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Page 1: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Citizenship in the Nation

BSA Eagle Scout Required Merit Badge

Designed by Brenda-Lee Haug

Troop 2842010

No More KingsAccording to the lyrics of the

SchoolHouse Rock song what problems did the colonists have with British rule

What other problems are you aware of

How did the colonists attempt to solve the problems

How was the government for the new United States of America different from the British government

>

Four Parts

Preamble Why writing this document

Theory of government Government formed with consent of

the people If government does not serve the

people they have the right to rebelGrievances against the British

governmentActual declaration

Basic Ideas

Statement of the American theory of government

Three basic ideas God made all men equal and given

them the rights of life liberty and the pursuit of happiness

Main business of government to protect these rights

If a government tries to withhold these rights the people are free to revolt and set up a new government

>

Articles of Confederation1781-1789

Confederation Loosely joined together group of

states

First form of governmentStates retained most authorityDecentralized weak union

Articles of Confederation1781-1789

Problems No executive or judiciary

Foreign affairsmdashBritain Spain FranceNative Americans

No power to tax Could only ldquorequestrdquo that states pay war

debts No power to regulate interstate trade

Interstate bickering Money

States coined own moneyWorthless ldquoContinentalsrdquo

>

Basic Ideas

Popular Sovereignty

Limited Government

Federalism

Separation of Powers

Checks and Balances

I Popular Sovereignty

The people hold the ultimate authority

A representative democracy lets the people elect leaders to make decisions for them

II Limited Government

Framers wanted to guard against tyranny

Government is limited to the powers given in the Constitution

The Constitution tells how leaders who overstep their power can be removed

III Federalism

The division of power between State and National Governments

Some powers are sharedThe National Government has the

ldquosupreme powerrdquomdash Supremacy Clause

IV Separation of Powers

No one holds ldquotoo muchrdquo power

Legislative branch makes the laws

Executive branch carries out the laws

Judicial branch interprets the laws

V Checks and Balances

Prevents the abuse of power in government

Each branch can check each other

Preamble ~

Explains why the

Constitution was written

Articles (7)~

Describe how the government

works and how the Constitution can be changed

Amendments (27)

~

Describes the rights of the

citizens of the United States

The Constitution

We the People 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 posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution of

the United States of America

The Preamble

We the People of the United States want to make a better country

We want a court system that treats people fairly and equally

We want peace in our country

We want an army to protect us

We want our people to have the things they need

We want freedom now and in the future

We are writing and signing this Constitution to guarantee we will have these things

What Does It Mean

What are the three branchesWhat is the main responsibility of

each

Three-Ring Government

Legislative Branchmdashmakes laws

Executive Branchmdashenforces

laws

Judicial Branchmdashinterprets

laws

>

The Federal Capital Building

House of Representatives The Senate

House of Representatives Serve 2 year terms Must be at least 25 years old Must be a resident of the US

7 years Based on state population Each state has at least

one representative Total = 435 members

Senate Serve 6 year termsMust be at least 30 years oldMust be a resident of the US

9 yearsEach state has 2 senatorsTotal = 100 members

SenatorsmdashTexas

John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Office BldgWashington DC 20510 Main 202-224-2934 Fax 202-228-2856httpcornynsenategov

Kay Bailey Hutchison

284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510-4304Main 202-224-5922 Fax 202-224-0776 (FAX)httphutchisonsenategov

Representative- TX

Michael C Burgess (TX 26th) WASHINGTON DC OFFICE2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Main(202) 225-7772 Fax (202) 225-2919 httpburgesshousegov

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 2: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

No More KingsAccording to the lyrics of the

SchoolHouse Rock song what problems did the colonists have with British rule

What other problems are you aware of

How did the colonists attempt to solve the problems

How was the government for the new United States of America different from the British government

>

Four Parts

Preamble Why writing this document

Theory of government Government formed with consent of

the people If government does not serve the

people they have the right to rebelGrievances against the British

governmentActual declaration

Basic Ideas

Statement of the American theory of government

Three basic ideas God made all men equal and given

them the rights of life liberty and the pursuit of happiness

Main business of government to protect these rights

If a government tries to withhold these rights the people are free to revolt and set up a new government

>

Articles of Confederation1781-1789

Confederation Loosely joined together group of

states

First form of governmentStates retained most authorityDecentralized weak union

Articles of Confederation1781-1789

Problems No executive or judiciary

Foreign affairsmdashBritain Spain FranceNative Americans

No power to tax Could only ldquorequestrdquo that states pay war

debts No power to regulate interstate trade

Interstate bickering Money

States coined own moneyWorthless ldquoContinentalsrdquo

>

Basic Ideas

Popular Sovereignty

Limited Government

Federalism

Separation of Powers

Checks and Balances

I Popular Sovereignty

The people hold the ultimate authority

A representative democracy lets the people elect leaders to make decisions for them

II Limited Government

Framers wanted to guard against tyranny

Government is limited to the powers given in the Constitution

The Constitution tells how leaders who overstep their power can be removed

III Federalism

The division of power between State and National Governments

Some powers are sharedThe National Government has the

ldquosupreme powerrdquomdash Supremacy Clause

IV Separation of Powers

No one holds ldquotoo muchrdquo power

Legislative branch makes the laws

Executive branch carries out the laws

Judicial branch interprets the laws

V Checks and Balances

Prevents the abuse of power in government

Each branch can check each other

Preamble ~

Explains why the

Constitution was written

Articles (7)~

Describe how the government

works and how the Constitution can be changed

Amendments (27)

~

Describes the rights of the

citizens of the United States

The Constitution

We the People 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 posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution of

the United States of America

The Preamble

We the People of the United States want to make a better country

We want a court system that treats people fairly and equally

We want peace in our country

We want an army to protect us

We want our people to have the things they need

We want freedom now and in the future

We are writing and signing this Constitution to guarantee we will have these things

What Does It Mean

What are the three branchesWhat is the main responsibility of

each

Three-Ring Government

Legislative Branchmdashmakes laws

Executive Branchmdashenforces

laws

Judicial Branchmdashinterprets

laws

>

The Federal Capital Building

House of Representatives The Senate

House of Representatives Serve 2 year terms Must be at least 25 years old Must be a resident of the US

7 years Based on state population Each state has at least

one representative Total = 435 members

Senate Serve 6 year termsMust be at least 30 years oldMust be a resident of the US

9 yearsEach state has 2 senatorsTotal = 100 members

SenatorsmdashTexas

John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Office BldgWashington DC 20510 Main 202-224-2934 Fax 202-228-2856httpcornynsenategov

Kay Bailey Hutchison

284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510-4304Main 202-224-5922 Fax 202-224-0776 (FAX)httphutchisonsenategov

Representative- TX

Michael C Burgess (TX 26th) WASHINGTON DC OFFICE2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Main(202) 225-7772 Fax (202) 225-2919 httpburgesshousegov

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 3: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show
>

Four Parts

Preamble Why writing this document

Theory of government Government formed with consent of

the people If government does not serve the

people they have the right to rebelGrievances against the British

governmentActual declaration

Basic Ideas

Statement of the American theory of government

Three basic ideas God made all men equal and given

them the rights of life liberty and the pursuit of happiness

Main business of government to protect these rights

If a government tries to withhold these rights the people are free to revolt and set up a new government

>

Articles of Confederation1781-1789

Confederation Loosely joined together group of

states

First form of governmentStates retained most authorityDecentralized weak union

Articles of Confederation1781-1789

Problems No executive or judiciary

Foreign affairsmdashBritain Spain FranceNative Americans

No power to tax Could only ldquorequestrdquo that states pay war

debts No power to regulate interstate trade

Interstate bickering Money

States coined own moneyWorthless ldquoContinentalsrdquo

>

Basic Ideas

Popular Sovereignty

Limited Government

Federalism

Separation of Powers

Checks and Balances

I Popular Sovereignty

The people hold the ultimate authority

A representative democracy lets the people elect leaders to make decisions for them

II Limited Government

Framers wanted to guard against tyranny

Government is limited to the powers given in the Constitution

The Constitution tells how leaders who overstep their power can be removed

III Federalism

The division of power between State and National Governments

Some powers are sharedThe National Government has the

ldquosupreme powerrdquomdash Supremacy Clause

IV Separation of Powers

No one holds ldquotoo muchrdquo power

Legislative branch makes the laws

Executive branch carries out the laws

Judicial branch interprets the laws

V Checks and Balances

Prevents the abuse of power in government

Each branch can check each other

Preamble ~

Explains why the

Constitution was written

Articles (7)~

Describe how the government

works and how the Constitution can be changed

Amendments (27)

~

Describes the rights of the

citizens of the United States

The Constitution

We the People 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 posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution of

the United States of America

The Preamble

We the People of the United States want to make a better country

We want a court system that treats people fairly and equally

We want peace in our country

We want an army to protect us

We want our people to have the things they need

We want freedom now and in the future

We are writing and signing this Constitution to guarantee we will have these things

What Does It Mean

What are the three branchesWhat is the main responsibility of

each

Three-Ring Government

Legislative Branchmdashmakes laws

Executive Branchmdashenforces

laws

Judicial Branchmdashinterprets

laws

>

The Federal Capital Building

House of Representatives The Senate

House of Representatives Serve 2 year terms Must be at least 25 years old Must be a resident of the US

7 years Based on state population Each state has at least

one representative Total = 435 members

Senate Serve 6 year termsMust be at least 30 years oldMust be a resident of the US

9 yearsEach state has 2 senatorsTotal = 100 members

SenatorsmdashTexas

John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Office BldgWashington DC 20510 Main 202-224-2934 Fax 202-228-2856httpcornynsenategov

Kay Bailey Hutchison

284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510-4304Main 202-224-5922 Fax 202-224-0776 (FAX)httphutchisonsenategov

Representative- TX

Michael C Burgess (TX 26th) WASHINGTON DC OFFICE2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Main(202) 225-7772 Fax (202) 225-2919 httpburgesshousegov

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 4: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Four Parts

Preamble Why writing this document

Theory of government Government formed with consent of

the people If government does not serve the

people they have the right to rebelGrievances against the British

governmentActual declaration

Basic Ideas

Statement of the American theory of government

Three basic ideas God made all men equal and given

them the rights of life liberty and the pursuit of happiness

Main business of government to protect these rights

If a government tries to withhold these rights the people are free to revolt and set up a new government

>

Articles of Confederation1781-1789

Confederation Loosely joined together group of

states

First form of governmentStates retained most authorityDecentralized weak union

Articles of Confederation1781-1789

Problems No executive or judiciary

Foreign affairsmdashBritain Spain FranceNative Americans

No power to tax Could only ldquorequestrdquo that states pay war

debts No power to regulate interstate trade

Interstate bickering Money

States coined own moneyWorthless ldquoContinentalsrdquo

>

Basic Ideas

Popular Sovereignty

Limited Government

Federalism

Separation of Powers

Checks and Balances

I Popular Sovereignty

The people hold the ultimate authority

A representative democracy lets the people elect leaders to make decisions for them

II Limited Government

Framers wanted to guard against tyranny

Government is limited to the powers given in the Constitution

The Constitution tells how leaders who overstep their power can be removed

III Federalism

The division of power between State and National Governments

Some powers are sharedThe National Government has the

ldquosupreme powerrdquomdash Supremacy Clause

IV Separation of Powers

No one holds ldquotoo muchrdquo power

Legislative branch makes the laws

Executive branch carries out the laws

Judicial branch interprets the laws

V Checks and Balances

Prevents the abuse of power in government

Each branch can check each other

Preamble ~

Explains why the

Constitution was written

Articles (7)~

Describe how the government

works and how the Constitution can be changed

Amendments (27)

~

Describes the rights of the

citizens of the United States

The Constitution

We the People 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 posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution of

the United States of America

The Preamble

We the People of the United States want to make a better country

We want a court system that treats people fairly and equally

We want peace in our country

We want an army to protect us

We want our people to have the things they need

We want freedom now and in the future

We are writing and signing this Constitution to guarantee we will have these things

What Does It Mean

What are the three branchesWhat is the main responsibility of

each

Three-Ring Government

Legislative Branchmdashmakes laws

Executive Branchmdashenforces

laws

Judicial Branchmdashinterprets

laws

>

The Federal Capital Building

House of Representatives The Senate

House of Representatives Serve 2 year terms Must be at least 25 years old Must be a resident of the US

7 years Based on state population Each state has at least

one representative Total = 435 members

Senate Serve 6 year termsMust be at least 30 years oldMust be a resident of the US

9 yearsEach state has 2 senatorsTotal = 100 members

SenatorsmdashTexas

John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Office BldgWashington DC 20510 Main 202-224-2934 Fax 202-228-2856httpcornynsenategov

Kay Bailey Hutchison

284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510-4304Main 202-224-5922 Fax 202-224-0776 (FAX)httphutchisonsenategov

Representative- TX

Michael C Burgess (TX 26th) WASHINGTON DC OFFICE2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Main(202) 225-7772 Fax (202) 225-2919 httpburgesshousegov

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 5: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Basic Ideas

Statement of the American theory of government

Three basic ideas God made all men equal and given

them the rights of life liberty and the pursuit of happiness

Main business of government to protect these rights

If a government tries to withhold these rights the people are free to revolt and set up a new government

>

Articles of Confederation1781-1789

Confederation Loosely joined together group of

states

First form of governmentStates retained most authorityDecentralized weak union

Articles of Confederation1781-1789

Problems No executive or judiciary

Foreign affairsmdashBritain Spain FranceNative Americans

No power to tax Could only ldquorequestrdquo that states pay war

debts No power to regulate interstate trade

Interstate bickering Money

States coined own moneyWorthless ldquoContinentalsrdquo

>

Basic Ideas

Popular Sovereignty

Limited Government

Federalism

Separation of Powers

Checks and Balances

I Popular Sovereignty

The people hold the ultimate authority

A representative democracy lets the people elect leaders to make decisions for them

II Limited Government

Framers wanted to guard against tyranny

Government is limited to the powers given in the Constitution

The Constitution tells how leaders who overstep their power can be removed

III Federalism

The division of power between State and National Governments

Some powers are sharedThe National Government has the

ldquosupreme powerrdquomdash Supremacy Clause

IV Separation of Powers

No one holds ldquotoo muchrdquo power

Legislative branch makes the laws

Executive branch carries out the laws

Judicial branch interprets the laws

V Checks and Balances

Prevents the abuse of power in government

Each branch can check each other

Preamble ~

Explains why the

Constitution was written

Articles (7)~

Describe how the government

works and how the Constitution can be changed

Amendments (27)

~

Describes the rights of the

citizens of the United States

The Constitution

We the People 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 posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution of

the United States of America

The Preamble

We the People of the United States want to make a better country

We want a court system that treats people fairly and equally

We want peace in our country

We want an army to protect us

We want our people to have the things they need

We want freedom now and in the future

We are writing and signing this Constitution to guarantee we will have these things

What Does It Mean

What are the three branchesWhat is the main responsibility of

each

Three-Ring Government

Legislative Branchmdashmakes laws

Executive Branchmdashenforces

laws

Judicial Branchmdashinterprets

laws

>

The Federal Capital Building

House of Representatives The Senate

House of Representatives Serve 2 year terms Must be at least 25 years old Must be a resident of the US

7 years Based on state population Each state has at least

one representative Total = 435 members

Senate Serve 6 year termsMust be at least 30 years oldMust be a resident of the US

9 yearsEach state has 2 senatorsTotal = 100 members

SenatorsmdashTexas

John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Office BldgWashington DC 20510 Main 202-224-2934 Fax 202-228-2856httpcornynsenategov

Kay Bailey Hutchison

284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510-4304Main 202-224-5922 Fax 202-224-0776 (FAX)httphutchisonsenategov

Representative- TX

Michael C Burgess (TX 26th) WASHINGTON DC OFFICE2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Main(202) 225-7772 Fax (202) 225-2919 httpburgesshousegov

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 6: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show
>

Articles of Confederation1781-1789

Confederation Loosely joined together group of

states

First form of governmentStates retained most authorityDecentralized weak union

Articles of Confederation1781-1789

Problems No executive or judiciary

Foreign affairsmdashBritain Spain FranceNative Americans

No power to tax Could only ldquorequestrdquo that states pay war

debts No power to regulate interstate trade

Interstate bickering Money

States coined own moneyWorthless ldquoContinentalsrdquo

>

Basic Ideas

Popular Sovereignty

Limited Government

Federalism

Separation of Powers

Checks and Balances

I Popular Sovereignty

The people hold the ultimate authority

A representative democracy lets the people elect leaders to make decisions for them

II Limited Government

Framers wanted to guard against tyranny

Government is limited to the powers given in the Constitution

The Constitution tells how leaders who overstep their power can be removed

III Federalism

The division of power between State and National Governments

Some powers are sharedThe National Government has the

ldquosupreme powerrdquomdash Supremacy Clause

IV Separation of Powers

No one holds ldquotoo muchrdquo power

Legislative branch makes the laws

Executive branch carries out the laws

Judicial branch interprets the laws

V Checks and Balances

Prevents the abuse of power in government

Each branch can check each other

Preamble ~

Explains why the

Constitution was written

Articles (7)~

Describe how the government

works and how the Constitution can be changed

Amendments (27)

~

Describes the rights of the

citizens of the United States

The Constitution

We the People 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 posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution of

the United States of America

The Preamble

We the People of the United States want to make a better country

We want a court system that treats people fairly and equally

We want peace in our country

We want an army to protect us

We want our people to have the things they need

We want freedom now and in the future

We are writing and signing this Constitution to guarantee we will have these things

What Does It Mean

What are the three branchesWhat is the main responsibility of

each

Three-Ring Government

Legislative Branchmdashmakes laws

Executive Branchmdashenforces

laws

Judicial Branchmdashinterprets

laws

>

The Federal Capital Building

House of Representatives The Senate

House of Representatives Serve 2 year terms Must be at least 25 years old Must be a resident of the US

7 years Based on state population Each state has at least

one representative Total = 435 members

Senate Serve 6 year termsMust be at least 30 years oldMust be a resident of the US

9 yearsEach state has 2 senatorsTotal = 100 members

SenatorsmdashTexas

John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Office BldgWashington DC 20510 Main 202-224-2934 Fax 202-228-2856httpcornynsenategov

Kay Bailey Hutchison

284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510-4304Main 202-224-5922 Fax 202-224-0776 (FAX)httphutchisonsenategov

Representative- TX

Michael C Burgess (TX 26th) WASHINGTON DC OFFICE2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Main(202) 225-7772 Fax (202) 225-2919 httpburgesshousegov

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 7: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Articles of Confederation1781-1789

Confederation Loosely joined together group of

states

First form of governmentStates retained most authorityDecentralized weak union

Articles of Confederation1781-1789

Problems No executive or judiciary

Foreign affairsmdashBritain Spain FranceNative Americans

No power to tax Could only ldquorequestrdquo that states pay war

debts No power to regulate interstate trade

Interstate bickering Money

States coined own moneyWorthless ldquoContinentalsrdquo

>

Basic Ideas

Popular Sovereignty

Limited Government

Federalism

Separation of Powers

Checks and Balances

I Popular Sovereignty

The people hold the ultimate authority

A representative democracy lets the people elect leaders to make decisions for them

II Limited Government

Framers wanted to guard against tyranny

Government is limited to the powers given in the Constitution

The Constitution tells how leaders who overstep their power can be removed

III Federalism

The division of power between State and National Governments

Some powers are sharedThe National Government has the

ldquosupreme powerrdquomdash Supremacy Clause

IV Separation of Powers

No one holds ldquotoo muchrdquo power

Legislative branch makes the laws

Executive branch carries out the laws

Judicial branch interprets the laws

V Checks and Balances

Prevents the abuse of power in government

Each branch can check each other

Preamble ~

Explains why the

Constitution was written

Articles (7)~

Describe how the government

works and how the Constitution can be changed

Amendments (27)

~

Describes the rights of the

citizens of the United States

The Constitution

We the People 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 posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution of

the United States of America

The Preamble

We the People of the United States want to make a better country

We want a court system that treats people fairly and equally

We want peace in our country

We want an army to protect us

We want our people to have the things they need

We want freedom now and in the future

We are writing and signing this Constitution to guarantee we will have these things

What Does It Mean

What are the three branchesWhat is the main responsibility of

each

Three-Ring Government

Legislative Branchmdashmakes laws

Executive Branchmdashenforces

laws

Judicial Branchmdashinterprets

laws

>

The Federal Capital Building

House of Representatives The Senate

House of Representatives Serve 2 year terms Must be at least 25 years old Must be a resident of the US

7 years Based on state population Each state has at least

one representative Total = 435 members

Senate Serve 6 year termsMust be at least 30 years oldMust be a resident of the US

9 yearsEach state has 2 senatorsTotal = 100 members

SenatorsmdashTexas

John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Office BldgWashington DC 20510 Main 202-224-2934 Fax 202-228-2856httpcornynsenategov

Kay Bailey Hutchison

284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510-4304Main 202-224-5922 Fax 202-224-0776 (FAX)httphutchisonsenategov

Representative- TX

Michael C Burgess (TX 26th) WASHINGTON DC OFFICE2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Main(202) 225-7772 Fax (202) 225-2919 httpburgesshousegov

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 8: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Articles of Confederation1781-1789

Problems No executive or judiciary

Foreign affairsmdashBritain Spain FranceNative Americans

No power to tax Could only ldquorequestrdquo that states pay war

debts No power to regulate interstate trade

Interstate bickering Money

States coined own moneyWorthless ldquoContinentalsrdquo

>

Basic Ideas

Popular Sovereignty

Limited Government

Federalism

Separation of Powers

Checks and Balances

I Popular Sovereignty

The people hold the ultimate authority

A representative democracy lets the people elect leaders to make decisions for them

II Limited Government

Framers wanted to guard against tyranny

Government is limited to the powers given in the Constitution

The Constitution tells how leaders who overstep their power can be removed

III Federalism

The division of power between State and National Governments

Some powers are sharedThe National Government has the

ldquosupreme powerrdquomdash Supremacy Clause

IV Separation of Powers

No one holds ldquotoo muchrdquo power

Legislative branch makes the laws

Executive branch carries out the laws

Judicial branch interprets the laws

V Checks and Balances

Prevents the abuse of power in government

Each branch can check each other

Preamble ~

Explains why the

Constitution was written

Articles (7)~

Describe how the government

works and how the Constitution can be changed

Amendments (27)

~

Describes the rights of the

citizens of the United States

The Constitution

We the People 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 posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution of

the United States of America

The Preamble

We the People of the United States want to make a better country

We want a court system that treats people fairly and equally

We want peace in our country

We want an army to protect us

We want our people to have the things they need

We want freedom now and in the future

We are writing and signing this Constitution to guarantee we will have these things

What Does It Mean

What are the three branchesWhat is the main responsibility of

each

Three-Ring Government

Legislative Branchmdashmakes laws

Executive Branchmdashenforces

laws

Judicial Branchmdashinterprets

laws

>

The Federal Capital Building

House of Representatives The Senate

House of Representatives Serve 2 year terms Must be at least 25 years old Must be a resident of the US

7 years Based on state population Each state has at least

one representative Total = 435 members

Senate Serve 6 year termsMust be at least 30 years oldMust be a resident of the US

9 yearsEach state has 2 senatorsTotal = 100 members

SenatorsmdashTexas

John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Office BldgWashington DC 20510 Main 202-224-2934 Fax 202-228-2856httpcornynsenategov

Kay Bailey Hutchison

284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510-4304Main 202-224-5922 Fax 202-224-0776 (FAX)httphutchisonsenategov

Representative- TX

Michael C Burgess (TX 26th) WASHINGTON DC OFFICE2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Main(202) 225-7772 Fax (202) 225-2919 httpburgesshousegov

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 9: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show
>

Basic Ideas

Popular Sovereignty

Limited Government

Federalism

Separation of Powers

Checks and Balances

I Popular Sovereignty

The people hold the ultimate authority

A representative democracy lets the people elect leaders to make decisions for them

II Limited Government

Framers wanted to guard against tyranny

Government is limited to the powers given in the Constitution

The Constitution tells how leaders who overstep their power can be removed

III Federalism

The division of power between State and National Governments

Some powers are sharedThe National Government has the

ldquosupreme powerrdquomdash Supremacy Clause

IV Separation of Powers

No one holds ldquotoo muchrdquo power

Legislative branch makes the laws

Executive branch carries out the laws

Judicial branch interprets the laws

V Checks and Balances

Prevents the abuse of power in government

Each branch can check each other

Preamble ~

Explains why the

Constitution was written

Articles (7)~

Describe how the government

works and how the Constitution can be changed

Amendments (27)

~

Describes the rights of the

citizens of the United States

The Constitution

We the People 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 posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution of

the United States of America

The Preamble

We the People of the United States want to make a better country

We want a court system that treats people fairly and equally

We want peace in our country

We want an army to protect us

We want our people to have the things they need

We want freedom now and in the future

We are writing and signing this Constitution to guarantee we will have these things

What Does It Mean

What are the three branchesWhat is the main responsibility of

each

Three-Ring Government

Legislative Branchmdashmakes laws

Executive Branchmdashenforces

laws

Judicial Branchmdashinterprets

laws

>

The Federal Capital Building

House of Representatives The Senate

House of Representatives Serve 2 year terms Must be at least 25 years old Must be a resident of the US

7 years Based on state population Each state has at least

one representative Total = 435 members

Senate Serve 6 year termsMust be at least 30 years oldMust be a resident of the US

9 yearsEach state has 2 senatorsTotal = 100 members

SenatorsmdashTexas

John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Office BldgWashington DC 20510 Main 202-224-2934 Fax 202-228-2856httpcornynsenategov

Kay Bailey Hutchison

284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510-4304Main 202-224-5922 Fax 202-224-0776 (FAX)httphutchisonsenategov

Representative- TX

Michael C Burgess (TX 26th) WASHINGTON DC OFFICE2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Main(202) 225-7772 Fax (202) 225-2919 httpburgesshousegov

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 10: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Basic Ideas

Popular Sovereignty

Limited Government

Federalism

Separation of Powers

Checks and Balances

I Popular Sovereignty

The people hold the ultimate authority

A representative democracy lets the people elect leaders to make decisions for them

II Limited Government

Framers wanted to guard against tyranny

Government is limited to the powers given in the Constitution

The Constitution tells how leaders who overstep their power can be removed

III Federalism

The division of power between State and National Governments

Some powers are sharedThe National Government has the

ldquosupreme powerrdquomdash Supremacy Clause

IV Separation of Powers

No one holds ldquotoo muchrdquo power

Legislative branch makes the laws

Executive branch carries out the laws

Judicial branch interprets the laws

V Checks and Balances

Prevents the abuse of power in government

Each branch can check each other

Preamble ~

Explains why the

Constitution was written

Articles (7)~

Describe how the government

works and how the Constitution can be changed

Amendments (27)

~

Describes the rights of the

citizens of the United States

The Constitution

We the People 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 posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution of

the United States of America

The Preamble

We the People of the United States want to make a better country

We want a court system that treats people fairly and equally

We want peace in our country

We want an army to protect us

We want our people to have the things they need

We want freedom now and in the future

We are writing and signing this Constitution to guarantee we will have these things

What Does It Mean

What are the three branchesWhat is the main responsibility of

each

Three-Ring Government

Legislative Branchmdashmakes laws

Executive Branchmdashenforces

laws

Judicial Branchmdashinterprets

laws

>

The Federal Capital Building

House of Representatives The Senate

House of Representatives Serve 2 year terms Must be at least 25 years old Must be a resident of the US

7 years Based on state population Each state has at least

one representative Total = 435 members

Senate Serve 6 year termsMust be at least 30 years oldMust be a resident of the US

9 yearsEach state has 2 senatorsTotal = 100 members

SenatorsmdashTexas

John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Office BldgWashington DC 20510 Main 202-224-2934 Fax 202-228-2856httpcornynsenategov

Kay Bailey Hutchison

284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510-4304Main 202-224-5922 Fax 202-224-0776 (FAX)httphutchisonsenategov

Representative- TX

Michael C Burgess (TX 26th) WASHINGTON DC OFFICE2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Main(202) 225-7772 Fax (202) 225-2919 httpburgesshousegov

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 11: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

I Popular Sovereignty

The people hold the ultimate authority

A representative democracy lets the people elect leaders to make decisions for them

II Limited Government

Framers wanted to guard against tyranny

Government is limited to the powers given in the Constitution

The Constitution tells how leaders who overstep their power can be removed

III Federalism

The division of power between State and National Governments

Some powers are sharedThe National Government has the

ldquosupreme powerrdquomdash Supremacy Clause

IV Separation of Powers

No one holds ldquotoo muchrdquo power

Legislative branch makes the laws

Executive branch carries out the laws

Judicial branch interprets the laws

V Checks and Balances

Prevents the abuse of power in government

Each branch can check each other

Preamble ~

Explains why the

Constitution was written

Articles (7)~

Describe how the government

works and how the Constitution can be changed

Amendments (27)

~

Describes the rights of the

citizens of the United States

The Constitution

We the People 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 posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution of

the United States of America

The Preamble

We the People of the United States want to make a better country

We want a court system that treats people fairly and equally

We want peace in our country

We want an army to protect us

We want our people to have the things they need

We want freedom now and in the future

We are writing and signing this Constitution to guarantee we will have these things

What Does It Mean

What are the three branchesWhat is the main responsibility of

each

Three-Ring Government

Legislative Branchmdashmakes laws

Executive Branchmdashenforces

laws

Judicial Branchmdashinterprets

laws

>

The Federal Capital Building

House of Representatives The Senate

House of Representatives Serve 2 year terms Must be at least 25 years old Must be a resident of the US

7 years Based on state population Each state has at least

one representative Total = 435 members

Senate Serve 6 year termsMust be at least 30 years oldMust be a resident of the US

9 yearsEach state has 2 senatorsTotal = 100 members

SenatorsmdashTexas

John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Office BldgWashington DC 20510 Main 202-224-2934 Fax 202-228-2856httpcornynsenategov

Kay Bailey Hutchison

284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510-4304Main 202-224-5922 Fax 202-224-0776 (FAX)httphutchisonsenategov

Representative- TX

Michael C Burgess (TX 26th) WASHINGTON DC OFFICE2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Main(202) 225-7772 Fax (202) 225-2919 httpburgesshousegov

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 12: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

II Limited Government

Framers wanted to guard against tyranny

Government is limited to the powers given in the Constitution

The Constitution tells how leaders who overstep their power can be removed

III Federalism

The division of power between State and National Governments

Some powers are sharedThe National Government has the

ldquosupreme powerrdquomdash Supremacy Clause

IV Separation of Powers

No one holds ldquotoo muchrdquo power

Legislative branch makes the laws

Executive branch carries out the laws

Judicial branch interprets the laws

V Checks and Balances

Prevents the abuse of power in government

Each branch can check each other

Preamble ~

Explains why the

Constitution was written

Articles (7)~

Describe how the government

works and how the Constitution can be changed

Amendments (27)

~

Describes the rights of the

citizens of the United States

The Constitution

We the People 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 posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution of

the United States of America

The Preamble

We the People of the United States want to make a better country

We want a court system that treats people fairly and equally

We want peace in our country

We want an army to protect us

We want our people to have the things they need

We want freedom now and in the future

We are writing and signing this Constitution to guarantee we will have these things

What Does It Mean

What are the three branchesWhat is the main responsibility of

each

Three-Ring Government

Legislative Branchmdashmakes laws

Executive Branchmdashenforces

laws

Judicial Branchmdashinterprets

laws

>

The Federal Capital Building

House of Representatives The Senate

House of Representatives Serve 2 year terms Must be at least 25 years old Must be a resident of the US

7 years Based on state population Each state has at least

one representative Total = 435 members

Senate Serve 6 year termsMust be at least 30 years oldMust be a resident of the US

9 yearsEach state has 2 senatorsTotal = 100 members

SenatorsmdashTexas

John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Office BldgWashington DC 20510 Main 202-224-2934 Fax 202-228-2856httpcornynsenategov

Kay Bailey Hutchison

284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510-4304Main 202-224-5922 Fax 202-224-0776 (FAX)httphutchisonsenategov

Representative- TX

Michael C Burgess (TX 26th) WASHINGTON DC OFFICE2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Main(202) 225-7772 Fax (202) 225-2919 httpburgesshousegov

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 13: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

III Federalism

The division of power between State and National Governments

Some powers are sharedThe National Government has the

ldquosupreme powerrdquomdash Supremacy Clause

IV Separation of Powers

No one holds ldquotoo muchrdquo power

Legislative branch makes the laws

Executive branch carries out the laws

Judicial branch interprets the laws

V Checks and Balances

Prevents the abuse of power in government

Each branch can check each other

Preamble ~

Explains why the

Constitution was written

Articles (7)~

Describe how the government

works and how the Constitution can be changed

Amendments (27)

~

Describes the rights of the

citizens of the United States

The Constitution

We the People 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 posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution of

the United States of America

The Preamble

We the People of the United States want to make a better country

We want a court system that treats people fairly and equally

We want peace in our country

We want an army to protect us

We want our people to have the things they need

We want freedom now and in the future

We are writing and signing this Constitution to guarantee we will have these things

What Does It Mean

What are the three branchesWhat is the main responsibility of

each

Three-Ring Government

Legislative Branchmdashmakes laws

Executive Branchmdashenforces

laws

Judicial Branchmdashinterprets

laws

>

The Federal Capital Building

House of Representatives The Senate

House of Representatives Serve 2 year terms Must be at least 25 years old Must be a resident of the US

7 years Based on state population Each state has at least

one representative Total = 435 members

Senate Serve 6 year termsMust be at least 30 years oldMust be a resident of the US

9 yearsEach state has 2 senatorsTotal = 100 members

SenatorsmdashTexas

John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Office BldgWashington DC 20510 Main 202-224-2934 Fax 202-228-2856httpcornynsenategov

Kay Bailey Hutchison

284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510-4304Main 202-224-5922 Fax 202-224-0776 (FAX)httphutchisonsenategov

Representative- TX

Michael C Burgess (TX 26th) WASHINGTON DC OFFICE2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Main(202) 225-7772 Fax (202) 225-2919 httpburgesshousegov

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 14: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

IV Separation of Powers

No one holds ldquotoo muchrdquo power

Legislative branch makes the laws

Executive branch carries out the laws

Judicial branch interprets the laws

V Checks and Balances

Prevents the abuse of power in government

Each branch can check each other

Preamble ~

Explains why the

Constitution was written

Articles (7)~

Describe how the government

works and how the Constitution can be changed

Amendments (27)

~

Describes the rights of the

citizens of the United States

The Constitution

We the People 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 posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution of

the United States of America

The Preamble

We the People of the United States want to make a better country

We want a court system that treats people fairly and equally

We want peace in our country

We want an army to protect us

We want our people to have the things they need

We want freedom now and in the future

We are writing and signing this Constitution to guarantee we will have these things

What Does It Mean

What are the three branchesWhat is the main responsibility of

each

Three-Ring Government

Legislative Branchmdashmakes laws

Executive Branchmdashenforces

laws

Judicial Branchmdashinterprets

laws

>

The Federal Capital Building

House of Representatives The Senate

House of Representatives Serve 2 year terms Must be at least 25 years old Must be a resident of the US

7 years Based on state population Each state has at least

one representative Total = 435 members

Senate Serve 6 year termsMust be at least 30 years oldMust be a resident of the US

9 yearsEach state has 2 senatorsTotal = 100 members

SenatorsmdashTexas

John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Office BldgWashington DC 20510 Main 202-224-2934 Fax 202-228-2856httpcornynsenategov

Kay Bailey Hutchison

284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510-4304Main 202-224-5922 Fax 202-224-0776 (FAX)httphutchisonsenategov

Representative- TX

Michael C Burgess (TX 26th) WASHINGTON DC OFFICE2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Main(202) 225-7772 Fax (202) 225-2919 httpburgesshousegov

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 15: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

V Checks and Balances

Prevents the abuse of power in government

Each branch can check each other

Preamble ~

Explains why the

Constitution was written

Articles (7)~

Describe how the government

works and how the Constitution can be changed

Amendments (27)

~

Describes the rights of the

citizens of the United States

The Constitution

We the People 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 posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution of

the United States of America

The Preamble

We the People of the United States want to make a better country

We want a court system that treats people fairly and equally

We want peace in our country

We want an army to protect us

We want our people to have the things they need

We want freedom now and in the future

We are writing and signing this Constitution to guarantee we will have these things

What Does It Mean

What are the three branchesWhat is the main responsibility of

each

Three-Ring Government

Legislative Branchmdashmakes laws

Executive Branchmdashenforces

laws

Judicial Branchmdashinterprets

laws

>

The Federal Capital Building

House of Representatives The Senate

House of Representatives Serve 2 year terms Must be at least 25 years old Must be a resident of the US

7 years Based on state population Each state has at least

one representative Total = 435 members

Senate Serve 6 year termsMust be at least 30 years oldMust be a resident of the US

9 yearsEach state has 2 senatorsTotal = 100 members

SenatorsmdashTexas

John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Office BldgWashington DC 20510 Main 202-224-2934 Fax 202-228-2856httpcornynsenategov

Kay Bailey Hutchison

284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510-4304Main 202-224-5922 Fax 202-224-0776 (FAX)httphutchisonsenategov

Representative- TX

Michael C Burgess (TX 26th) WASHINGTON DC OFFICE2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Main(202) 225-7772 Fax (202) 225-2919 httpburgesshousegov

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 16: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Preamble ~

Explains why the

Constitution was written

Articles (7)~

Describe how the government

works and how the Constitution can be changed

Amendments (27)

~

Describes the rights of the

citizens of the United States

The Constitution

We the People 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 posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution of

the United States of America

The Preamble

We the People of the United States want to make a better country

We want a court system that treats people fairly and equally

We want peace in our country

We want an army to protect us

We want our people to have the things they need

We want freedom now and in the future

We are writing and signing this Constitution to guarantee we will have these things

What Does It Mean

What are the three branchesWhat is the main responsibility of

each

Three-Ring Government

Legislative Branchmdashmakes laws

Executive Branchmdashenforces

laws

Judicial Branchmdashinterprets

laws

>

The Federal Capital Building

House of Representatives The Senate

House of Representatives Serve 2 year terms Must be at least 25 years old Must be a resident of the US

7 years Based on state population Each state has at least

one representative Total = 435 members

Senate Serve 6 year termsMust be at least 30 years oldMust be a resident of the US

9 yearsEach state has 2 senatorsTotal = 100 members

SenatorsmdashTexas

John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Office BldgWashington DC 20510 Main 202-224-2934 Fax 202-228-2856httpcornynsenategov

Kay Bailey Hutchison

284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510-4304Main 202-224-5922 Fax 202-224-0776 (FAX)httphutchisonsenategov

Representative- TX

Michael C Burgess (TX 26th) WASHINGTON DC OFFICE2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Main(202) 225-7772 Fax (202) 225-2919 httpburgesshousegov

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 17: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

We the People 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 posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution of

the United States of America

The Preamble

We the People of the United States want to make a better country

We want a court system that treats people fairly and equally

We want peace in our country

We want an army to protect us

We want our people to have the things they need

We want freedom now and in the future

We are writing and signing this Constitution to guarantee we will have these things

What Does It Mean

What are the three branchesWhat is the main responsibility of

each

Three-Ring Government

Legislative Branchmdashmakes laws

Executive Branchmdashenforces

laws

Judicial Branchmdashinterprets

laws

>

The Federal Capital Building

House of Representatives The Senate

House of Representatives Serve 2 year terms Must be at least 25 years old Must be a resident of the US

7 years Based on state population Each state has at least

one representative Total = 435 members

Senate Serve 6 year termsMust be at least 30 years oldMust be a resident of the US

9 yearsEach state has 2 senatorsTotal = 100 members

SenatorsmdashTexas

John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Office BldgWashington DC 20510 Main 202-224-2934 Fax 202-228-2856httpcornynsenategov

Kay Bailey Hutchison

284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510-4304Main 202-224-5922 Fax 202-224-0776 (FAX)httphutchisonsenategov

Representative- TX

Michael C Burgess (TX 26th) WASHINGTON DC OFFICE2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Main(202) 225-7772 Fax (202) 225-2919 httpburgesshousegov

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 18: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

We the People of the United States want to make a better country

We want a court system that treats people fairly and equally

We want peace in our country

We want an army to protect us

We want our people to have the things they need

We want freedom now and in the future

We are writing and signing this Constitution to guarantee we will have these things

What Does It Mean

What are the three branchesWhat is the main responsibility of

each

Three-Ring Government

Legislative Branchmdashmakes laws

Executive Branchmdashenforces

laws

Judicial Branchmdashinterprets

laws

>

The Federal Capital Building

House of Representatives The Senate

House of Representatives Serve 2 year terms Must be at least 25 years old Must be a resident of the US

7 years Based on state population Each state has at least

one representative Total = 435 members

Senate Serve 6 year termsMust be at least 30 years oldMust be a resident of the US

9 yearsEach state has 2 senatorsTotal = 100 members

SenatorsmdashTexas

John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Office BldgWashington DC 20510 Main 202-224-2934 Fax 202-228-2856httpcornynsenategov

Kay Bailey Hutchison

284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510-4304Main 202-224-5922 Fax 202-224-0776 (FAX)httphutchisonsenategov

Representative- TX

Michael C Burgess (TX 26th) WASHINGTON DC OFFICE2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Main(202) 225-7772 Fax (202) 225-2919 httpburgesshousegov

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 19: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

What are the three branchesWhat is the main responsibility of

each

Three-Ring Government

Legislative Branchmdashmakes laws

Executive Branchmdashenforces

laws

Judicial Branchmdashinterprets

laws

>

The Federal Capital Building

House of Representatives The Senate

House of Representatives Serve 2 year terms Must be at least 25 years old Must be a resident of the US

7 years Based on state population Each state has at least

one representative Total = 435 members

Senate Serve 6 year termsMust be at least 30 years oldMust be a resident of the US

9 yearsEach state has 2 senatorsTotal = 100 members

SenatorsmdashTexas

John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Office BldgWashington DC 20510 Main 202-224-2934 Fax 202-228-2856httpcornynsenategov

Kay Bailey Hutchison

284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510-4304Main 202-224-5922 Fax 202-224-0776 (FAX)httphutchisonsenategov

Representative- TX

Michael C Burgess (TX 26th) WASHINGTON DC OFFICE2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Main(202) 225-7772 Fax (202) 225-2919 httpburgesshousegov

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 20: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Legislative Branchmdashmakes laws

Executive Branchmdashenforces

laws

Judicial Branchmdashinterprets

laws

>

The Federal Capital Building

House of Representatives The Senate

House of Representatives Serve 2 year terms Must be at least 25 years old Must be a resident of the US

7 years Based on state population Each state has at least

one representative Total = 435 members

Senate Serve 6 year termsMust be at least 30 years oldMust be a resident of the US

9 yearsEach state has 2 senatorsTotal = 100 members

SenatorsmdashTexas

John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Office BldgWashington DC 20510 Main 202-224-2934 Fax 202-228-2856httpcornynsenategov

Kay Bailey Hutchison

284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510-4304Main 202-224-5922 Fax 202-224-0776 (FAX)httphutchisonsenategov

Representative- TX

Michael C Burgess (TX 26th) WASHINGTON DC OFFICE2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Main(202) 225-7772 Fax (202) 225-2919 httpburgesshousegov

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 21: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

The Federal Capital Building

House of Representatives The Senate

House of Representatives Serve 2 year terms Must be at least 25 years old Must be a resident of the US

7 years Based on state population Each state has at least

one representative Total = 435 members

Senate Serve 6 year termsMust be at least 30 years oldMust be a resident of the US

9 yearsEach state has 2 senatorsTotal = 100 members

SenatorsmdashTexas

John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Office BldgWashington DC 20510 Main 202-224-2934 Fax 202-228-2856httpcornynsenategov

Kay Bailey Hutchison

284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510-4304Main 202-224-5922 Fax 202-224-0776 (FAX)httphutchisonsenategov

Representative- TX

Michael C Burgess (TX 26th) WASHINGTON DC OFFICE2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Main(202) 225-7772 Fax (202) 225-2919 httpburgesshousegov

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 22: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

House of Representatives Serve 2 year terms Must be at least 25 years old Must be a resident of the US

7 years Based on state population Each state has at least

one representative Total = 435 members

Senate Serve 6 year termsMust be at least 30 years oldMust be a resident of the US

9 yearsEach state has 2 senatorsTotal = 100 members

SenatorsmdashTexas

John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Office BldgWashington DC 20510 Main 202-224-2934 Fax 202-228-2856httpcornynsenategov

Kay Bailey Hutchison

284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510-4304Main 202-224-5922 Fax 202-224-0776 (FAX)httphutchisonsenategov

Representative- TX

Michael C Burgess (TX 26th) WASHINGTON DC OFFICE2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Main(202) 225-7772 Fax (202) 225-2919 httpburgesshousegov

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 23: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Senate Serve 6 year termsMust be at least 30 years oldMust be a resident of the US

9 yearsEach state has 2 senatorsTotal = 100 members

SenatorsmdashTexas

John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Office BldgWashington DC 20510 Main 202-224-2934 Fax 202-228-2856httpcornynsenategov

Kay Bailey Hutchison

284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510-4304Main 202-224-5922 Fax 202-224-0776 (FAX)httphutchisonsenategov

Representative- TX

Michael C Burgess (TX 26th) WASHINGTON DC OFFICE2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Main(202) 225-7772 Fax (202) 225-2919 httpburgesshousegov

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 24: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

SenatorsmdashTexas

John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Office BldgWashington DC 20510 Main 202-224-2934 Fax 202-228-2856httpcornynsenategov

Kay Bailey Hutchison

284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510-4304Main 202-224-5922 Fax 202-224-0776 (FAX)httphutchisonsenategov

Representative- TX

Michael C Burgess (TX 26th) WASHINGTON DC OFFICE2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Main(202) 225-7772 Fax (202) 225-2919 httpburgesshousegov

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 25: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Representative- TX

Michael C Burgess (TX 26th) WASHINGTON DC OFFICE2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Main(202) 225-7772 Fax (202) 225-2919 httpburgesshousegov

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 26: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Enumerated Powersmdashpowers specifically granted

in the Constitution

Legislative Branch

House of RepresentativesSenate

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 27: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Make our laws All laws must pass both Houses

Tax and spend the money raised by taxes House must introduce all spending bills

Borrow moneyEstablish uniform bankruptcy laws

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 28: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Provide for the nationrsquos defense and general welfare Raise and support armies and a navy Organize a militia (National Guard) Authority to call out militia to suppress

insurrections or repel invasionsDeclare War

Congress must approve a declaration of war

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 29: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Coin money and regulate its value Fix the standard of weights and

measuresProtect copyrights and patentsEstablish Post Offices and RoadsRegulate Interstate Commerce and

TransportationRegulate Immigration and

Naturalization

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 30: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Courthellip

The Constitution provides only for a Supreme Court and left it to Congress to create lower (ldquoinferiorrdquo) courts and to set their jurisdictions and duties

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 31: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Elastic Clause

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 32: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Types of Legislation

Four basic types Bills Joint resolutions Concurrent resolutions Simple resolutions

All bills must pass the House and Senate in the exact same form before they are sent to the President

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 33: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

An idea for a bill may come from anybody

Only Members of Congress can introduce a bill

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 34: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Bills can be introduced at any time the House or Senate is in session

A Representative or Senator who introduces a bill becomes that billrsquos sponsor A bill may also have cosponsors

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 35: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Once a Bill is introduced it is sent to committee for discussion and debate

The Bill must pass both houses in the exact same form in order to be sent to the President

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 36: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Presidential Options

Sign the bill into law

Veto the bill

Do nothing

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 37: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Presidential Options

1Sign the bill into law Immediately becomes law Only the Supreme Court can remove

the law

2Veto the bill Return to Congress unsignedmdashusually

with an explanation Congress can override the veto with

23 vote of both House

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 38: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Presidential Options

3Do nothingIf Congress is in session 10

business days after the President receives the bill automatically becomes law

If Congress adjourns within 10 business days the bill diesmdashPocket Veto

Congress can do nothing to override this decision

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 39: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

4 year terms no more than a total of 10 years in

succession

Must be at least 35 years oldA resident of the United

States for 14 years A natural-born citizen

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 40: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

PresidentVice-PresidentCabinet

Presidential Advisors15 departments

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 41: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

bull Secretary of State

bull Secretary of the Treasury

bull Secretary of Defense

bull Attorney General

bull Secretary of the Interior

bull Secretary of Agriculture

bull Secretary of Commerce

bull Secretary of Labor

bull Secretary of Health and Human Services

bull Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

bull Secretary of Transportation

bull Secretary of Education

bull Secretary of Energy

bull Secretary of Veteransrsquo Affairs

bull Secretary of Homeland Security

The Cabinet

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 42: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Enumerated Powers of the President

National Security PowersLegislative Powers

Administrative PowersJudicial Powers

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 43: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

National Security Powers Serves as the Commander-in-Chief of

the armed forces Can authorize the use of troops

overseas To declare war officially he must get the approval of the Congress

Makes treaties with other nations however the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official

Nominates ambassadors with the agreement of the Senate

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 44: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Legislative Powers Presents information on the state of

the union to Congress Recommends legislation to Congress Convenes both houses of Congress in

special sessions Approves laws passed by Congress

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 45: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Administrative Powers ldquoTake care that the laws be faithfully

executedrdquo -- Article II Section 3 Appoints the heads of each Executive

Branch department Appoints ambassadors Supreme

Court Justices and other officials with approval of the Senate

Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 46: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Judicial Powers Grants reprieves and pardons for

Federal crimes (except impeachment)

Appoints Federal judges with the agreement of the Senate

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 47: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Presidential ElectionElectoral College

Compromise Direct popular election vs

Election by CongressNumber of electors based on

total number of Senators and Representatives for each state Texas has 34 electors

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 48: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Electoral College Map2008 Presidential Election

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 49: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Supreme Court JusticesldquoNine Playersrdquo (1869)

Seven members were fine Till 1869Go up then downFrom 10-7But this act gave us nine

Chief Justice Year Appointed President

John G Roberts Jr

2005(CJ) Bush(CJ)

Associate Justices

Year Appointed President

Antonin Scalia 1986 Reagan

Anthony M Kennedyy

1988 Reagan

Clarence Thomas

1991 George HW Bush

Ruth BaderGinsburg

1993 Clinton

Stephen G Breyer

1994 Clinton

Samuel A Alito Jr

2006 GWBush

Sonia Sotomayor

2009 Obama

Elena Kagan 2010 Obama

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 50: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Supreme Court Eight Justices and one Chief

Justice Appointed by the President and

approved by the Senate Appointed for life

as long as they wantrdquogood behaviorrdquo

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 51: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Enumerated Powers of the

Supreme Court

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 52: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Original Jurisdictionmdashhear directlyCases affecting Ambassadors

other public Ministers and Consuls (Diplomats)

Cases in which a state shall be party

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 53: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Appellate Jurisdictionmdashreview decisions of lower court Admiralty and maritime cases Controversies involving one or

more states Controversies involving the

United States

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 54: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

bull Three levelsbull District trial courts -- lowest level of courts bull Appeals courts -- middle level of courts bull Supreme Court -- highest court in the country

Federal Court System

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 55: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Checks and Balances

No one branch has more power than another

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 56: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

ExecutiveChecksOn the

Legislative

Can propose laws

Can veto laws

Can call specialsessions of Congress

Makes appointments

Negotiates foreign treaties

Can grant pardons to federal offenders

ExecutiveChecks On theJudicial

Appoints federal judges

Checks and Balances

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 57: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Legislative

Checks

On the

JudicialLegislative

Checks

On the

Executive Can override Presidentrsquos veto

Confirms executive appointments

Ratifies treaties

Appropriates money

Can impeach and remove President

Can impeach and remove judges

Create lower federal courts

Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

Approves appointments of federal judges

Checks and Balances

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 58: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Can declare Executive actions unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Executive Branch

Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial Checks onthe Legislative Branch

Checks and Balances

Presides over impeachment

proceedings

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 59: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Relationship BetweenStates and National

Government

Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Restricted powers

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 60: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Powers Delegated to National Government

Coin money

Declare War

Regulate interstate amp foreign trade

Set standard weights amp measures

Create amp maintain armed forces

Make copyright amp patent laws

Establish postal offices

Establish foreign policy

Create federal courts

Admit new states

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 61: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Powers Reserved by States

Create corporation laws

Regulate trade within state

Establish ampmaintain schools

Establish local governments

Make laws aboutmarriage amp divorce

Conduct elections

Provide for public safety

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 62: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Provide for public welfare

Administer criminal justice

Charter banks

Raise taxes

Borrow money

Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
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Restricted Powers

Article 1 Section 10 No State shall

enter into any Treaty Alliance or Confederation

coin money grant any title of nobility

Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
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Restricted Powers

No State shall without the Consent of Congress impose taxes on imports or exports lay any duty of tonnage keep Troops or Ships of War in time

of Peace enter into any agreement or

compact with another state or with a foreign power

engage in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 65: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text

Since 1787 over 9000 amendments have been proposed but only 27 have been approved

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 66: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Amendment Process

Two Ways to Propose Amendments Congress

Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary

Constitutional Convention When two thirds of the state legislatures call a

Convention for proposing Amendments

RatificationmdashTwo Ways Three fourths of the state Legislatures Three fourths of the state Conventions

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 67: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

The Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the U S Constitution

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 68: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to petition the government

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 69: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Freedom of Religion

ldquoCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there ofrdquo

Two clausesEstablishment clauseFree Exercise clause

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 70: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote

religion

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 71: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Free exercise of religion

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 72: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Establishment clause-Government

Can Cannot Teach about

religions in school Allow voluntary

prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read Bible for culture or literacy content

Establish a state religion

Order a prayer Teach religious

doctrine in the school

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 73: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Free ExercisemdashThe personCan Cannot

Choose to worship whenwhere one chooses

Lead a prayer in most examples

Ask questions about religions

Worship whom or whatever heshe wants

Break the law and claim it is a religious belief

Raise children without an education

Deprive children of basic needs

Force others to follow hisher religious practices

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 74: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Freedom of speech

ldquoCongress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speechrdquo

>
>

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 75: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Free speechndashThe individual can

Voice any political belief Protest (without getting out of

control) Say things about someone that

are true Burn the flag Say racist and hate slogans

Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 76: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Free speechmdashlimits on the person

Cannot threaten to blow up airplanes schools or the President

No sexual harassment Incite riotsUse extremely crude language in a

public forumSay untrue things about someone

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 77: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Freedom of the press

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the pressrdquo

>

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 78: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Freedom of the press-the pressCan Cannot

Print any political position

Make fun of people especially politicians

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Libelndash intentionally injuring a personrsquos reputation by false facts

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 79: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Freedom of Assembly

Congress shall make no law Abridging The people to peaceably assemblerdquo

>

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 80: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Freedom of Assembly--Individual

Can Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit) Parade chanting

hate slogans Gang members

can congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners willmdashloitering

Teen curfew

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 81: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Petition the Government

ldquoCongress shall make no law Abridging the people to petition the government for a redress of grievancesrdquo

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 82: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Petition the government

You may sue the government for wrongs

You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs committed by the government

The courts decide the wrongs

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 83: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

2nd AmendmentmdashRight to bear arms

ldquoA well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringedrdquo

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 84: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

What is the debate with the right to bear arms

How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth

In order to keep guns away from criminals does that limit the right of law abiding citizens

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 85: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops

The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your consent in time of war or peace

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 86: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8

>

Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
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Fourth Amendment

What does a policeman need in order to search your home Probable

cause A warrant

signed by a judge

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 88: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Fifth Amendment

You cannot be tried for the same crime twicemdashcalled ldquoDouble Jeopardyrdquo

You do not have to testify against yourself ldquoI plead the fifthrdquo

You must have due process of law before you are convicted

The government cannot take your land unless it pays for it

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 89: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by impartial jury

You must be told of charges

You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 90: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Sixth Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases as well as criminal cases

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 91: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Eighth Amendment

No excessive bail

No cruel and unusual punishment

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 92: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 93: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments

The 13th Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the United States

The 14th Amendment (1868) establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and that no state shall deprive citizens of their rights under the Constitution or deny ldquoequal protection of the lawsrdquo

The 15th Amendment established the right of citizens to vote regardless of ldquorace creed color or previous condition of servituderdquo

Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
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Voting Rights Amendments

15th Amendment regardless of ldquorace creed color or

previous condition of servituderdquo 19th Amendment

Women shall have the right to vote 23rd Amendment

District of Columbia suffrage 24th Amendment

No one has to pay a tax to vote 26th Amendment

18-year-olds given right to vote

TAX

>

Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
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Prohibition

18th Amendment Illegal to make sell distribute or

drink alcoholic beverages21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 96: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Functions of Government

1 Defense 2 Law Enforcement 3 Postal System 4 Highways 5 Veterans Benefits 6 Welfare 7 Social Security 8 Foreign Relations 9 Natural Resources 10 Agriculture

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 97: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Functions of Government

DefenseDepartment of Defense

Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard

Protects the nationDefend our interests

around the world

Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
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Functions of Government

Law Enforcement Preserve public order Protect citizensrsquo rights and freedom

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Part of the US Department of Justice

US Postal Service Delivery of written communications Handle more than 165 billion pieces

of mail each year Deliveries to nearly 29000 post

offices in each country

Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
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Functions of Government

Highways More than 38 million miles of

interstate highways and federal roads

Highway Trust FundHelps finance construction and

maintenance with funds from theIncome from taxes on gasoline tires and

engine parts

Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
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Functions of Government

Veteransrsquo Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to more than 25 million

veterans and their families

Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
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Functions of Government

Welfare US Department of Health and Human

ResourcesFood StampsAid to families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security income

Social Security Pensions for retired persons Disability pay and medical insurance

for the elderly Financed through fixed contributions

from workers and their employers

Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
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Functions of Government

Foreign RelationsForeign policy

President Assisted by the Department of State

Maintain diplomatic relations with other countries

Help encourage international trade for US products and services

Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
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Functions of Government Natural Resources

550 million+ acres of land under its jurisdiction Protect and preservemdashland water minerals fish

wildlife National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Independent agency of the federal government Control and end pollution of air soil and water from

solid wastes noise radiation and toxic substances

Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
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Functions of Government Agriculture

Improve farm income Expand markets abroad for agricultural products Enhance the environment and agricultural production Reduce hunger and malnutrition in the US Rural development and credit programs Food inspection and grading servicesmdashfood quality

Subsidiesmdashmonies paid to farmers and ranchers to regulate or stimulate the production of various agricultural products

Extension agents demonstrate new methods and technologies to farmers and ranchers

Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
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Financing the Government

The federal government is the nationrsquos largest employer borrower spender and consumer

Taxes Borrowing money Management

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 106: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Revenue

Most government revenues are received through taxes

Individual taxesmdashlargest source of money Other taxes

Corporate income taxes Excise taxes on goods and services Customs duties Social Security taxes

Miscellaneous income Sale of government assetsmdashoffshore drilling

rights and land Collection of various licenses and fees

Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
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Borrowing Money

National Debt

The money the government owes

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
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Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE To your left folks is the Washington Monument to your right the White House And over there just beyond the Capitol is the National Debt

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 109: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

TOUR GUIDE The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War

TOUR GUIDE Alexander Hamilton our first Secretary of the Treasury (hes on the 10 you know) wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation

Tyrannosaurus Debt

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 110: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

TOUR GUIDE The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasnt paid off by World War One

Were spending money we dont haveOr so it would appearThe deficit is that amount we overspend each yearThough congressmen and senatorsMake vows to cut its sizeDespite their honest efforts

The debt just seems to rise

Tyrannosaurus Debt

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 111: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

Tyrannosaurus DebtTOUR GUIDE And this is the US Treasury

It sells Treasury Bonds bills and notes and savings bonds to finance the debt The US government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date

TOUR GUIDE Feeding time is ALL the time

Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
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Management

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collects all taxes imposed by the the federal

government More than 100 million tax returns yearly

The US Customs Service Collects taxes called duties on many imported

goods Prevents illegal goods from being smuggled into

the US The Treasurer of the US

Manages all government funds Pays all bills

Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
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Management

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviews and alters budget requests from

departments of the executive branch to comply with the preferences of the President

Federal Reserve Board Independent agency of the government Regulates credit and borrowing in the

American banking system

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques
Page 114: Citizenship in the Nation BSA Merit Badges Slide Show

It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to

question to participate

Democracy only functions if its citizens are

educated critical thinkers

  • Citizenship in the Nation
  • Slide 2
  • No More Kings
  • Slide 4
  • Four Parts
  • Basic Ideas
  • Slide 7
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789
  • Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 (2)
  • Slide 10
  • Basic Ideas (2)
  • I Popular Sovereignty
  • II Limited Government
  • III Federalism
  • IV Separation of Powers
  • V Checks and Balances
  • Slide 17
  • The Preamble
  • What Does It Mean
  • Three-Ring Government
  • Slide 21
  • The Federal Capital Building
  • Slide 23
  • Slide 24
  • SenatorsmdashTexas
  • Representative- TX
  • Enumerated Powersmdash powers specifically granted in the Constitut
  • Slide 28
  • Slide 29
  • Slide 30
  • Slide 31
  • Elastic Clause
  • Types of Legislation
  • Slide 34
  • Slide 35
  • Slide 36
  • Presidential Options
  • Presidential Options (2)
  • Presidential Options (3)
  • Slide 40
  • Slide 41
  • The Cabinet
  • Enumerated Powers of the President
  • Slide 44
  • Slide 45
  • Slide 46
  • Slide 47
  • Presidential Election Electoral College
  • Electoral College Map 2008 Presidential Election
  • Slide 50
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Slide 52
  • Enumerated Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Slide 54
  • Slide 55
  • Federal Court System
  • Checks and Balances No one branch has more power than another
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slide 59
  • Slide 60
  • Relationship Between States and National Government
  • Slide 62
  • Slide 63
  • Slide 64
  • Restricted Powers
  • Restricted Powers (2)
  • Slide 67
  • Amendment Process
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The first amendmentmdash 5 rights mentioned
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Establishment ClausemdashGovernment cannot promote religion
  • Free exercise of religion
  • Establishment clause-Government Can Cannot
  • Free ExercisemdashThe person Can Cannot
  • Freedom of speech
  • Free speechndashThe individual can
  • Free speechmdashlimits on the person
  • Freedom of the press
  • Freedom of the press-the press Can Cannot
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Assembly--Individual Can Cannot
  • Petition the Government
  • Petition the government
  • 2nd Amendmentmdash Right to bear arms
  • What is the debate with the right to bear arms
  • Third AmendmentmdashQuartering of Troops
  • Rights of the Accused Amendments 4-8
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment (2)
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment
  • The ldquoCivil Warrdquo Amendments
  • Voting Rights Amendments
  • Prohibition
  • Functions of Government
  • Functions of Government (2)
  • Functions of Government (3)
  • Functions of Government (4)
  • Functions of Government (5)
  • Functions of Government (6)
  • Functions of Government (7)
  • Functions of Government (8)
  • Functions of Government (9)
  • Financing the Government
  • Revenue
  • Borrowing Money
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (2)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (3)
  • Tyrannosaurus Debt (4)
  • Management
  • Management (2)
  • It is our job as citizens to pay attention to politics to ques