Unit FourHow was the Constitution used to establish our government?

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Ch. 17 How did the Constitution create a federal system of government? 1. Do all nations organize their government the same way?

2. If states are independent and have control, this is known as what kind of government?

3. “We the People of the United States.”, explain what this means?

4. The people remain sovereign, explain?

5. When the Constitution was created, people in some countries were not sovereign. Who was sovereign?

6. In a federal system of government what level of government has the power?

7. List 2 national powers.

8. List 2 state powers.

9. List 2 powers shared by the national and state governments.

Solve the problem-group work Which level of government has the power? You want to increase the age at which people may buy tobacco. Why do you want to pass this law?

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10. What is the supremacy clause?

11. Today, the ______________ government has far more power over the ___________ governments than most of the Framers could have imagined?

Lesson Review 4. What powers belong to the states?

Activity 1. Draw a diagram that shows how the federal system works. Show powers that belong to state, national, and both.

Ch. 18 How did the people approve the new Constitution?

Why did the Framers want the people to ratify the Constitution? 1. Did all of the delegates agree with the Constitution?

2. What does ratify mean?

3. How did Madison plan to get the people to approve the new Constitution?

4. When would the Constitution go into effect?

5. Who supported ratifying the Constitution?

6. What and why is The Federalist important?

7. Who were the Anti-federalists and what were their complaints?

Anti-Federalists Federalists

Does the national government have too much power?

Does the Constitution provide for republican government?

Is a Bill of Rights needed for the Constitution?

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P. 162 8. What compromise did the Federalists finally agree to make in order to get enough support for the Constitution to be ratified?

Participating in a Class Activity p. 163 We are one of the original 13 colonies

Divide class into 2 groups (Anti-federalists & Federalists)

Questions:

1. Does the constitution give the national government too much power

2. Does the constitution need to have a bill of rights?

Lesson Review 1. Why did the Framers oppose submitting the Constitution to the existing Congress or state governments for ratification?

Activity 3. Create a bumper sticker that reflects either a Federalists or Anti-Federalist point of view about the Constitution.

Ch. 19 How did Congress organize the new government? 1. When did George Washington take the oath of office? 2. Washington did not really want to be president, so what persuaded him to the presidency? 3. To help Washington fulfill his responsibilities Congress created 3 departments. Explain each? Department of State- Department of the Treasury- Department of War-

4. What position was Edmund Randolph appointed to?

5. The executive branch has grown far beyond the ____________________ of the Framers.

6. What did the Judiciary Act of 1789 state?

7. How was the Bill of Rights added?

8. Why was the Ninth Amendment added?

9. What is the purpose of the Tenth Amendment?

Lesson Review 2. How did the first Congress organize the judicial branch?

Activity 3. Visit www.whitehouse.gov research 1 cabinet position Who is the secretary and what is the purpose of the department?

Ch. 20 How did political parties develop? 1. How did the Framers feel about political parties?

2. What did the Framers fear about political parties?

3. While George Washington was in office, what led to the rise of political parties?

4. How were the views of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson different?

5. Federalist party supported-

Republican party supported-

6. List 3 things Hamilton wanted to accomplish.

7. What did Hamilton want to create?

8. How did Thomas Jefferson feel about the government bank?

9. Did the federal government create a federal bank?

10. In 1793 war broke out between France and Great Britain. How did TJ and Hamilton feel about this?

11. Describe the treaty Chief Justice John Jay negotiated with Great Britain?

12. How did George Washington feel about the War between Great Britain and France?

13. How did Jefferson and the Republicans react to John Adams Presidency?

14. Explain the Sedition Act?

15. Summarize the election of 1800?

16. What role do political parties play today?

Lesson Review 1. Why were the Framers of the Constitution against having political parties?

Activity 3. Use the internet to research differences between the Democratic and Republican party today. Display your findings on a chart.

Ch. 21 How does the U.S. Supreme Court use the power of judicial review?

P. 182 1. What is the power of the courts to decide whether laws and actions of government are allowed by the Constitution?

2. What happens if a state law conflicts with a federal law?

3. What court case gave the U.S. Supreme Court Judicial review over the federal government?

4. Why did William Marbury take his case to the Supreme Court?

5. Who wrote the opinion for the Supreme Court?

6. By declaring part of a law passed by Congress ___________________, the U.S. Supreme Court assumed the power of __________ ____________.

Lesson review5. How does judicial review protect the rights of the people?

Activity 1. Use the internet to research one of the following U.S. Supreme Court Justices. Be sure to include 3 facts about the justice while they were on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

John Jay

John Marshall

Thurgood Marshall

Roger B. Taney

Earl Warren

Ch. 22 How does the U.S. Supreme Court determine the meaning of the words in the Constitution?

P. 188 1. Provide an example of a Constitutional statement that is not specific. Why don’t you think it is specific?

2. What does the Fourth Amendment protect citizens against? How do you feel about this protection?

3. What does interpret mean?

Methods of interpreting the Constitution

Advantages Disadvantages

1. The plain meaning of the words in the Constitution

2. The intention of the Framers

3. The Constitution is based on some fundamental principles of government

4. Today’s social values and needs

Second Amendment On p. 192 & 193 choose one of the four questions to answer. Use the internet to help form your conclusion.

Lesson review 1. Why is it sometimes difficult to determine the meaning of the words in the Constitution?

Activity 1. Imagine you are a member of the United States Supreme Court. The Court has agreed to hear a case involving government agencies watching sites citizens visit on the internet. This technology did not exist when the Constitution was written. What method for interpreting the Constitution might you use to determine whether the practice is unconstitutional? Use the internet to support your findings, explain.