Review of 3 Branches of Government and The Constitution

Review of 3 Branches of Government

A Look at the Constitution, too

Poll

How do you feel about your understanding of the three branches of government?

• Confident, I can explain it to anyone.

• Kind of understand, I can name them, but that's about it

• mmmm. I can tell you the president is a part of the government

• branches? like on a tree?

Multiple Choice

This branch makes sure people obey the laws.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Multiple Choice

This branch creates and writes laws.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Multiple Choice

Judges are the leaders of this branch.

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Executive

Multiple Choice

This branch is made up of the senate and the House of Representatives, aka Congress.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Multiple Choice

The branch includes the Supreme Court as its central structure/building.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Multiple Choice

The branch has the president using his advisors, or Cabinet, to help him decide.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

What decided have the government was broken up?

The Constitution

• 1788 — The Constitution becomes the law of the land 

• The Constitution was a new set of rules that told our government how to work.

• The 55 men who wrote the Constitution worked on it for four months.

• There are 9 different parts to the Constitution. We will first look at the Preamble.

The Preamble

We the People of the United States, 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 for the United States of America

Poll

Have we heard some part of this Preamble before??

• Yes

• No

• I think so

• Possibly

Okay, now what do all those words mean?

Let's talk it apart.

We the People (Self-representing body, without king) of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, (a better union than before )

establish Justice (create a fair legal system/courts) , insure domestic Tranquility (keep things peaceful at home in the US), 

provide for the common defense (join together to defend against attacks), promote the general Welfare (help support people's well-being),

and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity (make sure that freedom and liberty is around today and for my future family and friends), 

do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America (the people created and agreed to follow this new form of government).

What does the Constitution do?

The constitution is a document that gives the rules for how our government should run.

What is the purpose of the government?

In general, there are four main purposes of government: to establish laws, maintain order and provide security, protect citizens from external threats and promote the general welfare by providing public services.

Open Ended

What does the Constitution do?