Constitution day powerpoint

Create a 12-15 slide PowerPoint presentation to educate a group of students or adults about the core tenets listed above for an upcoming Constitution Day celebration in a school setting. You may select a grade level 1-12, teachers, or parents as your audience. Please specify your intended audience and include other pertinent information within the presenter’s notes. Your presentation should be engaging and appropriate for your chosen audience.

Constitution Day Presentation Erin McLinsky Grand Canyon University: POS-500 May 2, 2018 Objectives Today we are going to learn about the core tenets of the United States Constitution: • Separation of powers • Checks and balances • Federalism • Judicial review • Limited government • Popular sovereignty (Illustrations of Objectives, n.d.) Separation of Powers • There are three branches of government. They are the executive (carries out laws), legislative (they make the laws), and the judicial branch (courts that decide if laws are legal or have been broken). • Each of the three branches of government are separate. They each have their own unique powers that the other two branches of government cannot mess with. • The legislative branch is the only branch who can declare war. (U.S. Government for Kids, n.d.) Separation of Powers • If any branch of the government oversteps its boundaries, the other branches can correct it. • People are safe because of the separation of power. • Limits and controls are imposed on all branches of a government through checks and balances. This is done by giving each branch the right to change or void certain things that the other branches do. • The Commander-in-Chief of the Army is the President of the United States. • The President can dictate the strategy and orders of the military. Checks and Balances: The Executive Branch • The President and his Cabinet • The President can make treaties with other nations • The President carries out laws • The President can veto bills passed by Congress if he does not believe that they are correct • The President appoints judges in the Judicial Branch for a life term • The President writes the national budget • The President can refuse to enforce a law on the nation (Nov 2-6 Constitution and Bill of Rights- Mrs. Moreno, n.d.) Checks and Balances: The Legislative Branch • Consists of Congress (House of Representatives and the Senate) • Congress creates laws • Congress can refuse to pass bills • Congress can overturn a veto on a bill done by the President with a two-thirds vote • Congress can refuse to ratify treaties • Congress can refuse to approve a Presidential appointment • Congress can impeach or fire a judge or the President for misconduct • Congress approves treaties and budgets • Congress approves the President’s choices for offices (Nguyen, 2011) Checks and Balances: The Judicial Branch • The Judicial Branch is led by the Supreme Court • The Judicial Branch interprets (understands) laws • The Judicial Branch has the right to state laws are unconstitutional • The Judicial Branch has the right to say if decisions made by the President are unconstitutional • Members of the Judicial Branch hold their office for life Federalism Federalism is when power is split by the federal,