Download Foundations of Our Constitution

Business Law
Mr. Smith
Goals
 Name the documents written in the course of our
nation’s founding
 Explain the relationship between the Declaration of
Independence and the Constitution
Question:
What are our nation’s framing
documents?
1. ______________________________
2. ______________________________
3. ______________________________
4. ______________________________
Declaration of Independence
 Declared that “all men are created _____, that they are
endowed to their Creator with certain unalienable
______, that among these are life, liberty, and the
pursuit of ________.”
Articles of Confederation
 Charter that united ___ states
 A one-house legislature (the Continental Congress)-
2 to 7 ___________ from each state; each state had
one vote
 Strict term limits placed on members of _________,
who were subject to recall by their states
 Power to declare war, make ________, enter into
treaties and alliances, manage relations with Indian
nations, coin money, settle differences between
states, establish a postal system, appoint a
____________ in Chief
 A national defense that would be paid for by the
national government
U.S. Constitution
 Seven ________ of the Constitution provided a
workable framework for a federal government “__ the
people, ___ the people, and ___ the people”
The Bill of Rights
 The first ___ amendments to the Constitution- was
enacted as a shield against the possible violation of
specified ______ rights by the federal government
The Bill of Rights
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Freedom of ________,
freedom of speech,
freedom to assemble
peaceably
Security in person and
property against
_________ searches
and seizures
Right to remain silent
if accused of a crime
Right to enjoy a speedy
and public trial by an
impartial jury
 Right to not be tried for
the same crime twice
 Right to defense counsel
in a trial and to confront
witnesses against oneself
 Protection from _____
and unusual punishment
if convicted of a crime
The Bill of Rights
 Right to fair
____________ for private
property taken by the
government for a public
purpose
 Protection from the
taking of _____, liberty,
or property without due
process of law
 A well regulated militia
 Right to keep and bear
_____
Business Law
Chapter 3-2
Goals
 Discuss how the Constitution has been a shield against
violations of basic human rights
 Identify the basic human rights protected by the Bill of
Rights and subsequent amendments
U.S. Bill of Rights
 First 10 amendments to the ___________
 Adopted to ensure that U.S. citizens would enjoy the
human rights proclaimed in the Declaration of
Independence
Civil Rights
 Personal, natural rights guaranteed by the
Constitution
 Why are civil rights important to your lives?
 ________ and _________ are the basis of human rights
Due Process
 Requires fundamental fairness in __________ with
reasonable and just laws
 Legal ______- the benefits to which a person is justly
entitled by law
 Legal ______- obligations or standards of conduct
toward other persons that are enforceable by law
Peripheral Rights
 Rights that are not _________ mentioned in the U.S.
Constitution or Bill of Rights
 Courts have recognized them as ___________ to
protecting the rights that are mentioned
Business Law Chapter 3-3
Goals
• Discuss how the Constitution created a system of
checks and balances
• Explain how the power to govern is divided between
the federal and state governments
Checks and Balances
 System that gives specific authority to each of the
________ basic branches of government
 ____________ branch- federal level is the Congress
(equal representation in Congress from each state)
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Impeachment cases (Senate)
 ___________ branch- headed by President and Vice
President
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Political Party (a private organization of citizens who select and
promote candidates for election to public office)
 ________ branch- headed by the Supreme Court of the
United States
Changes to the Constitution
 __________- change or alteration
 Constitution can be amended in ____ ways
 Amendment is proposed by 2/3 majority vote in both
the Senate and the House
 Legislatures of 2/3 of all the states to call a convention of
all the states
 The amendment becomes a ______ part of the U.S.
Constitution only if it is ratified by the legislatures of
3/4 of the states
Our Form of Government
 Democracy (pure)- every adult citizen may vote on all
issues
 Would be very difficult to make happen in our nation
because it’s so large
 _________ (representative democracy)- voters select
their representatives to the legislative, executive, and
judicial branches of government
Sovereignty of the States
 10th amendment acknowledges the continued
____________ of all of the states to govern their
own citizens within their own borders
 What are examples that you can think of?
 Sovereignty- freedom from external control
 “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.” 10th amendment
Powers of the Federal
Government
 Why does the federal government need the power
to raise and support an army, navy, and air force?
 Why does the federal government need exclusive
power to regulate interstate and foreign
commerce?
 Why can’t every state establish post offices, coin
money, and tax imports and exports?