Simile Example. The Constitution. The people. Legislative Branch. Executive Branch Judicial Branch

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1 Simile Exmple The three brnches of government under the Constitution re like tricycle becuse the government depends on proper blnce mong the three brnches. The Constitution guides the functioning of the government, just s hndlebrs re used to steer the tricycle. The legisltive, executive, nd judicil brnches ech hve different powers but cnnot run the government independently, just s the tricycle would not run smoothly without ll three wheels working together. The people enble the government to work by voting nd pying txes, just s rider gives power to the tricycle. The Constitution The people Executive Brnch Judicil Brnch Legisltive Brnch Techers Curriculum Institute An Enduring Pln of Government 1

2 Constitutionl Pursuit Gme Directions Object of the Gme: To pply the principles in the Constitution to hypotheticl situtions Procedure You will consider 20 questions bout the Constitution, one t time. When ech new question is reveled, follow these steps: 1. You nd your prtner will hve set mount of time to find the nswer to the question in the Constitution. record on your nswer sheet ny missing rticle, section, or cluse numbers denoting where in the Constitution the nswer cn be found. circle the correct nswer on the nswer sheet. record evidence for the nswer in your own words nd in complete sentences on the nswer sheet. 2. When time is up, exchnge nswer sheets with the students sitting cross from you. 3. When your techer revels the nswer nd supporting evidence for the question, score the question s follows: correct nswer: 1 point correct loction in the Constitution: 1 point correct supporting evidence from the Constitution: 1 point If the nswer sheet does not hve the correct nswer, cross out the wrong nswer nd write in the correct nswer. 4. Return the nswer sheets to their owners. Techers Curriculum Institute An Enduring Pln of Government 2

3 Constitutionl Pursuit Questions 1 The president of the United Sttes ws impeched by the House for steling money from the U.S. Tresury. The Sente found him guilty of the crime nd voted to remove him from office. w the Sente wnts to put the president in jil for 10 yers. Cn the Sente jil the president? 2 rth Dkotns hve thretened to leve the Union becuse they no longer wnt to py txes. To keep rth Dkot s prt of the United Sttes, the president hs declred wr on the stte. Cn the president declre wr on stte? 3 The Supreme Court is hering cse bout the constitutionlity of wrtime drft tht ws instituted becuse of shortge of soldiers. Some people clim the drft is unconstitutionl. Does Congress hve the power to institute drft? 4 Spin would like to mke the vice president of the United Sttes the duke of Andlusi. one in Congress supports this becuse they see it s conflict of interest. Cn the vice president ccept the title of duke of Andlusi while he holds the office of U.S. vice president? 5 Congress hs djourned for the yer nd the members re in their home sttes enjoying the winter holidys with their fmilies. In the mentime, the United Sttes hs been ttcked. The president clls Congress bck into session to sk for declrtion of wr. Cn the president cll Congress bck into session becuse the country is under ttck? 6 Most sentors re opposed to trety the president hs signed tht would mke Mexico the 51st stte. The president hs sid tht the trety will go into effect nywy. Cn the president put trety into effect if most sentors re opposed to it? 7 Two U.S. sentors re running for president. Sentor X wins the populr vote, 51% to 49%. Sentor Y gets mjority of the electorl votes in the Electorl College. Which sentor becomes president nd why? Techers Curriculum Institute An Enduring Pln of Government 3

4 8 Congress is ngry with the president becuse they feel tht he does not work hrd enough. Both houses of Congress hve voted to lower his slry, beginning with his next pycheck. Cn Congress lower the president s slry, effective immeditely? 9 Congress hs decided to crete three new lower federl courts. The federl judges tht will serve on the courts will hold their offices for six-yer terms. One of the new federl judges clims this is unconstitutionl. Is it constitutionl to limit federl judge to six-yer term? 10 A foreign citizen is brought to tril for committing crime in Wshington, D.C., while serving s mbssdor to the United Sttes. She hs demnded tht the Supreme Court try her cse. Does the Supreme Court hve originl jurisdiction to try the mbssdor s cse? 11 The stte legisltures of Oregon, Wshington, Idho, nd Montn hve ll voted in fvor of becoming one lrge stte. They pln to join ll the ntionl prks in their sttes to form the lrgest ntionl prk in the world. Cn seprte sttes join together to form one lrger stte? 12 Mrylnd hs pssed lw tht conflicts with lw pssed by Congress. Which lw do the people of Mrylnd hve to follow, their stte lw or the federl lw? 13 A nrrow mjority of ll the members of Congress hve pproved Constitutionl mendment tht would give Congress the power to remove federl judge for mking bd decisions. Cn Congress send this mendment to the sttes for rtifiction? 14 Militry enlistment is rising fst. To provide room nd bord for ll the new soldiers, Congress hs pssed lw mndting tht people qurter soldiers in their homes. Homeowners will be compensted $1,000 month for housing ech soldier. Cn Congress pss lw requiring ny household with spre room to qurter soldiers in their homes? Techers Curriculum Institute An Enduring Pln of Government 4

5 15 The Bill of Rights does not mention every single right tht people hve. Must the government respect ll the rights of the people, even rights tht re not listed in the Constitution? 16 Congress hs recently decided to build new plyground, swimming pool, nd prk in few mjor cities. The residents of the res designted for the new prks hve 30 dys to find new housing. The government is not pying them for their homes becuse the fcilities will be open for use by everyone nd re for the common good. Cn Congress tke people s homes for the common good without compensting them? 17 You hve been ccused of crime nd rrested. You hve been in jil witing tril for seven yers becuse you could not mke the $40 million bil. Your lwyer rgues tht two of the mendments in the Bill of Rights hve been violted. Cn you leglly be jiled witing tril for seven yers becuse you could not mke the $40 million bil? 18 The vice president hs resigned from office following tx-evsion scndl. The president nnounced tody tht he wnts to ppoint the secretry of stte to fill the position, nd he wnts the new vice president to tke office tomorrow. Does the president hve the power to replce the vice president, effective tomorrow? 19 The president died of pneumoni t the end of the second yer of his term. The vice president ssumed the presidency nd served for two yers before she ws reelected. She then served full term in office nd wnts to run gin. Cn the former vice president, who is now president, run for third term in office? 20 Which three mendments, together, gurntee ny citizen of the 50 sttes over the ge of 18 the right to vote? Techers Curriculum Institute An Enduring Pln of Government 5

6 b Constitutionl Pursuit Answers Question Where in Constitution? Art. Sec. Cl. Answer Supporting Evidence from the Constitution (in your own words) 1 I I I I II 3 6 II II II III 1 10 III IV VI 2 13 V X Y Md. U.S. The Sente hs the power to remove the president from office if they find him guilty of crime. But their judgment cnnot extend beyond removl from office nd disqulifiction to hold ny further offices in the U.S. government. The president cnnot declre wr. Only Congress hs the power to declre wr. Rising nd supporting n rmy is power given to Congress, so it is resonble for Congress to institute drft in order to crry out this power. person holding n office in the United Sttes cn ccept title from ny king, prince, or foreign stte without the consent of Congress. So the vice president cnnot keep his office nd hold the title of duke of Andlusi unless he gets Congress s pprovl. The president hs the power to convene both houses of Congress on extrordinry occsions, such s the United Sttes being ttcked. The president hs the power to mke treties with other countries, but treties cn go into effect only with the pprovl of two thirds of the Sente. Sentor Y would become president. The cndidte with the most votes in the Electorl College becomes president, s long s he or she hs mjority of the electorl votes. Congress cn rise or lower the president s slry, but the slry cnnot be chnged during the current term. Both superior nd inferior federl judges hold their offices during good behvior. A six-yer term is unconstitutionl becuse federl judge holds the office for life. The Supreme Court tries cses originlly if the cse ffects mbssdors. In most other instnces, they her cses only on ppel. Seprte sttes cn join to become one lrger stte s long s they hve the pprovl of ech stte s legislture nd of Congress. The lws of the United Sttes re considered the supreme lw of the lnd, so the people of Mrylnd would hve to follow the federl lw. For n mendment to be pssed on to the sttes for rtifiction, t lest two thirds of both houses of Congress must hve voted in fvor of the mendment. Techers Curriculum Institute An Enduring Pln of Government 6

7 b Question Amendment Answer Supporting Evidence from the Constitution (in your own words) nd , 19, nd 26 In time of pece, Congress cnnot mndte the qurtering of soldiers in ny house without the consent of the owner, even if people re compensted. The fct tht some rights re listed in the Constitution should not be interpreted s denying other rights tht re not listed. The government must respect ll the rights of the people. If Congress wnts to tke privte property for public use, it cn do so only if it pys people fir price for their homes. Amendment 6 gurntees the right to speedy tril, nd Amendment 8 protects people from excessive bil. A $40 million bil is excessive, nd seven yers in jil witing tril does not constitute speedy tril. When the office of vice president is vcnt, the president cn nominte someone for vice president, but tht person cnnot tke office until confirmed by mjority vote of both houses of Congress. If the president hs served two yers of the former president s term, nd ws then reelected nd served one four-yer term, he or she is eligible to run for one dditionl term. A president cn be elected to two full terms or to only one full term if he or she hs served more thn two yers of former president s term. Amendment 15 prevents sttes from denying citizen the right to vote bsed on rce. Amendment 19 expnds the right to vote to women. Amendment 26 prevents sttes from denying the right to vote to nyone who is 18 or older. Techers Curriculum Institute An Enduring Pln of Government 7