Power/ Form

1. In my opinion, a reason to have a government is to…

Closure: The Preamble states the purpose of our government.

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Power/ Form

2. It does/does not make sense to have all Americans vote on every proposed law because…

Number of Bills introduced to Congress

Closure: A representative republic, like the United States currently has, allows every one to vote on every law.

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Power/ Leadership

3. I would prefer to have a king /president because…

George WashingtonKing George III

Closure: Both presidents and Kings have unlimited power.

Power/ Form

4. Some jobs I expect the President to do are…

Closure: The executive branch of our government includes the Supreme Court.

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Civil Rights

5. The best way to fight against injustice is …

Closure: The Civil Rights movement fixed all of the injustices in our country.

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Power/ Form

6. The main purpose of the Supreme Court is to…

Closure: Write the two main powers of the Supreme Court on your exit card.

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Power/ Form

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Chief Justice of Supreme Court John Roberts swears in President Obama in the White House Blue Room

Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor swears in V.P. Joe Biden at the Naval Observatory

Power/ Form

7. An advantage of dividing power is…

Closure: Having three branches of government is a way to check and balance power.

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Power/ Form

8. I think the Constitution has lasted for 225 years, and is still used because…

Closure: Our checks and balances system is one of the weaknesses of our government.

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Power/ Form

7: A reason the president gives State of the Union Address is…

Closure: Obama’s State of the Union Address is only meant for Americans to hear.

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Power/ Form

7. I think the presidential seal shows both arrows and olive branches because…

Closure: The President is both the Commander-in-chief and the head diplomat for the United States so that he/she can deal effectively with foreign countries.

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Power/ Form

5: (Use p. 189 of your book to fill in what each Article of the Constitution says. **Write at the bottom of your packet)

Article 1: ______________________ ____________Article 2: __________________________________Article 3: __________________________________Article 4: __________________________________Article 5: ____________________________________Article 6: ___________________________________Article 7: ___________________________________

Closure: The Constitution explains the checks and balances system that keeps any one branch of our government from becoming too powerful.

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Legislature (Congress)

Executive (President)Judiciary (Supreme Court)

Relations among States

Amending

Supreme Law

Ratification