Unit 1.3 Day 2 PPT

1. UNIT 1.3 THE
ARTICLES OF THE
CONSTITUTION PT.1
Daily Sheet 2

2. Constitution (write down)

3. Separation of Powers

4. Article I (write down)

5. Article I
Creating a Congress
 Article I is the 1st and longest part of the
Constitution. This is because the people who
wrote the Constitution recognized that a
legislative branch is important in a government
that represents the citizens. Members of
Congress are responsible for turning the wants
and needs of the people into laws.

6. Article I
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This branch makes our govt. a representative
democracy. In a representative democracy,
citizens elect people to represent their
concerns in Congress.
Article I tells us that the legislature is divided
into 2 parts: the Senate and the House of
Representatives.
 It
describes how Congress should be organized,
states qualifications necessary for a person to
serve, and tells how often Congress should hold
elections and meet as a group.

7. Article I (write down)

8. Article I (write down)
Congressional Power!
 Article I gives Congress a list of specific
powers...
 Collect
taxes
 Borrow $/pay debts
 Make rules for citizenship
 Regulate trade w/ other nations, between states,
and with Indian tribes
 Coin money/punish counterfeiters
 Establish post offices

9. Article I (write down)
 Give
patents to new inventions
 Create the lower federal courts
 Punish pirates
 Declare war, support an army and navy
 Make any other laws that are “necessary and
proper” to carry out the powers in this list.