The Constitution Mr. Green’s American Government.

The ConstitutionThe Constitution

Mr. Green’s American Mr. Green’s American GovernmentGovernment

Classical Liberal Classical Liberal InstitutionsInstitutions

The Constitution of the United The Constitution of the United StatesStates

The AmendmentsThe Amendments The Bill of RightsThe Bill of Rights Amendments 11 through 27Amendments 11 through 27

PreamblePreamble

Article One: The LegislativeArticle One: The Legislative Section. 1 The legislative powers rests with Section. 1 The legislative powers rests with

Congress composed of Senate and House of Congress composed of Senate and House of Representatives. Representatives.

Section 2. The House members Section 2. The House members qualificationsqualifications

25 years of age25 years of age

7 years a citizen7 years a citizen

Resident of their Resident of their districtdistrict

Serve two yearsServe two years

Elected by the Elected by the peoplepeople

Apportioned by Apportioned by populationpopulation

Article One: The LegislativeArticle One: The Legislative Section 2.5 Section 2.5

Choose Speaker and other offices Choose Speaker and other offices

Sole power of impeachmentSole power of impeachment

Section 3 Senate members qualificationsSection 3 Senate members qualifications


9 years a citizen9 years a citizen

Resident of their Resident of their districtdistrict

Serve six yearsServe six years

Elected by the state Elected by the state legislatureslegislatures

Two senators from Two senators from each stateeach state

Article One: The LegislativeArticle One: The Legislative Section 3.4Section 3.4

Vice President presidesVice President presides

No vote except for tiesNo vote except for ties

Section 3.5 Senate to choose their Section 3.5 Senate to choose their leadersleaders

Section 3.6 Senate has sole power to Section 3.6 Senate has sole power to try all impeachments try all impeachments

Section 3.7 Judgment in Section 3.7 Judgment in impeachment is removal from officeimpeachment is removal from office

Article One: The LegislativeArticle One: The Legislative Section 6.1 Senators and Section 6.1 Senators and

Congressmen compensated from the Congressmen compensated from the treasurytreasury

Section 6.2 Senators and Section 6.2 Senators and Congressmen cannot be members of Congressmen cannot be members of the executive branch while in officethe executive branch while in office

Section 7.1 Bills for raising revenue Section 7.1 Bills for raising revenue begin in the House begin in the House

Section 7.2 The vetoSection 7.2 The veto

VetoVeto

Article 1Article 1

Article 1Article 1

Article 1Article 1

Article 1Article 1

Article One: The LegislativeArticle One: The Legislative Review of Section 8Review of Section 8

8:1 and 8.2 have general welfare 8:1 and 8.2 have general welfare clauses, 8.3 has the commerce clause, clauses, 8.3 has the commerce clause, and 8.18 contains the elastic clauseand 8.18 contains the elastic clause

Section 9.7 government cannot spend Section 9.7 government cannot spend money from the treasury except by money from the treasury except by appropriationappropriation

Section 10.1 Section 10.1 states cannot make . . . states cannot make . . . laws impairing the obligation of laws impairing the obligation of contractscontracts

Article Two: The ExecutiveArticle Two: The Executive Section. 1.1 The executive power is Section. 1.1 The executive power is

vested in the President of the United vested in the President of the United States . . .States . . .

Section. 1.2 Electoral CollegeSection. 1.2 Electoral College

Electoral CollegeElectoral College

Electoral Electoral College tiffCollege tiff

Electoral Electoral College tiffCollege tiff

Article Two: The ExecutiveArticle Two: The Executive Section 1.4 QualificationsSection 1.4 Qualifications

Natural born citizenNatural born citizen


14 years a resident14 years a resident

Section 2.1 Power of commander-in-Section 2.1 Power of commander-in-chief chief

Section 2.2 Power to make treaties, Section 2.2 Power to make treaties, appoint ambassadors, and Supreme appoint ambassadors, and Supreme Court justices with the advise and Court justices with the advise and consent of two-thirds of the Senateconsent of two-thirds of the Senate

Article Two: The ExecutiveArticle Two: The Executive Section 3.1 Section 3.1

The State of The State of the Unionthe Union

Article Three: The JudiciaryArticle Three: The Judiciary Section 1 Judicial power vested in the Section 1 Judicial power vested in the

supreme court, and other inferior supreme court, and other inferior courts as established by congresscourts as established by congress

Section 2 Judicial power limited to Section 2 Judicial power limited to cases and controversiescases and controversies

Article FourArticle Four Section 1: Full faith and credit by Section 1: Full faith and credit by

each state to other stateseach state to other states

Section 2: Citizens of one state are Section 2: Citizens of one state are entitled to the same privileges and entitled to the same privileges and immunities of the citizens of another immunities of the citizens of another statestate

Section 4: Congress guarantees each Section 4: Congress guarantees each state a Republican governmentstate a Republican government

Article Five: Amendment Article Five: Amendment ProcessProcess

Article SixArticle Six Supremacy ClauseSupremacy Clause

Laws and treaties passed by Congress Laws and treaties passed by Congress “Shall be the supreme law of the land”“Shall be the supreme law of the land”

RatificationRatification

The Bill of RightsThe Bill of Rights

James Madison: The First Speaker

The Bill of RightsThe Bill of Rights

Civil liberties are negative rightsCivil liberties are negative rights Constitutional guarantees that instruct Constitutional guarantees that instruct

the government not to act in ways that the government not to act in ways that take the lives, liberties, and property of take the lives, liberties, and property of individualsindividuals..

Amendment 1Amendment 1


Bill of RightsBill of Rights Amendment twoAmendment two

Collective right or an individual right?Collective right or an individual right?

Amendment 3: Quartering troopsAmendment 3: Quartering troops Due process of law Due process of law (underlined in #5)(underlined in #5)

Amendments 4, 5, and 6Amendments 4, 5, and 6

Habeas corpus Habeas corpus (Highlighted in #5 and #6)(Highlighted in #5 and #6)

Contained in Amendment 5 and 6Contained in Amendment 5 and 6




Bill of RightsBill of Rights Amendment 7: Guarantee of jury trialAmendment 7: Guarantee of jury trial

Amendment 8: No excessive bail nor Amendment 8: No excessive bail nor cruel and unusual punishmentscruel and unusual punishments

Amendment 9: Rights not listed are Amendment 9: Rights not listed are still protectedstill protected

Amendment 10: Powers not Amendment 10: Powers not delegated to the federal government delegated to the federal government are retained by the statesare retained by the states

The Other The Other AmendmentsAmendments

AmendmentsAmendments Amendment 11: Suing a state (1795)Amendment 11: Suing a state (1795)

Amendment 12: Presidential Amendment 12: Presidential candidates run as a ticket (1804)candidates run as a ticket (1804)

AmendmentsAmendments The Civil War AmendmentsThe Civil War Amendments

Amendment 13: Prohibition of slavery Amendment 13: Prohibition of slavery (1865)(1865)

Amendment 14: Rights of citizenship Amendment 14: Rights of citizenship (1868)(1868)

Amendment 15: Right to vote cannot be Amendment 15: Right to vote cannot be denied because of race (1870)denied because of race (1870)


AmendmentsAmendments The Progressive AmendmentsThe Progressive Amendments

Amendment 16: Income tax (1913)Amendment 16: Income tax (1913)

Amendment 17: Direct election of senators Amendment 17: Direct election of senators (1913)(1913)

Amendment 18: Prohibition (1919)Amendment 18: Prohibition (1919)

Amendment 19: Women’s suffrage (1920)Amendment 19: Women’s suffrage (1920)

Amendment 20: Lame duck Amendment 20: Lame duck amendment (1933)amendment (1933)

Amendment 21: Repeal of prohibition Amendment 21: Repeal of prohibition (1933)(1933)

AmendmentsAmendments Amendment 22: Presidential term limits Amendment 22: Presidential term limits

(1951)(1951)

Amendment 23: Electors for DC (1961)Amendment 23: Electors for DC (1961)

Amendment 24: No poll tax (1964)Amendment 24: No poll tax (1964)

Amendment 25: Presidential succession Amendment 25: Presidential succession (1967)(1967)

Amendment 26: Suffrage for persons Amendment 26: Suffrage for persons eighteen years old (1971)eighteen years old (1971)

Amendment 27: Congressional pay Amendment 27: Congressional pay raises (Proposed 1789, Ratified 1992)raises (Proposed 1789, Ratified 1992)

The EndThe End

The Constitution Mr. Green’s American Government.

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