USHX 2.4 The Living Constitution

Drill: Naturalization & Deport
Naturalization, which is a legal process for gaining citizenship
Deport - send immigrants back to the country from which they came.

Objective:
Student will be able to explain why the House of Representatives considered the larger of the two houses of Congress by reviewing appropriate maps.

Review
1. delegated powers 		6. indict
2. reserved powers 		7. due process
3. apportionment 			8. eminent domain
4. representative democracy	9. naturalization
5. pardons				10. deport

11. clause in the Constitution that allows Congress to stretch its delegated powers to address issues that the nation’s founders could not have foreseen
12. cancel
13. bring charges against
14. being tried again for the same crime
15. requirement of military service

Matching
1. d 		6. g
2. f 		7. i
3. a 		8. b
4. h 		9. c
5. j 		10. e

True/False
1. F 		5. T
2. T 		6. F
3. F 		7. T
4. F 		8. T

USHX 2.4 The Living Constitution

Part I - Work Sheet Review: Changes in House Membership
1. In the South, the Southwest, and the West
2. In the Northeast, the Midwest, and the Northwest
3. California, Texas, and Florida
4. New York
5. The main direction of migration has been to the South and West (the Sunbelt). Another reason why California, Texas, and Florida have grown so much is because of immigration.

Summary: In today’s lesson we were able to explain why the House of Representatives is considered the larger of the two houses of Congress by reviewing appropriate maps.

Homework: Pardon & Apportionment
Pardon: Freedom from punishment 
Apportionment: Distribution of representatives in the House of Representatives 

Name __________________________ Class _______________ Date ________________ USHX 2.4 The Living Constitution
IDENTIFY In the space provided, write the correct vocabulary term next to its definition.
Choose your answers from the list below. Some terms will not be used.
due process 			reserved powers 				delegated powers
representative democracy 	eminent domain 				pardons
concurrent powers 		apportionment 				petition
deport 				naturalization 					indict
_______________________ 1. Powers granted to the federal government, including the power to coin money, to provide for the nation’s defense, and to declare war
_______________________ 2. Powers retained by the state governments or by citizens _______________________ 3. Distribution of representatives in the House of Representatives among the states
_______________________ 4. Government by representatives of the people 
_______________________ 5. Freedom from punishment granted by the president for persons convicted of federal crimes or who are facing criminal charges 
_______________________ 6. Formally accuse
_______________________ 7. Fair application of the law
_______________________ 8. Right of the government to take personal property to further the public’s interest
_______________________ 9. Process through which people not born in the United States can become U.S. citizens
______________________10. Return someone to his or her country of origin 

DEFINE In the space provided, write a definition for each of the following terms.
11. elastic clause ______________________________________________________________
12. veto ____________________________________________________________________
13. impeach __________________________________________________________________
14. double jeopardy____________________________________________________________
15. draft_____________________________________________________________HAPTER

Matching
______ 1. subpoena 				______ 6. impeach
______ 2. naturalization 			______ 7. delegated powers
______ 3. veto 				______ 8. double jeopardy
______ 4. elastic clause 			______ 9. bail
______ 5. executive order 			_____10. public interest group
a. to cancel legislation
b. being tried again for the same crime
c. money paid to allow a person to stay out of jail until trial
d. order to appear in court
e. organization that lobbies for issues that affect all Americans
f. process of gaining citizenship
g. bring charges against
h. allows Congress to increase its power to cover new issues
i. granted to the federal government only
j. an order, issued by the president, that has the effect of law

TRUE/FALSE
______ 1. The number of justices on the Supreme Court varies from year to year.
______ 2. The House of Representatives and the Senate make up the legislative branch of the
U.S. government.
______ 3. Only the president has the power to declare war through an executive order.
______ 4. Antifederalists believed in a strong central government.
______ 5. Both federal and state governments can levy taxes.
______ 6. The First Amendment of the Constit tion incl des freedom from h nger.
______ 7. People acc sed of crimes have a right to legal services even if they cannot pay for
them.
______ 8. Even tho gh the United States now has a vol nteer army, yo ng men m st still 
register for the draft at age 18.
MAP ACTIVITIES
Part I Changes in House Membership
The House of Representatives is the larger of the two houses of Congress. Currently it has 435 members (originally it had 65). To maintain the current total, Congress decided that no state could gain a representative unless another state lost one. The number of representatives for each state is based on the U.S. census a population count taken every 10 years. Congress examines changes in the population to determine the apportionment, or distribution, of representatives. As a result, slow-growing states may lose representatives while fast-growing ones gain. 
Study the map below, and then answer the questions that follow.

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1. In what general regions are the states that gained representatives?
2. In what general regions are the states that lost representatives?
3. Which states gained the most representatives?
4. Which state lost the most representatives?
5. Critical Thinking: Movement Populations increase or decrease for two main reasons: the difference between the numbers of births and deaths, and people moving from place to place, or migration. From this map, what is the main direction of migration in the United States? What else might have contributed to the growth of the states that gained the most representatives?

In your own words, summarize today’s lesson.