The+Constitution+Pt.+1

toc =Objectives=
 * Describe the principles of federalism, dual sovereignty, separation of powers, checks and balances, the nature and purpose of majority rule, and the ways in which the American idea of constitutionalism preserves individual rights.

=Key Terms & People=

Using the resources listed below, write a definition for each of the following terms or people listed in your //**Social Studies Only**// notebook/binder. __//Make sure you can acknowledge the source for the information you used for your answer.//__ =**Main Ideas**=
 * popular sovereignty
 * legislative branch
 * bicameral
 * bill
 * veto
 * executive branch
 * impeach **(NEW VIDEO!!!)**
 * judicial branch
 * checks and balances
 * amendment
 * [|Bill of Rights]
 * **NEW!!!** - limited government
 * **NEW!!! -** separation of powers
 * **NEW!!! -** federalism

= = =Resources=
 * Answer the following questions in your** //Social Studies Only// **notebook/binder. The answers may be written as a complete paragraph, as a list, or as a picture/diagram. __//Make sure you can acknowledge the source for the information you used for your answer.//__**
 * 1) Describe the basic law making process? [|How does a bill become a law]? (Also see Schoolhouse Rock video and lyrics).
 * 2) Make a concise listing of the powers for each of the following branches of government: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. //(Once you have completed your research on this topic, test your knowledge [|here]).//
 * 3) How does separating the powers between the three branches of government enable a system of checks and balances to take place.
 * 4) **NEW!!! -** Identify how the constitution provides for the advantages of a common market or “free-trade-zone” to exist amongst the states.
 * 5) **NEW!!! -** Analyze the shared powers that exist between the national and state governments in a federalist system.
 * History Alive pgs. 119 -127
 * **NEW!!! -** History Alive pgs. 128 - 131
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 * Constitutional Principles

Schoolhouse Rock
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=**Extensions**=

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