ECONOMIC INSTABILITY!

1. INTERNATIONAL TRADE ISSUES: - Britain closed many ports - Britain placed high tariffs on imports and

exports

2. TRADE PROBLEMS WITH STATES: - Difficult trading crossing state lines

3. WAR DEBTS: - Struggled to collect taxes- Some states couldn’t afford to pay back debts

4. PRINTING MONEY: - States began printing large amounts of paper

money - This resulted in INFLATION!5. INFLATION: - WHEN COSTS OF GOODS GO UP AND THE

VALUE OF THE DOLLAR GOES DOWN6. DEPRESSION: - LOSS OF TRADE WITH BRITIAN COMBINED

WITH INFLATION CREATED A LOW ECONOMIC DEPRESSION AND UNEMPLOYMENT

7. REBELLION: - Government was SO WEAK! - SHAYS’ REBELLION - CONGRESS COULD DO LITTLE TO PUT THIS

REBELLION DOWN! - THIS PROVED THAT OUR GOVERNMENT WAS

WEAK UNDER THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

WEAKNESS OF THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

• 1. MOST POWER HELD BY STATES• 2. ONE BRANCH (UNICAMERAL)• 3. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH HAS FEW POWERS• 4. NO EXECUTIVE BRANCH• 5. NO JUDICIAL BRANCH• 6. NO SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCES

UNDER THE CONSTITUTION WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE

DEMOCRACY• A FORM OF GOVERNMENT FOUNDED ON THE

PRINCIPLES OF POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY BY THE PEOPLES REPRESENTAITVES

POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

• It is government based on the consent of the people. Government, established by free choice of the people, is expected to serve the people, who have sovereignty, or supreme power

WE HAVE A BICAMERAL GOVERNMENT

2 HOUSES:HOUSE OF REPRESENTAIVES

AND THE SENATE

WE HAVE 3 BRANCHES IN OUR GOVERNMENT

SEPERATION OF POWERS

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

• 1. WRITES THE LAWS• 2. CONFIRMS PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS• 3. APPROVES TREATIES

4. GRANTS MONEY• 5. DECLARE WAR

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

1. PROPOSE LAWS2. ADMINISTERS LAWS

3. COMMANDS ARMED FORCES4. APPOINTS AMBASSADORS

5. CONDUCTS FOREIGN POLICY6. MAKES TREATIES

JUDICIAL BRANCH

• 1. INTERPRETS THE CONSTITUTION• 2. REVIEWS LOWER-COURT DECISIONS

CHECKS AND BALANCES

• LIMITS THE POWERS OF THE THREE BRANCHES BY HAVING EACH BRANCH WATCH THE OTHER

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CHECKS ON THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

1. CONGRESS MAY REJECT APPOINTMENTS2. CONGRESS MAY REJECT TREATIES3. CONGRESS MAY WITHHOLD FUNDING

FOR PRESIDENTIAL INITIATIVES4. CONGRESS MAY IMPEACH THE

PRESIDENT5. MAY OVERRIDE A VETO WITH A 2/3

VOTE

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CHECKS ON JUDICIAL BRANCH

• 1. CONGRESS MAY PROPOSE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS TO OVERRULE JUDICIAL DECISIONS• 2. CONGRESS MAY IMPEACH

SUPREME COURT JUSTICES

EXECUTIVE BRANCH CHECKS ON THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

• 1. PRESIDENT may adjourn Congress in certain situations•2. PRESIDENT may veto bills

EXECUTIVE BRANCH CHECKS ON THE JUDICIAL BRANCH

• 1. APPOINTS JUDGES

JUDICIAL BRANCH CHECKS ON THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

•1. MAY DECLARE EXECUTIVE ACTIONS UNCONSTITUTIONAL

JUDICIAL BRANCH CHECKS ON LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

• 1. MAY DECLARE LAWS THAT CONGRESS TRY AND PASS UNCONSTITUTIONAL

END OF CH 11 SECTION TWO

• 1. OPEN BINDER TO YOU SECTION 2 I CAN STATEMENTS

• 2. USE YOUR “THE NEW NATION FACES CHALLENGES” PACKET AND YOUR AMERICAS PAST AND PROMISE TEXTBOOK TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS 9-14

• 3. THIS ASSIGNMENT IS DUE TOMORROW!• 4. REMINDER: STATIONS TOMORROW!