the constitution r u serious?????? (hyperbole and irony or ironic hyperbole) the const as culture...
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THE CONSTITUTION
R U SERIOUS?????? (Hyperbole and Irony or Ironic Hyperbole)
THE CONST AS CULTURE
THE CONST & THE CULTURAL Realm
1-Constitution as Cultural Literacy:• Among these three Supreme Court decisions, the most important one with the
greatest impact would clearly be:Marbury v. MadisonBrown v. Board of EducationMarquette National Bank v. Omaha Service Corp
• The Constitution Embodies the Principle of Separation of Powers: True False _____
• James Madison can be called the “Father” of the Constitution:True False _____
• The Vice-President Runs the Senate:True False _____
2a-The Constitution as a:
2b-The Constitution as a:
3a-The Constitutional FRAME as if HARD-WIRED
Every state has two votes in the U.S. Senate
The President must be at least 35, 14 years a resident of the U.S., and a natural born citizen
The President is chosen by Electoral College rather than Popular Vote
The Senate has the sole power to try impeachments
3b-The Constitutional Frame as if Soft-Wared
• The President shall be Commander in Chief• Congress shall have the Power . . . To declare
War . . . .• Congress shall have the Power . . . To make all
Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested in this Const in the Government of the U.S., or in any Department or Officer thereof.
3c-The Constitution That Isn’t There
THE MAN WHO WASN’T THERE: The Heisenberg Principle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIi7YOVA5o4
4a-The Structure of THE Constitution: The Narrow, Straight Line View
4b-Expanding the Frame in the 1790s
Constitutional Text
Hamiltonian Financial Plans
Presidential Cabinet
Life with FatherGeorge
Political Party System
4c-Structure of the Constitution: The Not-So Straight, Extended View
1787 Document
12th Amendment
New Deal “Amendments”
Civil War Amendments
19th Amendment
Bill of Rights
CONST MOMENTS
5a-The Founders/Framers as Static Objects of Veneration
5b-The FOUNDERS
5c-The FRAMERS
5d-Founders/Framers as Seducers
Alexander Hamiltonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=FrU1djj2N84Ben Franklin & George Washingtonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=E6caJv__WSM&feature=related
5d-Founders as Performing Characters
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L2o9mx5SCs
• DRAMATURGICAL VIEW of History
• Gordon Wood, REVOLUTIONARY CHARACTERS
5e-Founders as Political Players: Washington’s Cabinet
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=notJuFGXQ9w
5e-Founders & The Knight’s Move
5-f: The Arrival of SINCERITY
MR. [JEFFERSON] SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZFRP67sX8o