Constitution

What is the Constitution?

• The framework for our country's government

• A list of rights for citizens

• A historical record of the American Revolutionary War

Our national/central government [based in Washington D.C.]

• Federal Government

• Democracy

• Checks & Balances

• Executive Branch

The division of power between the national & state governments

• Democracy

• Majority Rule

• Federalism

• Legislative Branch

Our form of government based on individual rights and freedoms using majority rule [where people have a 'say']

• The Great Compromise

• Democracy

• Checks & Balances

Which definition is best for --- where decisions made by the most people is accepted by all

• Federalism

• Bill

• Judicial Review

• Majority Rule

the first Constitution of the United States of America. [HINT: Was a #HotMess #Fail]

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

Why didn't our country's first constitution [AoC] work?

• gave all (ok, most) power to the individual states instead of a central(federal) government.

• There was NO President/Leader

• Both are true

the branch of United States government that makes our laws [Article I]

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

Main job of the Legislative Branch

• MAKE LAWS

• ENFORCE LAWS

• INTERPRET LAWS

The top Legislative Branch in our country?

• City Council

• U.S. Congress

• The President

• Supreme Court