1. The Constitution

2. Preamble

What does the word preamble mean?

3. Preamble

What does the word preamble mean?

4. - an introductory declaration 5. According to the Preamble, who authorized the Constitution? 6. Preamble

What does the word preamble mean?

7. - an introductory declaration 8. According to the Preamble, who authorized the Constitution? 9. - the people 10. What are the reasons given for creating the Constitution? 11. Preamble

What does the word preamble mean?

12. - an introductory declaration 13. According to the Preamble, who authorized the Constitution? 14. - the people 15. What are the reasons given for creating the Constitution? 16. - to form a more perfect union 17. Preamble

What does the word preamble mean?

18. - an introductory declaration 19. According to the Preamble, who authorized the Constitution? 20. - the people 21. What are the reasons given for creating the Constitution? 22. - to form a more perfect union 23. - to establish justice 24. Preamble

What does the word preamble mean?

25. - an introductory declaration 26. According to the Preamble, who authorized the Constitution? 27. - the people 28. What are the reasons given for creating the Constitution? 29. - to form a more perfect union 30. - establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility 31. Preamble

What does the word preamble mean?

32. - an introductory declaration 33. According to the Preamble, who authorized the Constitution? 34. - the people 35. What are the reasons given for creating the Constitution? 36. - to form a more perfect union 37. - establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, 38. Preamble

What does the word preamble mean?

39. - an introductory declaration 40. According to the Preamble, who authorized the Constitution? 41. - the people 42. What are the reasons given for creating the Constitution? 43. - to form a more perfect union 44. - establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, 45. Preamble

What does the word preamble mean?

46. - an introductory declaration 47. According to the Preamble, who authorized the Constitution? 48. - the people 49. What are the reasons given for creating the Constitution? 50. - to form a more perfect union 51. - establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity 52. The Preamble cont.

Do these reasons make sense to you?

53. What would Bastiat say about each of them? 54. What does general welfare mean? 55. The Preamble cont.

Do these reasons make sense to you?

56. What would Bastiat say about each of them? 57. What does general welfare mean? 58. - referred to the welfare of all Americans, not that of a specific group. Thus, unless a government action benefited everyone, it was considered inappropriate. 59. Ordain = ? 60. The Preamble cont.

Do these reasons make sense to you?

61. What would Bastiat say about each of them? 62. What does general welfare mean? 63. - referred to the welfare ofallAmericans, not that of a specific group. Thus, unless a government action benefited everyone, it was considered inappropriate. 64. Ordain = to create or to invest officially 65. - this document officially created the government of the United States of America 66. Article I: The Legislative Branch

What is the name of the national legislature?

67. Article I: The Legislative Branch

What is the name of the national legislature?

68. - Congress 69. What are the two houses called? 70. Article I: The Legislative Branch

Section 1

What is the name of the national legislature?

71. - Congress 72. What are the two houses called? 73. - Senate & House of Representatives 74. What is the advantage of having a bicameral Congress? 75. Article I: The Legislative Branch

Section 1

What is the name of the national legislature?

76. - Congress 77. What are the two houses called? 78. - Senate & House of Representatives 79. What is the advantage of having a bicameral Congress? 80. - power is balanced between the two houses; they act as a check on one another 81. Art. I Section 2: The House

How often are the Congressmen chosen?

82. Art. I Section 2: The House

How often are the Congressmen chosen?

83. - every two years 84. How are they chosen? 85. Art. I Section 2: The House

How often are the Congressmen chosen?

86. - every two years 87. How are they chosen? 88. - they are elected by the people living in their congressional district 89. How many representatives are there? 90. Art. I Section 2: The House

How often are the Congressmen chosen?

91. - every two years 92. How are they chosen? 93. - they are elected by the people living in their congressional district 94. How many representatives are there? 95. - 435, so each represents around 700,000 people 96. How many Congressmen does Colorado have? 97. Art. I Section 2: The House

How often are the Congressmen chosen?

98. - every two years 99. How are they chosen? 100. - they are elected by the people living in their congressional district 101. How many representatives are there? 102. - 435, so each represents around 700,000 people 103. How many Congressmen does Colorado have? 104. - 8 105. - Note: Most of us now live in District 2 along with Boulder 106. Qualifications of a Congressman

What are the qualifications of a Congressman?

107. Qualifications of a Congressman

What are the qualifications of a Congressman?

108. - at least 25 years old 109. - has been a citizen 7+ years 110. - must be an inhabitant of the state he represents 111. Art. I Sect. 2 The House

What is meant by the word enumeration in Art. I Sect. 2.3?

112. Art. I Sect. 2 The House

What is meant by the word enumeration in Art. I Sect. 2.3?

113. - taking a census 114. How often? 115. Art. I Sect. 2 The House

What is meant by the word enumeration in Art. I Sect. 2.3?

116. - taking a census 117. How often? 118. - every 10 years starting in 1790 119. How are congressional districts drawn? 120. Art. I Sect. 2 The House

What is meant by the word enumeration in Art. I Sect. 2.3?

121. - taking a census 122. How often? 123. - every 10 years starting in 1790 124. How are congressional districts drawn? 125. - After each census, state legislatures redraw the district lines to accommodate population shifts 126. - This process is calledreapportionment,and it can turn into a political football 127. Gerrymandering = ? 128. Art. I Sect. 2 The House

What is meant by the word enumeration in Art. I Sect. 2.3?

129. - taking a census 130. How often? 131. - every 10 years starting in 1790 132. How are congressional districts drawn? 133. - After each census, state legislatures redraw the district lines to accommodate population shifts 134. - This process is calledreapportionment,and it can turn into a political football 135. Gerrymandering= ? 136. - practice of creating weird shaped districts for political advantage 137. Gerrymandered District 138. Modern Gerrymander 139. The House

How are vacancies to be filled?

140. The House

How are vacancies to be filled?

141. - the governor of that state shall hold an election 142. What is the name of the leader of the House? 143. The House

How are vacancies to be filled?

144. - the governor of that state shall hold an election 145. What is the name of the leader of the House? 146. - Speaker of the House 147. Who is our current Speaker? 148. The House

How are vacancies to be filled?

149. - the governor of that state shall hold an election 150. What is the name of the leader of the House? 151. - Speaker of the House 152. Who is our current Speaker? 153. - John Boehner 154. What House power is mentioned in this section? 155. The House

How are vacancies to be filled?

156. - the governor of that state shall hold an election 157. What is the name of the leader of the House? 158. - Speaker of the House 159. Who is our current Speaker? 160. - John Bahr 161. What House power is mentioned in this section? 162. - impeachment = ? 163. The House

How are vacancies to be filled?

164. - the governor of that state shall hold a special election 165. What is the name of the leader of the House? 166. - Speaker of the House 167. Who is our current Speaker? 168. - John Bahr 169. What House power is mentioned in this section? 170. -impeachment= the filing of charges against a major federal official such as the President or a judge 171. NOTE: To be impeached is to be charged, not convicted. The Senate has to try the officer to see if he's guilty.