Transcript U.S. Constitution Power Point Project

U.S. Constitution
Power Point
Project
Nyirie Hacopian & Jhurieanne Mungues
Period 3
December 2009
The Legislative Branch
• The branch that makes laws
• Powers vested in congress which consists of a
Senate and a House of Representatives.
• Have exclusive authority to raise taxes and adopt
the budget and other money bills.
Legislative
Branch
SENATE
House of
Representatives
The Judicial Branch
 The Judicial Branch is
run by the Supreme
Court.
 It explains and
interprets the laws.
 It is in charge of the
court system.
 Members are
appointed by the
President.
The Executive Branch
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The Executive Branch is run by the President of the United States.
It enforces the laws.
It has responsibility and authority of the daily administration of the state
bureaucracy.
The Preamble
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The Preamble of the United States
is “We the People of the United
States, in order to form a more
perfect Union, establish justice,
insure domestic tranquility, provide
for the common defense, promote
the general welfare, and secure the
blessings of liberty to our self and
our posterity, do ordain and
establish this Constitution for the
United States of America.”
It is the opening statement of the
Constitution.
Explains the reason why the
Founding Fathers wrote the
Constitution and what it will do for
Americans.
Checks and Balances
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To keep any one branch from overstepping its powers,
the Constitution sets up a system of checks and
balances. This system has been called “ as elaborate and
delicate as a spider’s web”. Each branch helps to check
the actions of the others.
Judicial Review
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Constitution is also the
supreme law of the
land. No law can violate
the Constitution. The U.
S. Supreme Court has
the final say over the
constitutionality of any
act. This includes acts
of Congress and the
President.
Amending the Constitution
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Twenty-six
amendments have
been made to the
Constitution so far.
Amendments may be
proposed by a twothirds vote of each
house of Congress.
James Madison
James Madison is known as the father of the
Constitution.
 Was the fourth President of the United States.
 He was a politician and a political philosopher.
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18th and 21st Amendments
These amendments are about alcohol use
in the United states.
The 18th amendment was taking alcohol
away and the 21st amendment was
bringing it back to the United States.