The Constitution
Vocabulary:
Preamble
Amendment
The Branches of Government
Legislative Branch
The House of Representatives
The Senate
The Executive Branch
The President
The Judicial Branch
Whos Your Moma…
Who’s Your Moma
Checks and Balances
Federalism
Dual Sovereignty
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The Constitution

1. The Constitution

Paula Childs

2. Vocabulary:

• Opinion
• Legislation
• Living Document
• Repealed
• Overturned

3. Preamble

• The introduction to the Constitution is called
the Preamble.
• The Preamble begins with the phrase “We the
people…”
• What does that mean?
• Why was the Constitution written?
• Who does the Constitution regulate?

4. Amendment

• Is a change in the Constitution
• There have been 27 amendments to the
Constitution.
• The first 10 amendments are called the Bill of
Rights.

5. The Branches of Government

• There are three branches of government:
1. The legislative - which makes the laws
2. The executive - which enforces the laws or
make sure the laws are carried out
3. The judicial - which judges the laws or
explains the laws and makes sure they are fair

6. Legislative Branch

• The legislative branch is called Congress and is
made up of two Houses (parts):
• The House of Representatives
• Senate.

7. The House of Representatives

• States with the largest populations have the
most representatives in the House.
• House members must be at least 25 years old
or older to serve.
• House members are elected to a two year
term.
• There are 435 members in the House of
Representatives.

8. The Senate

• The Senate is the other part of the Congress
• There are two senators for each state, which
means of course there are 100 Senators.
• Senators must be at least 30 years old.
• Senators are elected to a six year term.

9. The Executive Branch

• The executive branch is headed by the
president.
• The president is the commander-in-chief of
the armed forces.

10. The President

• The president is elected to a four year term.
• The president can only serve two terms.
• The president must be a citizen by birth
• The president must be at least 35 years old.

11. The Judicial Branch

• The Judicial Branch of the federal government
is headed by the Supreme Court.
• Supreme Court justices are nominated by the
president and approved by the Senate.
• There are 9 Supreme Court justices, who are
appointed for life.
• Judicial Review

12. Whos Your Moma…

13.

White House
The Capitol
U.S. Supreme Court

14. Who’s Your Moma

• Act?
• Brown v. Board of Education?
• Executive Order 9981?

15. Checks and Balances

• The framers of the Constitution established a
system of checks and balances to prevent any
branch government from getting too powerful.
• Example: Congress has the right to pass bills
into law, but the president can veto them,
which means the bill does not become a law.

16. Federalism

• The power of government is also split between
the states and the federal government.
• This is called Federalism.
• If the Constitution does not have a law, the
states can do what they want.
• State law cannot contradict federal law, or a
Supreme Court Opinion. They must be follow
by the letter.

17. Dual Sovereignty

• Dual Sovereignty means that whatever the
federal government does not make a law
about, the states can act however they
choose.
• That is why there is different state laws
regarding the age of drinking alcohol, driving,
the death penalty, and many more.
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