icivics - Lee County Schools

Bell Ringer- when done practice words on Quia  Record the Definitions of:  Republic  Articles

of Confederation  Constitution- The “rule book” for our country  Executive Branch- the President, enforces the laws  Legislative Branch – Congress, makes the laws  Judicial Branch- Court, interprets and reviews the laws

WANTED: A “Just Right” Government

Wanted: A government that… • Has enough ________ to do its job • Doesn’t give anyone too ______ power

much say

• Considers the needs of all _________

states

• Lets people have a ________ • Protects individual __________

power rights

The Articles of Confederation

group A confederation is a _________ of individuals _______ united together for a _________. purpose

The Articles of Confederation independent • Each state was _________________ and had its government own ________________. representatives to the • Each state would send _______________ “Congress of the Confederation.” central • The Congress was the only ____________ government. There was no ___________. President • In Congress, each state got _______ vote. one

A Rocky Relationship Hey, this sounds great!

Wait! Not so fast…

• States get to keep their • Congress had no way to power and independence enforce laws ______ ____________ __________ its _______! • No _____________ government telling the states what to do

• Congress had no power to taxes collect _________ to pay for the military!

• Congress had the power to military to create a _________ • The Articles could only be protect changed if ______ ALL the ________all the states _________ states agreed!

QUICK QUIZ! THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

Under the Articles of Confederation, a President would lead the country.

 True  False 

Under the Articles of Confederation, states would be independent.

 True 

 False

The Articles of Confederation were easy to change.

 True  False 

Under the Articles, states with more people got more votes in Congress.

 True  False 

Under the Articles, Congress did not have the power to collect taxes.

 True 

 False

Under the Articles, Congress could pass laws and force states to follow them.

 True   False

The Articles of Confederation created the first American government.

 True 

 False

Almost 10 years go by….. 1777- 1787

QUICK QUIZ! IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES?

Everyone thought the central government should have more power.

 True  False 

Some people were afraid states might lose their independence.

 True 

 False

Different states had different needs for government to meet.

 True 

 False

The states all got along with each other.

 True  False 

The government created by the Articles of Confederation had everything under control among the states.

 True  False 

You’re Invited!!  The Articles of Confederation aren’t working and the

Confederation Congress needs YOU to get everyone together  Your Task is to create INVITATIONS to the

Constitutional Convention (using Microsoft publisher and pg

228230)

 You will need to include:  When and where it will take place  What is going to happen there  The Very Important People that will also be attending (real ppl)  One historic picture and a Catchy Title

Bell Ringer  On the “ Constitution Vocabulary- Unit 4” paper  Record the Definitions of:  Great

Compromise  3/5’s Compromise  Checks and Balances  Popular Sovereignty  Bicameral- two houses in congress  Federalism

Constitutional Convention  When:  Where:  Why:  VIP:

A New Idea! Articles of Confederation

1 Branch Legislative—makes laws

New Idea

3 Branches

Battle of the Plans The Virginia Plan

The New Jersey Plan

2 • Legislative branch has ___ “chambers”

1 • Legislative branch has ___ “chamber”

• Number of votes for each state depends on the population state’s ___________

• Each state gets ___ 1 vote

Larger states would • ________ have more power

Smaller states would • ________ have more power

(Virginia was a large state, and New Jersey was a small state. Surprise!)

The Constitution Solution Legislative: Makes laws

Divide Congress Into Two Houses Senate Each state gets 2 votes.

House of Representatives The more people the state has, the more votes it gets!

This is the Great Compromise! What about slaves? How do they count??? Look up the 3/5s Compromise!

QUICK QUIZ! THE CONSTITUTION SOLUTION: POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

Bell Ringer  Record the following words + definitions:  Elastic Clause (pg 254- between the pictures)  Federalist- a person who supports the

Constitution  Anti-Federalist: a person who does not support the Constitution  Amendment- a change to the Constitution  Core 3- Federalism  When done, practice them on quia…vocab quiz thurs!

The Articles required states to treat citizens from other states the same as their own citizens.  True  False 

The Constitution requires each state to treat ________ citizens of other states the ______ same as it treats its own citizens.

How many states had to agree in order for the Articles of Confederation to be changed?  All states   A majority of states

The Constitution can be changed if ________________ two-thirds (2/3) of the members of Congress and ________________ three-fourths (3/4) of the states agree.

The Articles of Confederation required states to follow the laws Congress passed.

 True  False 

The Constitution says that the laws passed by Congress are _________ superior to laws passed by the _______. states

Under the Constitution, laws are made by the _______ branch.

A

B

executive legislative

Under the Constitution, laws passed by Congress are ___ to state laws.

A

superior

B inferior

Under the Constitution, Congress has ______.

A

B

1 chamber 2 chambers

Under the Constitution, each state gets two votes in the _______.

A House of Representatives

B

Senate

Under the Constitution, the number of votes each state gets in the House of Representatives is based on its _____.

A Population

B Taxes

Under the Constitution, a change to the Constitution must be approved by ____.

A All States

B

¾ of States

Once they wrote up the Constitution… THEY HAD TO HAVE ALL THE STATES VOTE ON IT AND RATIFY IT!!

Federalist

v.

 Supported Central

government  Favored separation

of powers into three branches  Wanted a president 

 (The Federalist Papers) 

Anti-Federalist *Supported state power *Wanted Congress to have more power than the Executive *Feared a strong executive would become abusive

*Wanted a list of rights to protect the people

Bill of Rights (modern English)  1- Freedom of the Press, Speech, Religion, of    

Assembly, of Petition 2- Right to own a gun 3- No soldiers can be forced in your house without consent 4- no illegal search and seizure (need warrant or probable cause) 5- Your rights when accused of a crime (not tried for the same crime twice, fair treatment in court, don’t have to speak against yourself in court)

Bill of Rights Cont’d  6- Right to a speedy trial  7- Right to a jury of your peers when on trial  8- No Cruel or unusual punishment, or excessive bail  9- These amendments and the Constitution can not

be used to take away people’s universal rights  10- All powers not listed in the Constitution will be state powers (education, marriage, etc)

Bell Ringer

 Practice the Constitution Unit

Vocabulary on quia or zondle for approx. 10 minutes

QUICK QUIZ! ARTICLES VS. CONSTITUTION

A) Created a president

Both Articles

Constitution

Decide whether each statement applies to the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, or both.

A

B) Created a government

Both Articles

Constitution

Decide whether each statement applies to the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, or both.

A B

C) Had one branch of government Both Articles

Constitution

Decide whether each statement applies to the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, or both.

A

C B

D) Had enough power to do its job Both Articles

Constitution

Decide whether each statement applies to the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, or both.

A

D

C B

E) Created a court system

Both Articles

Constitution

Decide whether each statement applies to the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, or both.

A

C

D

B E

F) Gave large and small states the same power Both Articles

Constitution

Decide whether each statement applies to the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, or both.

A

C

D

B E

F

G) Created a Congress

Both Articles

Constitution

Decide whether each statement applies to the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, or both.

A

G B

D E

C

F

H) Compromised between large and small states Both Constitution

Decide whether each statement applies to the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, or both.

A

H

Articles

G B

D E

C

F

I) Created a military

Both Constitution

Decide whether each statement applies to the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, or both.

A

H

Articles

I

G B

D E

C

F

I) Didn’t let Congress enforce its laws Both Constitution

Decide whether each statement applies to the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, or both.

A

H

I

G B

D E

Articles

J C

F

 Checks and balances notes

May withhold funding for presidential initiatives  What is obamacare?

 What was the government shutdown?

 How was it shown in the news?  Do you think the government shutdown was worth

it?

Explore our Government!  Go to www.icivics.org

 On the top right, Search “The Constitution Rules”  Click on the first webquest  Answer questions in complete sentences on a separate

sheet of paper (preamble is on pg 248 in txbk)  Then Search “you be the judge”  Click on the first webquest  Answer questions in complete sentences on a separate

sheet of paper  Turn in when done

NEW SEATS

Find your name on the

blue post it note on the table

Bell ringer  On the space on the top or bottom of the handout

‘Electoral Process’, answer the question:

What makes a

good citizen?  Please take out a highlighter when done

Bill of Rights Picture Book  You will create a powerpoint ‘picture book’ that

illustrates your rights as a citizen of the US  Each slide will illustrate an amendment- make sure to label which one it is!  You may not use more than one word per slide  You may have to use more than one picture or symbol to get the point

across  Only school appropriate pictures allowed  You do not need to cite these pictures  +

Vocabulary Quiz  Please log in to Quia  Open the assignment “ Constitution Vocab Quiz”

 Secret Word: _________________________  When you’re done, please go to edmodo and read the

links under 2nd Amendment Debate 

NC’s gun law, Guns in parks and bars, NRA position

What’s the big deal with the 2nd Amendment? Should Restrict/Ban Guns

Should NOT ban guns

Bell Ringer  You should have someone else’s Citizenship paper in

front of you  Please sign the bottom  When done, please place the number correct over 30  If they did not write their FULL name, take off a

point  Ex) 29/30

If we don’t have a king, who is America’s ruler?  Have you ever wondered…  What challenges did Washington face as our nation’s

first president?  How did the people feel about having a president

instead of a king?  Was the transfer of power to a new president easy?

To answer these questions, we must look at what our country’s first two presidents did

President Scramble  You will be assigned to a group of three  Your group will be given a president and one of his terms

to create a quick poster on  You MUST read the given information as a group from Edmodo and include the BOLDED/UNDERLINED words on your poster with an explanation  You must include the dates of that term as president ( a presidential term is only 4 years!)  You must include two drawings- not traced- of that term

President Scramble Everyone: Go to edmodo, open ‘President Scramble Read ONLY your section together White paper= George Washington’s 1st Term Blue Paper = George Washington’s 2nd Term Yellow Paper = John Adams’s term as president  You MUST read the given information as a group from Edmodo and

include the BOLDED/UNDERLINED words/phrases on your poster with an explanation!  You must include the dates of that term as president ( a presidential term is only 4 years!) You must include two drawings- not traced- of something from that term

President Scramble

 Now that your group’s poster is finished, you need to

assign a number 1 through 3 to each group member

Bell Ringer  Open your laptop and go to Quia  Go to ‘ The US Congress and its Role in Government’  Read through he given reading

 Secret Word: ________________________  When done, take out the movie questions from

yesterday and close the laptop

Thomas Jefferson as President  Thomas Jefferson was president from 1801-1809  One of the most significant things he did for our

nation was the Louisiana Purchase in 1803  With your table partner and pages 318- 323 in the

Red Textbook, complete the crossword puzzle!  The first 3 groups done get an extra credit point on their test this MONDAY

Bell Ringer  Take out a sheet of paper, put your name at the top  We will be doing a QUICK WRITE

 You will have 7 minutes to write as much as you can

in answering the question below  What were the successes and challenges

America faced as a new nation? 

Constitution, Articles of Confederation, George Washington’s presidency, John Adams’ presidency– the more details the better!! Be sure to have both!

Join the Lewis and Clark Expedition!  Go to www.usmint.gov/kids/games/  Click on ‘Lewis and Clark Adventure’  Play the games and either during the games or after,

use the information and links provided to answer the questions on your sheet  20 minutes! Please answer the QUESTIONS first!

Benchmark  Log in to Quia  Go to 8th Grade Social studies benchmark  This will count as a test or class work grade  Secret Word: __________________________  When done, create a unit 4 vocab powerpoint. Have

the word definition and picture for Impressment and Embargo Act of 1807, Treaty of Ghent

#tbt

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Bell Ringer  Brain pop  Log in to quia  Go to “The Role of American Political Parties”  Secret Word:________________________  When done, read a book!

War of 1812  Go to Edmodo  Open the link to “Perspectives on the War of 1812”  Use the link to help you answer the questions in your

packet  It will read out loud for you- you may use headphones if

you want! Turn in when done… Test on Monday! Short Review Tmrw