Preamble Basics
These are the first three words of the Preamble?
Who is We the People?
This Principle establishes that the powers are given to three branches each with different responsibilities.
What is separation of powers?
This branch can declare laws unconstitutional
What is the Judicial Branch
This principle describes the powers shared by federal and state governments.
What is Federalism?
This Article describes the reserved powers of the states
What is Article IV (First R in LEJRASR)
The purpose of the Preamble state that the government can guarantee protection from outside threats with a military
What is Provide for the Common Defense?
This principle ensures that the branches can ensure that not one branch has all of the power.
What is checks and balances
This branch can use checks and balances by issuing pardons and being able to choose people for the Supreme Court
What is the Executive Branch?
These types of powers are only given to the federal/national government
What are enumerated/expressed powers?
Under the 10th Amendment, this level of government gets powers reserved to them if they are not explicitly listed in the Constitution
What is the state government
The purpose of the Preamble states that the Constitution protects people's rights and guarantees it for future generations
What is Secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity
This principle protects the Constitution by making sure everyone follows the laws
What is Rule of Law?
This check is done by Congress, in which allows them to accuse the President of crimes/misdemeanors and can lead to removal from office by the Senate
What is Impeachment/Impeach the President
These types of powers are given to both the federal and state governments
What are concurrent powers?
Name one of the two ways that the Constitution can be proposed
2/3 of Congress votes (House and Senate)
2/3 of the Convention held by the State Legislatures.
The purpose of the Preamble allows the government to make sure people are living happy and healthy lives
What is Promote the General Welfare
This principle exists to protect people's rights if they are accused of a crime and need to defend themselves.
What is Due Process of Law
This check allows the president to reject laws from Congress; however, they can be overridden by a 2/3 vote by Congress
What is Vetoing bills
This enumerated power is specifically given to Congress if a conflict occurs
What is Declare War
Name one of the two ways an amendment can be ratified in the Constitution
3/4 of State Legislatures approve it
3/4 of the ratifying states in a Convention
Answers may vary.
Should include "to guarantee the people's rights and establish why the Constitution exists to serve the people by the people"
People have this that are protected from the government, and the government cannot take them away from them
What are Individual rights?
The President is trying to get his best friend onto the Cabinet. Sources have stated that this best friend is not qualified for the position. This can be done to prevent his best friend from being on the President's cabinet.
The Senate can confirm to not approve him or allow him to be on the Cabinet
This concurrent power allows federal and state governments to receive money from the people to fund for government programs.
Collect taxes
Explain why the Framers decided to make the amendment process difficult but still possible.
Answers may vary, but should mention wanting decisions to be carefully made and that it is intentionally for changing something in the Constitution