Constitution
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motives of framers
do not represent everyone in the country all rich higher class white males / owned slaves
what where the interest of framers
preserving the prevailing economic and social order than the general public
rules and norms for the relationship between state and people
government
what are the 4 pillars of American Political Culture
• liberty and equality • popular consent , majority rule, popular sovereignty • individualism • religious faith and religious freedom
what are the 4 basic principles of the constitution
• federalism • separation of power • checks of balances • difficult to amend / change
federalism states that
power comes from the people not the state
how is the power divided in federalism?
between 2 levels of government (1) the central state government (federal) and lower levels of government (states)
supremacy clause def & what is it apart of
nation government is supreme apart of federalism Federal law is the most powerful; applies to everyone
federalism checks
the power of the federal and the state gov.
federal =
central state government
states in the US
lower levels of government
division of governmental power among branches of government with equality and independence of each branch
separation of power
what are the 3 branches of gov.
executive, legislative, judicial
how are each branch organized
separately so there are no overlapping
legislature = executive = judiciary =
L - makes laws, speaker of the house (nancy p.) e - enforces laws - president j - interprets laws - supreme court
constitutionally mandated structure that gives each branch some oversight and control over the other branches
checks and balances
function of checks and balances
no branch has exclusive domain over one single activity
give an example of checks and balances using the president
president can veto legislation from congress / implement / not implement laws
give an example of checks and balances using the court
court can declare executive actions or federal laws unconstitutional
give an example of checks and balances using federal judges
The executive branch appoints federal judges, who can refuse to implement decisions
give an example of checks and balances using the legislative branch
legislature can propose constitutional amendments to override judicial decisions / impeach judges
why is the constitution difficult to amend/change?
because it consists of a 2 stage process proposal and ratification
what are the 2 stages of changing the constitution and what they mean
• proposal - 2/3 members of both chambers or 2/3 legislatures calling for a national convention (a convention) • ratification - by 3/4 of state legislatures or 3/4 of states via special ratifying
who was team constitution
federalist