Transcript Now We Have A New Government

Now we hAve A
New government
• Constitution 1787
• Federalism – Strong national
government co-exists with a
state government
• Supremacy Clause
Objectives to identify and understand
1. Various parts of the Constitution
2. 3 Branches of Government
3. Amendments to the Constitution
Preamble (A-4)
What was/is the purpose?
Constitutional Provisions
All but which of the following are phrases from the U.S. Constitution drafted in
1787?
A) We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union
B) the Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but
shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided
C) this Constitution ... shall be the supreme law of the land
D) the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor
prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the
people
E) no title of nobility shall be granted by the United States
Answer: D) the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution,
nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the
people
3 Parts of the Constitution
Article I (A-6)
• Legislative Branch
• Makes the nations laws
• Congress- Senate, House of
Representatives
What gives Congress the power to
make laws?
• Elastic Clause
– (“necessary and proper”)
– Gives Congress the power to pass laws it
deems necessary to enforce the Constitution
So why is this important?
Senate Committees
Standing
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Appropriations
Armed Services
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Budget
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Energy and Natural Resources
Environment and Public Works
Finance
Foreign Relations
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Judiciary
Rules and Administration
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Veterans' Affairs
Special, Select, and Other
Indian Affairs
Select Committee on Ethics
Select Committee on Intelligence
Special Committee on Aging
Joint
Joint Committee on Printing
Joint Committee on Taxation
Joint Committee on the Library
Joint Economic Committee
House Committees
Agriculture
Appropriations
Armed Services
Budget
Education and the Workforce
Energy and Commerce
Ethics
Financial Services
Foreign Affairs
Homeland Security
House Administration
Judiciary
Natural Resources
Oversight and Government Reform
Rules
Science, Space, and Technology
Small Business
Transportation and Infrastructure
Veterans’ Affairs
Ways and Means
Intelligence
Joint
Joint Economic Committee
Joint Committee on the Library
Joint Committee on Printing
Joint Committee on Taxation
Identify the following powers delegated
to Congress in the Constitution:
Powers of Congress
I. To fix the standard of weights and
measures
II.To make rules concerning captures on
land and water
III. To suspend the privilege of the writ
of habeas corpus in time of peace
IV. To regulate commerce ... with the
Indian tribes
V. To borrow money on the credit of the
United States
Answer: C) I, II, IV, and V only
A) I, II, III, and V only
B) II, III, IV and V only
C) I, II, IV, and V only
D) I, II, III, and IV only
E) all of the powers were delegated to
Congress by the Constitution
Article II (A-6)
• Executive Branch
• Who makes up this branch?
• Enforce Laws
The Cabinet
The tradition of the Cabinet dates back to the beginnings of the Presidency itself.
Established in Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, the Cabinet's role is to advise the
President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of each member's respective
office.
The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments — the
Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human
Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State,
Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the Attorney General.
In order of succession to the Presidency:
Vice President of the United States
Joseph R. Biden
Department of State
Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton
Department of the Treasury
Secretary Timothy F. Geithner
Department of Defense
Secretary Leon E. Panetta
Department of Energy
Secretary Steven Chu
Department of Education
Secretary Arne Duncan
Department of Veterans Affairs
Secretary Eric K. Shinseki
Department of Homeland Security
Secretary Janet A. Napolitano
Department of Justice
Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr.
The following positions have the status of Cabinet-rank:
Department of the Interior
Secretary Kenneth L. Salazar
White House Chief of Staff
Department of Agriculture
Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack
Department of Commerce
Acting Secretary Rebecca Blank
Department of Labor
Secretary Hilda L. Solis
Department of Health and Human Services
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary Shaun L.S. Donovan
Department of Transportation
Secretary Ray LaHood
Environmental Protection Agency
Administrator Lisa P. Jackson
Office of Management & Budget
Jeffrey Zients, Acting Director
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United States Trade Representative
Ambassador Ronald Kirk
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Ambassador Susan Rice
Council of Economic Advisers
Chairman Alan B. Krueger
Small Business Administration
Administrator Karen G. Mills
• Election of President
• Electoral College
• Why was this established?
Article III
• Judicial branch
• Interpret Laws
• Amendments (27) Article V
– 2/3 Propose
– 3/4 Ratification
• First 10 Amendments (A-9)
– Bill of Rights
– What are they?
– Why were they added?
– Protection of your Civil Liberties