U.S. Constitution U.S. Constitution Power Point ProjectPower Point Project

Christin FrancisChristin FrancisPeriod 2 Period 2

December 2009December 2009

Bill Of Rights Bill Of Rights

The Bill Of Rights are The Bill Of Rights are the first 10 the first 10 amendments to the amendments to the constitutionconstitution

The Bill Of Rights The Bill Of Rights protects individual protects individual rights abused by the rights abused by the governmentgovernment

The Bill Of Rights were The Bill Of Rights were ratified in 1791, four ratified in 1791, four years after the years after the ConstitutionConstitution

Separation Of Powers

Powers are divided between three separateBranches of government to prevent one branch

From becoming too powerful

Congress :Makes the laws

President and Vice President:Enforce the laws

Supreme Court:Explains or interprets

The laws

18 & 21 amendment18 amendment This amendment, known as prohibition banned the making, selling, or transporting of alcoholic beverages in the U.S

21 amendment The 18 amendment is repealed making it legal to make and sell alcoholic beverages

James MadisonJames Madison He was an American politician He was an American politician

who served as the fourth who served as the fourth president of the U.S.president of the U.S.

He was one of the founding He was one of the founding fathers of the Constitution. fathers of the Constitution. “father of the Constitution”“father of the Constitution”

He contributed in writing the He contributed in writing the federalists papers federalists papers

Greatly believed that a new Greatly believed that a new republic needed checks and republic needed checks and balances to protect individual balances to protect individual rights from government rights from government

Madison worked closely with Madison worked closely with George Washington and George Washington and Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson

The PreambleThe Preamble

The preamble to the U.S. The preamble to the U.S. constitution is a brief constitution is a brief introductory statement of the introductory statement of the fundamental purposes and fundamental purposes and guiding principles the guiding principles the Constitution is meant to serveConstitution is meant to serve

The preamble serves only as The preamble serves only as an introduction and doesn’t an introduction and doesn’t assign powers to the federal assign powers to the federal government government

It also doesn’t provide It also doesn’t provide specific limitations on the specific limitations on the government actions government actions

Electoral College

• The electoral college consist of the popularly elected representatives that formally elect the President and Vice President of the U.S.

• The U.S. citizens vote for those electors • Each elector is supposed to cast one vote for president

and one vote for vice president • Electoral College is an important and distinguished

feature of federalism in the United States ad protects the rights of the smaller states

Slavery In The ConstitutionSlavery In The Constitution

• The word slave does not appear in the Constitution. The word slave does not appear in the Constitution. Nevertheless, slavery was part of American life in 1787, and Nevertheless, slavery was part of American life in 1787, and it left it’s mark on the Constitutionit left it’s mark on the Constitution

• The slavery debates at the Constitutional Convention didn’t The slavery debates at the Constitutional Convention didn’t focus on weather slavery was right or wrong, instead it focus on weather slavery was right or wrong, instead it argued over how slaves should be counted, and what limits argued over how slaves should be counted, and what limits to put on the slave trade. to put on the slave trade.

• It took a civil war and the 13 amendment, in 1865, to It took a civil war and the 13 amendment, in 1865, to abolish slavery in the U.S. abolish slavery in the U.S.

Shay’s RebellionShay’s Rebellion

Shay’s Rebellion was an armed uprising in central and Shay’s Rebellion was an armed uprising in central and western Massachusetts, from 1786 to 1787. western Massachusetts, from 1786 to 1787.

The rebellion is named after Daniel Shay’s, a veteran of The rebellion is named after Daniel Shay’s, a veteran of the American Revolution, who led the rebels, known as the American Revolution, who led the rebels, known as Shaysites.Shaysites.

Most of Shay’s compatriots were poor farmers who were Most of Shay’s compatriots were poor farmers who were angered by taxes and debts angered by taxes and debts

The farmers failed to repay these debts, so they resulted The farmers failed to repay these debts, so they resulted in being prisoners or their land taken away in being prisoners or their land taken away

Shay’s rebellion is considered the last battle of the Shay’s rebellion is considered the last battle of the Revolution Revolution

Executive Branch Executive Branch

The top offices are the The top offices are the President and Vice President President and Vice President

The main role and jobs for The main role and jobs for the Executive Branch is that the Executive Branch is that it carries out all laws passed it carries out all laws passed by Congressby Congress

Another main job for this Another main job for this branch is that it’s the branch is that it’s the commander in chief of commander in chief of armed forces and it also armed forces and it also directs foreign trade directs foreign trade