the constitution
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LEJSASR
Six Basic Principles
Changing the Constitution
THE CONSTITUTION
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L E J S A S R A
TIFICATION
XECUTIVE
UDICIAL
TATES
MENDMENTS
UPREMACY
EGISLATIVE
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-- working document-- breathing document-- brief document-- 7 articles-- Article One (Legislative branch) the longest-- 27 amendments-- First 10: Bill of Rights
THE CONSTITUTION
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Popular SovereigntyLimited GovernmentSeparation of PowersChecks and BalancesJudicial ReviewFederalism
SIX BASIC PRINCIPLES
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POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
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-- Government must obey the law-- Constitutionalism or the “rule of law”-- many amendments begin “Congress shall make no law…”ht tp : / /www.you tube .com/watch?v=vFHYiOfBRng
When did the US see the greatest challenge to this principle?
LIMITED GOVERNMENT
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-- compromise between nearly independent States and a unitary government
Are some issues better solved at the local level?
In what ways are the states “laboratories” of democracy?
FEDERALISM
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-- each power of the gov’t is vested in a separate branchLegislative: Make the lawExecutive: Execute (carry out) the lawJudicial: Interpret and apply the law
Why did the Founders make this a principle of the Constitution?
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many… may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”
-- James Madison (Federalist 47)
SEPARATION OF POWERS
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-- each branch has powers to check the other branches-- highlights the need for compromiseWhat role does partisanship play in this process?
Legislature Executive JudicialMake laws can veto rule on lawAppropriates $ runs agencies Approves judges nominates judges
CHECKS AND BALANCES
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-- not explicit in the Constitution-- case is made in the Federalist Papers (51 & 78)-- established by John Marshall in Marbury v. Madison-- Hamilton: “essential safeguard against the eff ects of occasional ill humors in society.” – Federalist 78
JUDICIAL REVIEW
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FORMAL AMENDMENT
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-- amendment process explained in Article V-- four methods for proposal and ratification-- only two used-- 27 amendments-- First 10 called “Bill of Rights”
HOW DO WE AMEND?
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-- used for 26 of 27 amendments-- proposed by 2/3 vote in each house of Congress-- ratified by ¾ of statesHow many states are needed for an amendment to be ratified?
Why did the Founders make this so diffi cult?
MOST COMMON METHOD
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-- proposed by Congress-- ratified by State conventions called for this purpose-- only 21st amendment (repeal of Prohibition)
OTHER METHOD
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-- 3 years after ratification-- basic freedoms (expression, belief, protection under the law)
BILL OF RIGHTS
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Guarantees the Five Freedoms:
Why is there a need to protect speech?
Are there limits?
FIRST AMENDMENT
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Do you have Freedom of Speech at school?
FIRST AMENDMENT & YOU
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-- 13, 14, 15: Slavery Amendments-- 17: Direct election of Senators-- 18 & 21: Prohibition & Lifting of Prohibition-- 19: Woman suff rage-- 22: Presidential term limits-- 26: 18 year olds can vote
LATER AMENDMENT HIGHLIGHTS
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-- only 33 proposals have ever made it to the states-- 1861: prohibit any amendments on slavery-- 1924: Regulation of child labor-- 1972: ERA-- 1978: DC representatives in Congress
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
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Five WaysBasic LegislationExecutive ActionCourt DecisionsParty PracticesCustom
CHANGE BY OTHER MEANS
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-- Const. vague; details to be worked out later-- Example: Constitution only calls for a Supreme Court, not lower courts-- Offi ce of the President & Executive offi ces
LEGISLATION
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Case Study: War Powers-- Congress declares war-- President “Commander in Chief”-- Presidents deploy the military without a declarationAdvantages/Disadvantages:
EXECUTIVE ACTION
Franklin Roosevelt is the last US President to ask Congress for a formal declaration of war.
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-- SC decisions have full force and eff ect of law-- Roe v. Wade (abortion rights); Brown v. Board of Ed. (segregation)
COURT DECISIONS
Woodrow Wilson called the SC “a constitutional convention in continuous session.”
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-- Constitution makes no mention of political parties-- presidential nomination process is an invention of the parties-- Electoral College now a “rubber stamp”
PARTY PRACTICES
George Washington warned against the “baneful effects of the spirit of party.”
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NOT IN THE CONSTITUTION-- the Cabinet (advisory body made of executive departments)-- VP assuming the offi ce of the Pres after a death (25 th amend.)-- President serving only two terms (22nd Amendment)http : / /www.youtube .com/watch?v=VF jH iNd jAz8 (West Wing 25)
CUSTOM