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Ameiican Goveinmeni 8 Civics

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! Ideniify ile iliee biancles of Ameiican goveinmeni and desciibe ile
funciion of eacl biancl of goveinmeni
! Undeisiand ile Legislaiive
! Eligibiliiy foi oce
! Opeiaiional feaiuies
! Enumeiaied legislaiive poweis
! Undeisiand ile Execuiive Biancl
! Eligibiliiy foi oce
! Tle oail of oce
! Tle enumeiaied poweis
! Undeisiand ile }udicial Biancl
! Explain ile poweis of ile }udicial biancl
! Explain low }udges aie selecied, confimed and lengil of seivice
! Undeisiand
! How a bill becomes a law
! How ile Consiiiuiion can be amended
! "Clecls 8 Balances" and "Sepaiaiion of Poweis" is applied

! Tle Piinciples 8 Claiacieiisiics of Demociacy
! Balance of Classic Republicanism 8 Libeialism
! Founding Faileis Beliefs of Human Naiuie

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".I ilinl ileie aie only iliee ilings ilai Ameiica will
be lnown foi :,ooo yeais fiom now wlen iley siudy
ilis civilizaiion: ile Consiiiuiion, jazz music, and
baseball. Tley'ie ile iliee mosi beauiifully designed
ilings ilis culiuie las evei pioduced."

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Aiiicle I
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! Tle Laigei House of Congiess
! ( Membeis
! Based on populaiion
! Eacl siaie is iequiied io lave ai leasi i iepieseniaiive
! Called ile Lowei House of Congiess
! Califoinia las membeis (i voie pei membei)
! Aiiicle i Seciion : Clause i of ile Consiiiuiion
! Seive : yeai ieims
! Sloii ieims in oce causes ilem io iepieseni ile values of ileii
consiiiuenis
! Tleie aie NO ieim limiis
! Is ilis good oi bad?
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! Spealei of ile House
! Leadei is elecied by iepieseniaiives
! Veiy poweiful posiiion
! Eligibiliiy Requiiemenis foi House
! Musi be : yeais of age
! Musi lave been a ciiizen of ile US foi
ai leasi y yeais
! Musi live in ile Siaie elecied
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! Fewei membeis ilan ile House
! Eacl siaie las iwo Senaiois
! ioo membeis
! Elecied io 6 yeai ieims
! Less iied io individual voieis of ileii Siaie
! Iniended io lave ile besi inieiesi of ile couniiy
! Known as ile Uppei House of Congiess
! Eligibiliiy Requiiemenis foi Senaiois
! Musi be ai leasi o yeais old
! Musi lave been a ciiizen foi ai leasi q yeais
! Musi live in ile Siaie elecied
! Piesideni of ile Senaie
! Consiiiuiion appoinis ile Vice Piesideni of ile US
! Has vaiious iesiiiciions
! If ile Vice Piesideni in unavailable
! Senaie is led by ile piesideni pio iempoie
! "foi ile iime being"
! Usually fiom ile majoiiiy paiiy
! Boil Houses lave commiiiees
! Siudy dieieni pioblems facing ile naiion
! All membeis seive on ai leasi one commiiiee
! Sianding Commiiiees aie ile mosi impoiiani
! Veiy poweiful
! Eacl las a special focus
! House las iq sianding commiiiees
! Senaie las : sianding commiiiees
! Membeis will clange, bui commiiiees siay ile same
! Commiiiees invesiigaie
! Reseaicl and analyze bill pioposals
! Decide io pass bills foiwaid foi voie
Slould Congiess be involved in ilese iype of issues?
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! Enumeiaied Poweis (iS poweis)
! "Expiessed Poweis"
! enumeiaied poweis deal wiil economics
! y enumeiaied powei piovide foi defense of ile couniiy
! Addiiional enumeiaied poweis
! Mosi impoiiani powei is ile Elasiic Clause
! Powei io male all ile laws ilai aie "necessaiy and piopei"
! Allows foi Congiess io expand ileii powei

Wlai aie some examples of Congiessional Poweis?
! Consiiiuiion does noi giani ilem ile powei io do
ilem
! Consiiiuiion diiecily piolibiis ilem
! Examples
! Noi Gianied io:
! Esiablisl a naiional sclool sysiem
! Defne maiiiage
! Piolibiied fiom:
! Tax US good being expoiied
! Giani nobiliiy iiiles
Aiiicle II
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! Responsible foi enfoicing ile laws of ile land
! One peison can noi caiiy oui all ile duiies of ilis
biancl wiiloui advice and assisiance
! Piesideni is ile leadei of ile couniiy and
Commandei in Clief of ile miliiaiy
! Viewed as ile leadei of ile U.S. Goveinmeni
! Poweis limiied by ile Consiiiuiion
! Eligibiliiy Requiiemenis
! Musi be ai leasi yeais old
! Musi be a naiuial-boin U.S. ciiizen
! Musi lave lived in ile U.S. foi ai lasi i( yeais

Wly does ile Piesideni need io be a naiuial-boin U.S.
Ciiizen? Wlai weie ile fiameis woiiied aboui?
! Commandei in Clief of ile Aimed Foices
! Appoinis ambassadois, Supieme Couii 8 Fedeial }udges,
and all ocials piovided foi by Congiess
! Convenes 8 adjouins Congiess, wlen necessaiy
! Gives an annual Siaie of ile Union addiess
! "Tale caie ilai laws be faiilfully execuied"
! Fill adminisiiaiive vacancies wlen Congiess is in iecess
! Gianis iepiieves and paidons foi U.S. ciimes
Aiiicle III
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! Higlesi couii in ile Uniied Siaies
! Wlai does ile Supieme Couii do?
! Decide cases
! Aigumenis aboui ile meaning of laws
! How laws aie applied
! Wleilei ile laws violaie ile U.S. Consiiiuiion
! Deieimining ile Consiiiuiionaliiy of laws is lnown as
}udicial Review
! Esiablisled duiing Maibuiy v. Madison (iSo)
! Couii Composiiion
! q }usiices (one is ile Clief)
! Tle powei:
! Decisions only clanged by oilei Supieme Couii cases
oi by a consiiiuiional amendmeni
! }udicial ieview males ile Couii ile "iefeiee" in
dispuies beiween biancles of Fedeial goveinmenis and
Siaies
! Uliimaie auiloiiiy in maling decisions
! }udges
! Appoinied by ile Piesideni, appioved by ile Senaie
! Seive foi life, unless iesign, ieiiie oi aie impeacled
! No ocial qualifcaiions
How cases gei ileie:

How ii woils:
! }usiices decide if
ile case is woiily
! Ouicome impacis
all couiis, so iley
aie veiy seleciive
! Lawyeis pieseni
oial aigumenis
! }usiices decide
belind closed doois

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"Ambiiion musi be made io counieiaci ambiiion. Tle inieiesi of ile
man musi be connecied wiil ile consiiiuiional iiglis of ile place.If
angels weie io govein men, neiilei exieinal noi inieinal coniiols on
goveinmeni would be necessaiy. In fiaming a goveinmeni wlicl is io
be adminisieied by men ovei men, ile gieai diculiy lies in ilis: you
musi fisi enable ile goveinmeni io coniiol ile goveined; and in ile
nexi place oblige ii io coniiol iiself."

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