THE CONSTITUTION
:By Adan mancilla
HOW IT BEGAN
Branches of the government
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
deciding cases involving state rights.
The Executive Branch
Checks and Balances
By creating three branches of government, the delegates built a "check and balance" system into the Constitution. This system was built so that no one branch of our government could become too powerful.
The Preamble
The Preamble to the United States Constitution is a brief introductory statement of the Constitution's fundamental purposes and guiding principles.
Central Government
The central government is the political authority that governs an entire nation. The United States is a federal system of government in which power is shared between the central (sometimes referred to as national or federal) government and state governments. In the U.S., power is given to the central government, located in Washington, D.C., by the United States Constitution.
POWERS:
Regulate trade
conduct foreign relationships
Declare war
Prints money
Make immigration laws
State Government
A state government (provincial government in Canada) is the government of a country subdivision in a federal form of government, which shares political power with the federal or national government.
POWERS:
Education
Laws
Local government
Hold Elections