Transcript The United States Government

The United States
Government
Created by Lisa Bremer
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776
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The declaration of Independence has
a Preamble and statements of peoples
rights.
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The purpose of the Declaration of
Independence was to state that the
colonies had the right to break away
from the Britain rule.
The Declaration of
Independence
We hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created
equal, that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain
unalienable Rights, that among
these are Life, Liberty, and the
pursuit of Happiness.
That to secure these
rights, Governments are
instituted among Men,
deriving their just powers
from the consent of the
governed
That whenever any Form of
Government becomes destructive
of these ends, it is the Right of the
People to alter or to abolish it, and
to institute new Government,
laying its foundation on such
principles and organizing its
powers in such form, as to them
shall seem most likely to effect
their Safety and Happiness.
These rights cannot be
taken away. When the
government try to take
away these rights, the
people have the right to
change the government.
The Constitution of
the United States
The purpose of the Constitution was to
set up a fairer form of government and
to secure peace and freedom for
themselves and the future generations.
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights are the first ten
amendments in the United States
Constitution.
(The rights of the citizens)
The purpose for The Bill of Rights is to
describe freedoms of the people that
the government cannot take away.
The First Amendment
Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of
religion, or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof; or abridging the
freedom of speech, or of the press; or
the right of the people peaceably to
assemble, and to petition the
Government for a redress of
grievances.
Freedom of Speech
Cont. Freedom of Speech
Part of President Lincoln’s speech at
Gettysburg
“Four score and seven years ago our
fathers brought forth on this
continent, a new nation, conceived in
Liberty, and dedicated to the
proposition that all men are created
equal.”
Right to assembly
Freedom of Religion
In our
Constitution, a
fundamental right
of the people at
the state and local
level is protected
from infringement
by the national
government: the
right of the people
to honor God
according to their
choice.
13th Amendment
Slavery Abolished
Born into Slavery
The
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13
Amendment
Neither slavery nor involuntary
servitude, except as a
punishment for crime whereof
the party shall have been duly
convicted, shall exist within
the United States, or any place
subject to their jurisdiction.
The
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14
Amendment
Citizenship Rights
• All persons born or naturalized in the
United States, and subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the
United States and of the State wherein
they reside. No State shall make or
enforce any law which shall abridge the
privileges or immunities of citizens of
the United States; nor shall any State
deprive any person of life, liberty, or
property, without due process of law;
nor deny to any person within its
jurisdiction the equal protection of the
laws.
The
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15
Amendment
Race
No Bar to Vote
The First Vote of
African Americans
To vote one must pay
a additional Poll Tax,
pass a test, and own
land. These Jim
Crowe Laws were
used to prevent Black
Americans from
voting.
The right of citizens of the
United States to vote shall
not be denied or abridged
by the United States or by
any State on account of
race, color, or previous
condition of servitude.
The
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19
Amendment
Women's suffrage
The right of citizens of the
United States to vote shall
not be denied or abridged by
the United States or by any
State on account of sex.
Women Protesting
for Women’s Rights
What makes up the U.S.
Government?
The Local Government
The State Government
The Federal Government
Local Government
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Provides city police
Provides fire department
City council
Provides a Mayor
Collect taxes
Borrow money
State Government Powers
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Education
Police
State Highways
Trade inside the state
Collect taxes
Set up banks
Set up courts
Borrow money
Federal Government Powers
• Defending our country
• Dealing with foreign countries
• making and controlling our money
system
• Trading between countries
• Trading between states
• Collect taxes
• Set up banks
• Set up courts
• Borrow money
3 Branches of Government
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Legislative Branch: Headed by
Congress, which includes the House
of Representatives and the Senate.
The main task of these two bodies is
to make the laws. Its powers include
passing laws, originating spending
bills (House), impeaching officials
(Senate), and approving treaties
(Senate).
Judicial Branch
Judicial Branch: Headed by
the Supreme Court. Its powers
include interpreting the
Constitution, reviewing laws,
and deciding cases involving
states'
Executive Branch
Executive Branch: Headed by the
president. The president carries out
federal laws and recommends new ones,
directs national defense and foreign
policy, and performs ceremonial duties.
Powers include directing government,
commanding the Armed Forces, dealing
with international powers, acting as chief
law enforcement officer, and vetoing
laws.
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• Executive Branch:
Governor
• State Supreme Court
• House of
Representatives and
House of Senate
• There are 99 House
of Representatives.
One for each county
• Executive Branch:
President
• Federal Supreme
Court
• House of
Representatives and
House of Senate
• Representatives are
determined by
population.
• There are 2 senators
for each state.
AMERICAN CULTURES
• In the American culture, there are
various personal, religious, and
national celebrations that are
recognized.
• These celebrations define what the
American culture is about.
Independence Day
On July 4, 1776, we claimed
our independence from
Britain and Democracy was
born. The United States is
truly a diverse nation made
up of dynamic people.
Independence Day
July 4
Each year on July 4,
Americans celebrate that
freedom and
independence with
barbecues, picnics, and
family gatherings.
Every day thousands
leave their homeland to
come to the "land of the
free and the home of the
brave" so they can begin
their American Dream.
Columbus Day
Second Monday in
October
Columbus Day is a day set
aside to celebrate
Columbus’s landing in the
new world, which would
later be known as the
United States
1869
when Italians in San
Francisco celebrated Oct. 12
they called it Columbus Day.
1905
Colorado became the first
state to observe a Columbus
Day.
1937
President Franklin Roosevelt
proclaimed every Oct. 12 as
Columbus Day.
1968
President Johnson declared it
a federal public holiday on
the 2nd Mon. in Oct.
Native American
or
American Indian
Day
4th Friday in
September
This day is set
aside to honor
and celebrate
Native
Americans, the
first Americans
to live in the
U.S.
Still commonly referred to as
American Indians, the term
"Native Americans" has been
used in recent years as a sign
of respect and recognition
that they were indeed the first
people to populate our
wonderful nation.
By the time the first explorers
and settlers arrived from Europe,
Native Americans had populated
the entire North American
Continent, from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, and from the Gulf of
Mexico all the way to the
northern reaches of Canada.
Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day
3rd Monday in
January
This day is set aside to honor
and celebrate the life, works
and the dream of Martin
Luther King, Jr.
He dedicated his life towards
gaining equal civil rights for all
humans regardless of race. A
time to remember his fight for
the freedom, equality, and
dignity of all races and peoples.
Martin
Luther
King, Jr.
giving a speech
in front of
thousands
in Washington
D.C.
Veteran’s
Day
November
11
World War I ended the
11th month, the 11th
day, the 11th hour.
An Act approved May
13, 1938, made the 11th
of November a legal
holiday known as
'Armistice Day.
Memorial Day
After the Civil war many people in
the North and South decorated
graves of fallen soldiers with
flowers. Decoration Day, a day to
remember those who have died in
our nation's service, was officially
proclaimed on May 5, 1868 by
General John Logan.
The South refused to
acknowledge Decoration Day,
honoring their dead on separate
days. In 1967, the name was
changed to Memorial Day,
honoring soldiers who had died
in other wars. Both North and
South accepted.
In 1971, Memorial Day was
declared a national holiday to
be held on the last Monday in
May.
Thanksgiving
Fourth Thursday of
November
The first American Thanksgiving
was celebrated in 1621, to
commemorate the harvest reaped
by the Plymouth Colony after a
harsh winter. In that year Governor
William Bradford proclaimed a day
of thanksgiving. The colonists
celebrated it as a traditional English
harvest feast, to which they invited
the local Wampanoag Indians.
Days of thanksgiving were
celebrated throughout the
colonies after fall harvests. All
thirteen colonies did not,
however, celebrate Thanksgiving
at the same time until October
1777. George Washington was
the first president to declare the
holiday, in 1789.
In 1939, 1940, and 1941 Franklin D.
Roosevelt, seeking to lengthen the
Christmas shopping season,
proclaimed Thanksgiving the third
Thursday in November. Controversy
followed, and Congress passed a
joint resolution in 1941 decreeing
that Thanksgiving should fall on the
fourth Thursday of November, where
it remains.