Day 13 Warm-Up: Constitution

British controlled colonial trade, angered colonists

• Checks and balances
• Citizen responsibilities
• Intolerable Acts
• Mercantilism

Citizens must serve on juries to determine verdict, vote in elections

• Checks and balances
• Citizen responsibilities
• Intolerable Acts
• Mercantilism

Each branch of government has some power over the other two branches, helps prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful

• Checks and balances
• Citizen responsibilities
• Intolerable Acts
• Mercantilism

British response to the Boston Tea Party, increased tensions between colonists and British

• Checks and balances
• Citizen responsibilities
• Intolerable Acts
• Mercantilism

Part A: Which amendment is being referenced in the excerpt?

• 1st Amendment
• 2nd Amendment
• 3rd Amendment
• 4th Amendment

Part B: Why was this protection included in the amendment from Part A?

• The Founding Fathers wanted to create a national religion.
• The Founding Fathers hoped more Native Americans would become U.S. citizens.
• The Founding Fathers wanted to keep government out of religion.
• The Founding Fathers hoped trade relations would improve.

This diagram shows some of the steps in becoming a -

• registered voter in the United States
• member of the U.S. Armed Forces
• candidate for elected office in the United States
• naturalized U.S. citizen

Which provision of the U.S. Constitution reflects this grievance?

• The president can appoint justices with the advice and consent of the Senate.
• Congress has the power to establish federal courts.
• The commerce clause allows Congress to regulate trade among states.
• Congress can override a presidential veto with a two-thirds majority vote in both houses.