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Government

Government. Constitution. Constitution. Supreme law of the land “We the people…” Signed in 1787 Signed by the delegates. Video Pt 1 : http ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DnZ_ZY3lgA. Constitution.

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Government

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  1. Government

  2. Constitution

  3. Constitution • Supreme law of the land • “We the people…” • Signed in 1787 • Signed by the delegates Video Pt 1 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DnZ_ZY3lgA

  4. Constitution Seeking independence from England and the British Crown, thirteen American colonies declared themselves sovereign and independent states. Video Pt 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdpirDWZ47k

  5. Bill of Rights • These rights/freedoms are: • 1. freedom of expression • 2. freedom of speech • 3. freedom of assembly • 4. freedom to petition the government • 5. freedom of worship • 6. the right to bear arms

  6. Branches There are 3 branches of government Legislative Executive Judicial

  7. Legislative • Congress heads the Legislative branch • The Senate • 2 for each state • 6 year terms • The House of Representatives • 435: based on population • Elected by the people

  8. Legislative • Congress heads the Legislative branch • Congress works in the capital building

  9. Executive • The President is the head of the Executive branch • The Vice President becomes president if he/she dies • The cabinet is a special group that advises the President

  10. Executive • The people vote for the president in November • The people vote every 4 years • The next presidential election is 2016

  11. Judicial • The Supreme Court is the head of the Judicial Branch • 12 judges are selected by the President (POTUS)

  12. Judicial • The judicial branch works in the Supreme Court Building • They interpret the law

  13. Checks and Balances • Limits the powers of each branch • Powers overlap

  14. Washington DC • The White House, the Capital Building, and the Supreme Court Building are all located in the capital, Washington DC

  15. The Flag“Old Glory”

  16. Stars • 50 stars on the flag, one for each state • White star in a blue background

  17. Stripes • Red and white • 13 original colonies • Virginia is an original colony

  18. Stripes • Virginia (VA) • New Jersey (NJ) • Massachusetts (MA) • New Hampshire (NH) • Pennsylvania (PA) • New York (NY) • Maryland (MD) • Connecticut (CT) • Rhode Island (RI) • Delaware (DE) • North Carolina (NC) • South Carolina (SC) • Georgia (GA)

  19. The Pledge of Allegiance • Pledge of loyalty to the flag and the USA • Place your right hand over your heart and recite “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

  20. National Anthem • The Star Spangled Banner O say can you see by the dawn's early light,What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming,Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there;O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1QmeEdFOSc

  21. Virginia

  22. State Flag

  23. State Seal

  24. Governor • Bob McDonnell

  25. Senators • Tim Kaine • Mark Warner

  26. Political Parties

  27. Political Parties

  28. National Bird • The National Bird of the United States is the American Bald Eagle.

  29. Mount Rushmore • Four Presidents faces are carved into the mountain • Located in South Dakota 1. George Washington2. Thomas Jefferson3. Theodore Roosevelt4. Abraham Lincoln

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