Slides Presentation for the US Constitution

It established the framework for the federal government and protected individual rights.

It was the first written law in the world.

It ended the American Revolution.

It created the Declaration of Independence.

Establish Justice

Provide for the Common Defense

Ratification of Constitution

Promote the General Welfare

Commerce Clause

Supremacy Clause

Elastic Clause

Establishment Clause

By dividing responsibilities and powers between national and state governments.

Coining money

Making treaties with foreign countries

Collecting taxes

Regulating interstate commerce

Protecting states from foreign invasion

Admitting new states

Issuing marriage licenses

Providing federal grants-in-aid

Enforce their own criminal laws only

Give legal recognition to public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states

Allow citizens of other states to vote in their elections

Provide federal grants to other states

The government must follow the Constitution and the rule of law.

The government can make any law it wants.

The government has unlimited power.

The government is only responsible for defense.

Regulate immigration

Declare war

Coin money

Grant diplomatic recognition to other countries

Tax exports

Take private property without just compensation

Prohibit freedom of speech

Regulate interstate commerce

9th Amendment

10th Amendment

Bill of Rights

Article 1

Making laws

Carrying out laws

Judging laws

Handling all money matters

To ensure one branch could become more powerful than the others

To protect the rights and freedoms of the people

To create a monarchy

To eliminate the need for separate powers

Preamble

Articles

Amendments

Bill of Rights