Lesson 4 -Let Freedom Ring

Lesson 4 Let Freedom Ring

VocabularyWrite the following vocabulary words in your packet.

•Constitutional Democracy•Representative Democracy•Federal Government•Cabinet•Political Party•Common Good

Constitutional democracy

• A kind of democracy in which the goals of the government and the ways it will work to achieve them are stated in the constitution.

Representative democracy

• A governing system in which citizens elect people to make laws and decisions for them.

Federal government

• The central authority in a federation (group) of states.

Cabinet

• The group of department heads (people) who advise a nations chief executive.

Political party

• A group of people involved in government who try to get others to agree with their ideas and who choose leaders who share the groups point of view.

Common Good

• Helpful for all citizens as a group.

Civic Responsibilities of the People of the U.S.• People must obey the law.• People must pay taxes.• People should vote.• People should volunteer in the community.

American Democracy – Main IdeasCopy this on the back of your EQ Page

AMERICAN DEMOCRACY

Constitutional Democracy

Representative Democracy

executive, legislative,

judicial branches

Checks and balances among

branches

Place on back of your Vocabulary page

Legislative Branch Judicial Branch

President and Cabinetalso includes Vice-President

Enforces or carries out the law

CongressSenate(50 members) and House of Representatives (435members)

Interprets the Laws

Makes the Laws

United States Government

Executive Branch

Supreme Court 9 Judges led byChief Justice

United states government

• The Constitution created a government of three equal branches, or parts.

• The Constitution is the plan and set of rules for our government.

• The three branches are:

• LEGISLATIVE• ExecutiveEXTIVE• JUDICIAL

The Executive Branch•The president, or Chief Executive, is the head of the government.

•After elected to serve his/her country, the president lives and works in the White House.

• The president is in charge of the armed forces.

The legislative branch

• Congress has two parts: The Constitution created Congress.

• Senate and The House of Representatives.

The senate

•There are 100 senators.

• Each state has two senators.

• A Senator is in office for 6 years. This is called a “term.”

The house of representatives

• There are 435 representatives.

• The more people that live in a state, the more representatives it has.

• Representatives serve for a term of two years.

• They can be elected for more than one term.

The Judicial branch• The Supreme Court is the highest court is the U. S., and is the system of courts to settle questions about the laws.

• The nine justices can serve for as long as they live, or wish to retire.

• Each justice is chosen by the president and approved by the Senate

Guided Notes Answers• Constitutional • Democracy• Constitution• People• representative• Laws• Local, state, national• Local• State• Education, roads• National, Military, Money• National. Federal• Legislative, executive, Judicial• Cabinet• Legislative• Congress

• Senate, House of Representatives

Guided Notes Answers• Supreme • Appointed• Senate• Balance• Checks• Political• Republican, democratic• Rights• Citizens• Constitution, rights• Speech• Responsibilities• Personal,civic• Personal• Civic, Common• Obeys, votes• responsibility

Lesson #4-Culture Summary-Key Points

• United States is a constitutional democracy• It is also a representative democracy• The constitution requires a three branch

government

Assignment- come up with 3 more key points that you learned about United States government.

Complete your summary paragraph

Lesson #4 Government Summary Paragraph

The United States government is a very strong government. It is a constitutional democracy because the goals of the government are laid out in the Constitution. It is also a representative democracy because its citizens elect people to make laws and decisions for them. The Constitution requires the government to have three branches of government.