CHAPTER 3

Section 1: Ideals of the Constitution

Section 2: The Three Branches of Government

Section 3: A Flexible Document

The Constitution

SECTION 1

Question:Why did the Constitution establish separate powers for the state and federal governments?

Ideals of the Constitution

SECTION 1

Ideals of the Constitution

to keep each from getting too strong

state governmentstate government

federal governmentfederal government

SECTION 2

Question:Why does the Constitution provide for the separation of powers?

The Three Branches of Government

SECTION 2The Three Branches of Government

to ensure that no one branch of the U.S. government becomes too powerful

Executive

Legislative Judicial

SECTION 3

Question:Why is the Constitution called a “living” document?

A Flexible Document

SECTION 3

A Flexible Document

Why the Constitution Is Called a Living

Document

Why the Constitution Is Called a Living

Document

because its provisions enable government to

change to meet changing conditions

Chapter Wrap-Up

1. What are the six goals of government as stated in the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution?

2. What are the three branches of the federal government, and what are their primary responsibilities?

3. How does the system of checks and balances in the federal government work?

4. What makes the Constitution of the United States a living document?

5. How can the Constitution be amended?

1. What are the six goals of government as stated in the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution?

2. What are the three branches of the federal government, and what are their primary responsibilities?

3. How does the system of checks and balances in the federal government work?

4. What makes the Constitution of the United States a living document?

5. How can the Constitution be amended?

CHAPTER 3