Unit 4: The Constitution

​A New Country:
The United States of America


The Constitution

Multiple Choice

What is a colony?

• Free land that has no ruler

• Land controlled by another country.

Multiple Choice

Who controlled the colonies in America?

• Native Americans

• England

• The Colonists

Multiple Choice

What continent were the 13 colonies on?

• Asia

• North America

• Europe

Multiple Choice

How many colonies were there in America?

• 5

• 7

• 13

• 21

Multiple Choice

Who won the American Revolution?

• The British
• The American Colonists

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the document that explains why the United States wanted to be Independent from Great Britain?

• The Revolution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

Multiple Choice

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

• June 4 1976

• July 4, 1776

• June 29, 1776

• December 25, 1976

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Select all that apply: The unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence are...

• Pursuit of Happiness

• No taxes

• Liberty

• Life

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is a famous quote from the Declaration of Independence?

• Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation

• We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal

Multiple Choice

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin
• Samuel Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Paul Revere

Multiple Choice

"We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are _________________________________.

• created different

• created equal

• created independent

• created unique

In 1783, America won the war against Great Britain

• The colonists were left to rule themselves.

• They needed a government to be in charge of the whole country

Open Ended

What is government?

What is government?

The job of a government is to make sure society runs smoothly and that the people are safe.

Multiple Choice

What is the most important job of the government?

• collect taxes

• make laws

• keep the people safe

• do what the King wants

There are different types of government

Monarchy -- the king or queen has power.

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In a monarchy ​

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person has the power.

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citizens

people

royals

one

many

There are different types of government

Democracy -- the people have power.

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In a democracy, the ​

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have power to make decisions.

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royals

many

people

king

Open Ended

What type of government do you think the colonists would want? Monarchy or Democracy?

explained how the government of the United States would run.

It was agreed on by the Founding Fathers or Framers

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The Constitution

​The Founding Fathers

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What is the constitution?

• a document that says the colonists are free from Britain

• a document that tells how the government should run

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Who wrote the Constitution?

• the Founding Fathers

• The British

• King George III

No one gets too much power

• After living in a monarchy, the Americans did not one person having too much power

• They wrote a constitution that power would be divided up into 3 Branches

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They wanted a government that: Has enough ​ ​

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to do its job

Doesn’t give anyone too ​

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power

Considers the needs of all ​

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Lets people have a ​

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Protects individual ​

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much

say

rights

states

power

The Legislative Branch - Who is in it?

Made up of two groups:
1. House of Representatives (435)
2. Senate (100)

These groups together make Congress

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​ The ​ House of ​

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and ​the

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make up ​

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.

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Senate

Congress

Representatives

Census -- Official count of the number of people living in a country

Multiple Choice

What is a census?

• an official document

• an official count of people

• a legislature

Bicameral System -- Law Making body with two houses

Multiple Choice

Bicameral means:

• one house

• two houses

• four houses

What does the Legislative Branch Do?

• writes laws

• passes laws

Multiple Choice

What does the Legislative Branch do?

• Makes sure laws are fair

• Enforces laws

• Writes and passes laws

• Picks a president

The Executive Branch--who is in it?

• The President

• Vice President

• Cabinet

  
  
  
  

The Executive Branch Jobs

• Makes sure everyone follows the laws

• Keep up relationships with other

  countries
  
  
  

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What does the Executive Branch do?

• Makes sure everyone follows the laws

• Writes and passes laws

• Makes sure laws are fair

• Has the most power

​At least 35 years old.
A natural born US Citizen.
Live in the United States for at least 14 years




To keep too much power from any one person, a president is is limited to two four-year terms.

​To be president, you must:

Multiple Choice

The president must be born in the United States.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A person has to be at least how old in order to be elected president of the United States?

• 25

• 35

• 40

• 50

Multiple Choice

The president can only be president for a TOTAL of ______ years.

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 10

The Judicial Branch - Who is in it?

• 9 Supreme Court Justices

  
  
  
  

Multiple Choice

There are _________ judges in the Supreme Court.

• 5

• 6

• 8

• 9

The Judicial Branch Jobs

• Listens to people who do not agree on

  something and makes a decision

• Makes sure laws a fair

  
  
  
  

Multiple Choice

What does the Judicial Branch do?

• Makes sure laws are fair

• Enforces laws

• Writes and passes laws

Checks and Balances

• no branch has more power than the other branches

• No branch can control the other branches

• Each branch checks what the other branches are doing

• This keeps each branch's power in balance.

Multiple Choice

What is the system of checks and balances?

• It keeps the branches from having power over the other branches

• it is a sheet that has checks and a list of bank balances.

Multiple Choice

Why do we have checks and balances?

• so no branch could have to much power

• to give all power to the president

• to give the most power to legislative branch

• to give the most power to executive branch

The original U.S. Constitution has been on display in the National Archives in Washington, D.C., since 1952.

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Where is it?

Multiple Choice

Which branch of government has the House of Representatives?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Multiple Choice

Which branch of government has the Cabinets?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Multiple Choice

Which branch of government has the President?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Multiple Choice

Which branch of government has the 9 Supreme Court Justices?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Multiple Choice

Which branch of government has the Senate?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Multiple Choice

Who is the current president of the United States?

• Barack Obama

• Donald Trump

• George W. Bush

• Joe Biden

Multiple Choice

The Legislative Branch's main job is to _______________.

• talk to other countries

• make new laws

Multiple Choice

How many branches of government are there?

• 5

• 4

• 3

• 2

Multiple Select

The three branches of government are:

• Congress

• Executive

• Legislative

• Representative

• Judicial