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The Constitution: Three Branches of Government

The Constitution: Three Branches of Government. Chapter 3, Section 2. Quickwrite :. Why is it important that we have three branches with separate powers?. Define 3 terms. Expressed Powers: Enumerated powers Elastic Clause Federal Bureaucracy. Three Branches of Government.

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The Constitution: Three Branches of Government

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  1. The Constitution: Three Branches of Government Chapter 3, Section 2

  2. Quickwrite: • Why is it important that we have three branches with separate powers?

  3. Define 3 terms • Expressed Powers: • Enumerated powers • Elastic Clause • Federal Bureaucracy

  4. Three Branches of Government

  5. The Legislative Branch • Lawmaking branch • Congress of powers are Expressed Powers (they are directly stated in the constitution) • Most expressed powers are in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution • These are called Enumerated Powers (they are numbered 1-18)

  6. The Legislative Branch • Enumerated Powers: • 5 Powers deal with economic legislation (taxes, trade, money) • 7 Powers provide for defense (punishment, war, armed forces) • Other enumerated powers provide for naturalizing citizens, establishing post offices, securing patents, establishing courts, and governing the District of Columbia. • The last enumerated power is the Elastic Clause (gives Congress the right to make all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out the powers expressed in Article I.**ELASTIC CLAUSE: allows Congress to STRETCH its powers

  7. Answer: • What does “necessary and proper” mean?

  8. The Executive Branch • Office of the Presidency • Responsible for carrying out the acts of Congress and keep Congress in check • Vague Constitutional Powers: powers of the president are broad but vague (open to interpretation) • EX: “The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.” • This is a “WILD CARD” …Why?

  9. The Executive Branch • Specific Powers: There are some specific powers the President has in the Constitution (Article II, Sections 2 and 3) • Name at least 5: • 1. • 2. • 3. • 4. • 5.

  10. The Judicial Branch • Court System • 2 different systems: • Federal Courts (get power from the constitution and federal laws) • State Courts (get power from the state constitutions)

  11. The Judicial Branch • Jurisdiction of Federal Courts: • Each Court only hears certain types of cases = Jurisdiction • Federal Courts try cases involving the U.S. laws, treaties with other nations, interpretations of the constitution. • Federal Courts then and now: The Supreme Court heads a powerful branch of government now. • Marbury vs. Madison (gave court power to declare laws unconstitutional = JUDICIAL REVIEW)

  12. Reflect: • Is there any branch of government that appears to have more power than the other two? Explain why or why not.

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