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Tuesday, 1/29/19 US Gov (CP)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

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FIRST TEST:

Monday, February 4th

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Content Review

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WARM-UP INSTRUCTIONS:

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Announcement from Ms. Mallen

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The Federalist Papers

Federalists published a series of essays which defended the Constitution to the public

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Authors were John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton

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Bill of Rights - A Compromise

  • Many states would not ratify the Constitution unless they knew the Bill of Rights would be added after ratification
  • States with large populations like Virginia and New York were hesitant to sign until they had assurances this would be amended to the Constitution.

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Bill of Rights: 1st 10 Amendments

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The Constitution: Six Principles

1. Popular Sovereignty: The authority of the government comes from the people

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The Constitution: Six Principles

2. Federalism: Power divided between national and state governments

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The Constitution: Six Principles

3. Separation of Powers: Government’s power is limited because it is divided among three branches

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The Constitution: Six Principles

4. Checks and Balances: Each branch, the Legislative, Executive, and judicial, exercises control over the others

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The Constitution: Six Principles

5. Judicial Review: Power of courts to declare laws/actions of local, state, and national gov’t unconstitutional

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The Constitution: Six Principles

6. Limited Government: The Constitution limits the actions of the gov’t by spelling out powers it has and powers it does NOT have

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Six Principles of the Constitution

Working with someone next to you, look over the six principles of the Constitution and try to brainstorm an example of each one within our political system today.

For example: The decision of Brown. The Board of Education is an example of Judicial Review.

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It declared that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional because it violated individual rights under the Equal Protection Clause

Can use: www.law.cornell.edu, www.usa.gov/branches-of-government, www.constitutioncenter.org

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Closer look at Federalism

Defining Federalism: Multiple levels of government have control over the same area and people

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Federalism: Legalizing Marijuana

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Federalism:

After watching the video, what do you think are some advantages to Federalism?

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Wednesday, 1/30/19 US Gov (CP)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

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FIRST TEST:

Monday, February 4th

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Content Review

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WARM-UP INSTRUCTIONS:

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Look over federalism in notes

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Federalism

  • Decentralizes politics

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  • Provides more access

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  • Decentralizes policies (States can choose different solutions)

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  • Enhances Judicial Review

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Federalism:

“Federalism has the benefit of alleviating the heightened alarm in American politics by promoting competition and embracing diversity. Lawmakers of both parties too often look for big, one-size-fits-all solutions that turn our national politics into an existential zero-sum game over controversial issues.”

https://www.weeklystandard.com/collin-roth/marijuana-legislation-is-federalism-in-action

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VI. Federalism Transforms

  • Dual Federalism

Both the states and the national government remain supreme within their own spheres, each responsible for some policies.

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Ended in the 1930’s

B. Cooperative Federalism

Powers and policy assignments are shared between states and the national government.

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-Shared costs

-Shared administration

-States follow federal guidelines

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Layered Cake or Marble Cake?

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Federalism and Democracy

  • Advantages
    • Increasing access to government

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    • Local problems can be solved locally

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    • Hard for political parties / interest groups to dominate ALL politics
  • Disadvantages
    • States have different levels of service

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    • Local interests can counteract national interests

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    • Too many levels of government - too much money

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