Creating America's Government - Introduction

Creating America's Government - Introduction

America's First Government

• After the American Revolution, the new United States needed rules to run the country

• The Founding Fathers wrote the Articles of Confederation. The government they created was very weak.

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Who were the "Founding Fathers"?

• Early political leaders who helped establish the United States government

• The men who settled at Jamestown

Too weak...

• The government created by the Articles of Confederation was too weak

• The Founding Fathers had to create a new government

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What does "weak" mean?

• having a great deal of power

• having little power or force

The Constitution

• The new government was called the Constitution

• It established the government we have today

• The next slides will test your knowledge of America's government

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Choose the 3 branches of government

• Executive

• Judicial

• Legislative

• President

• Court

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The President of the United States is part of which branch of government?

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Executive

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Congress makes the laws. They are part of the -

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

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What are the two houses of Congress?

• Senate

• Supreme Court

• House of Representatives

• White House

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The capital of a country is -

• the location of the main government of a country

• the first letter of the country's name

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What is the capital of the United States?

• Los Angeles, California

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Washington, D.C.

• Richmond, Virginia

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How are members of Congress chosen?

• Elected by the people

• Appointed by the President

• Nominated by state legislatures

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How are members of the Supreme Court chosen?

• elected by the people

• appointed by the president

• nominated by state legislatures

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What does the Supreme Court do?

• create laws

• enforce laws

• interpret and judge the fairness of laws

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Who was the first president of the United States?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Abraham Lincoln