Session+15

 Session 15.1: Your Rights! Freedom of Speech Freedom of Religion Freedom of Press The Right to Vote for President

 Session 15.2: Applying Memory Statements "Memory Principles Quiz" Score: 55% (8/15)

 15.3 - Letter to a Friend in Need

15.4 - Where do you fit?

 I fall in the middle of both ideas.

**15.5 - Teachers Domain: three Branches of Government** For the next activity, you will complete a self-paced interactive online lesson about the three branches of government and the Constitution. You will need headphones.

Notes: Write down some ideas about why you think it's important to divide responsibilities among different branches of government.
The Legislative Branch: The Senate & The House of Reps. Congress writes and passes billa to make new laws. Executive Branch: The President, Vice-Precident and The Presidents Cabinet. Make sure laws are being enforced. Take care of U.S.A.'s finances internaly and handle issues abrode. The Judical Branch: The Supreme Court Takes care of how the laws are used and portraid in cases.

Results for Multiple-choice Quiz:
3 out of 3 correct 1. John Adams divided the power of the Massachusetts government so it would not be controlled by: a. An aristocracy.

John Adams felt that power needed to be shared to prevent another aristocracy—that is, when the wealthiest people hold all the power.

b. Congress.

c. Britain.

2. The video says that Adams wanted an "independent judiciary." This means he wanted: a. The president to be part of the Supreme Court.

b. The courts to decide their cases without worrying about what politicians or the other branches of government wanted.

Adams wanted the courts to make the best decisions they could, without any influence from the legislative or executive branches.

c. People to support the Independent Party.

3. Which of these ideas was NOT part of Adams' plan? a. The legislative branch is made up of two groups.

b. The judicial branch is independent of the other two branches.

c. Once the legislative branch passes a bill, the executive branch can't stop it from becoming law.

Adams gave the executive branch the power to check the legislative branch. When the legislative branch passes a bill, the president can sign it into law or veto (reject) it.

Notes: In your own words, write down what you think the phrase "checks and balances" means.
Congress needs the Executive Branch (The President) to approve the bill. Then Congress needs 2/3 of its members to agree with the bill. Executive Branch makes a financial plan for the U.S.A., but Congress MUST agree to it. When in doubt of a law, The Legislative and the Executive Branches turn to the U.S. Supreme Court for the final decision about how a law is portraid.

Notes: Write down one job of each branch of the federal government and describe how this work is checked by another branch.
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Results for Match It!:
4 out of 4 correct After they freed themselves from Britain, Americans set up a government that called for the separation of power. Correct answer: separation The three branches of the U.S. government share the responsibilities of running the nation. Correct answer: responsibilities The legislative branch of the government, Congress, is made up of representatives from each state. Correct answer: representatives One of the jobs that Congress performs is to oversee commerce, which is the trading of goods and services. Correct answer: commerce

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**15.6 - Test your knowledge** Quiz Score : 6/10 Constitution I.Q. : Patriot

**15.7 - Just for Fun** Which Found Father are you?: James Madison

Yes, I agree. He lead the country into the war with the British and was co-author of the "The Federalist Papers" which helped the indeipendence movement kick into the people of the U.S.

**//EXTRA CREDIT!!!//** Post your results on your notebook under the title "EXTRA CREDIT"

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