The Constitution
by: Hailey Parnell
Background information
In May of 1787 in Philadelphia a committee wrote the constitution. They tried to Guard against any Tyranny. Tyranny is when a group or one person has all the power. They did this by... (Background document DBQ) .
The Preamble
The Preamble is the very beginning of the Constitution. It declares what the Constitution is.
Its a very import part of the Constitution because without it we wouldn't know what the Constitution was.
School House Rock -The Preamble
State and Central Goverment
Central Goverment
This is there powers .
State Powers
This is the powers given to the state.
Shared Powers
This is there shared powers.
Branches Of Goverment
There's 3 Branches of Government Legislative, Executive, Judicial.
Legislative Branch
Congress can:
-approve president nominations
-override presidents veto
-impeach the president and
remove him or her from office
Executive Branch
This branch is made of the President and the Vice President
-the President nominates Judges
-the President can veto congressional legislation
Judicial Branch
Judicial can:
-the court can declare laws unconstitutional
-the court can declare presidential acts unconstitutional
Legislative Branch
the Legislative Branch has a house and a senate the senate is made from 2 people from each state (100 people). The House is Made by the population of each state it changes constantly.
Checks and Balance
I'm Just a Bill (Schoolhouse Rock!)
What is a bill?
A Bill is something people want to make a law . It basically is a prelaw but however most bills don't become a law.