Essential Question:

What powers are granted to the

national government in the
Constitution?

CPUSH Agenda for Unit 3.5:

Clicker Questions
Ratifying the Constitution notes
Todays HW: 5.3
Unit 3 Test: Monday, September 17

Article I of the Constitution created the

Legislative Branch (Congress)
Congress has
expressed powers to
make laws,
laws
levy taxes,
taxes coin money,
money
regulate trade,
trade declare
war,
war
admit new states to the
Union

The Elastic
Clause allows
Congress to create
laws that are
necessary and
proper

Congress is made up of the

House of Representatives and the
Senate
The House of
Representatives is
based on state
population size
Representatives
serve two year
terms and
must be 25 years
All revenue
old bills
must originate in
the House of
Representatives

Congress is made up of the

House of Representatives and the
Senate
Each state has two
Senators
Senators
serve six
year terms and must
be
at least 30 years old
The Senate has the
power
to approve treaties
and presidential
appointments

Article II of the Constitution created the

Executive Branch which is made up of the
President, Vice-President, and bureaucracy
The role of the President is to enforce the
law, conduct foreign policy, serve as
commander-in-chief of the military,
appoint judges and ambassadors,
provide leadership for the nation

The President is aided by numerous

federal agencies and 15 executive
departments each with a
secretary who serves on the Presidents
cabinet

The President is
elected to
a four year term and
must
be a native-born
American
at least 35 years old

The President is not

elected directly by
the people, but by an
Electoral College

Article III of the Constitution

created the
Judicial Branch which is made up
of
TheSupreme
role of the
There
arefederal
no specific
Court and
other
judicial branch is tocourts
qualifications to be a
interpret the law
federal judge; Judges
and promote justice
serve for life
The Supreme
Court has the
power to declare
laws
unconstitutional
(called judicial
review)

The Supremacy Clause of Article V

states that the Constitution is the the
supreme law of the land

From May to September 1787, the

delegates
at the Constitutional Convention worked
out a framework for a new federal system
But, this plan for
government
of government
had to be ratified by 9 states
if it was to replace the
Articles of Confederation

Many Americans were concerned about the

possibility of tyranny because the
Constitution gave more power to the
national government over the states

Those who
opposed the
Constitution,
feared a stronger
national govt ,
and wanted
states to remain
power were
called
AntiThe AntiFederalists
Federalists
were
led by
Patrick Henry and
Samuel Adams

Show me that age

and country where the
rights and liberties of
the people were
placed on the sole
chance of their rulers
being good men,
without a consequent
loss of liberty?
Patrick Henry, speech
in opposition to the
Constitution, 1788

Those who
supported the
new Constitution
and a stronger
national govt
were called the
Federalists
Federalist
leaders
James Madison,
Alexander
Hamilton, and
John Jay wrote a
series of essays
called the
Federalist Papers
to counter the
arguments of the

Nothing is more certain

than the indispensable
necessity of
government People
must cede some of their
natural rights in order to
vestsmaller
it with the
requisite
the
number
powers. (Federalist #2)
[If the] federal of individuals composing a
govt
majority, the more easily
is entrusted with
will they execute their
the care of the
plans of oppression.
common
Extend the sphere, and
defensethat
you take in a greater
govt ought to be
variety of parties and
clothed with all interests; you make it less
the powers
probable that a majority

Some states ratified the Constitution

quickly, but
states with large majorities of AntiFederalists
refused without a Bill of Rights to protect
their liberty

New Hampshire was the 9th state to ratify

In 1789, the
Bill of
Rights
the Constitution
which
went
intowas
effect in
introduced
the lastwanted
two states
1789,
but the and
Federalists
all 13

The Bill of Rights

was approved in
1791

Today, the Constitution is the oldest

existing written govt in the world and is
a model for other nations

Closure Activity: Create a

symbol or cartoon that
describes the main idea of
each amendment