are in power by voting
Limited Government: people give power to the
government, the government’s power is not unlimited.
Separation of Power: power is separated equally among
the three branches of government
Checks and Balances: each branch of
government watches over the other
Constitutional Principles 5 & 6
Judicial Review: The power of the Federal
courts to determine if Government Action is
Constitutional. The interpreter or final judge
on what the Constitution says and means.
Federalism: A system of government where
power is divided between the national and
state governments.
Federalism
• A system of government where power is shared
between the national and state governments.
State Government National Government
Concurrent
Powers
Amendments
(Additions to the Constitution)
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Bill of Rights
First 10 Amendments. Added to make the Anti-Federalist happy.
1. Freedoms of Press, Assembly, Speech, Religion & Petition
2. Right to Bear Arms
3. No Quartering of Soldiers
4. No Unlawful Search or Seizure
5. Right to Remain Silent (Due Process)
6. Fair Criminal Trial
7. Civil Jury Trial
8. No Cruel or Unusual Punishment
9. More Rights than are Written Down
10. Power to the States and the People
First Amendment
• 5 basic liberties:
–Freedom of Religion
–Freedom of Speech
–Freedom of Press
–Rights of Assembly
–Rights of Petition
Reconstruction Amendments
Civil war Amendments
• These helped African-Americans
• 13th: Freedom.
• 14th:. Equality; Citizenship
• 15th: Right to Vote
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