We the People (1)

We the People

by Eric and Brandon

no t no life Chapter 1 - Declaration of Independence

TAX
ON
TEA

Great Britain --> TEA American Revolutionary War
Boston Tea Party
Taxation of Colonies Act

In 1773, Great Britain passed the Tea Act which caused taxes to increase. The people didn’t
like this, obviously, and boycotted the goods and protested. A group called Sons of Liberty even
went as far to throwing the crates of tea overboard in Boston. This fanned the flame of war
between Great Britain and America. By June 1776, the American Revolution was in full swing.

Chapter 1 - Declaration of Independence

FREEDOM

Redcoats Rally in New York Congress Adopts Declaration of Independence AMERICA, OH YEAHHH

Around the time the Redcoats rallied in New York, on July 4th, 1776, Congress adopted the
Declaration of Independence which allowed America to be independent from Great Britain.

Limited government Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch - define & summarize

Republicanism

The restriction of the government's
power. For example the president can
automatically make any law he likes, it
has to go through the House of
Representatives and Congress.

The republican idea is to
seek traditional values.
Two republicans are
Abraham Lincoln and
Donald Trump.

Checks
and
balances

Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch - define & summarize

Federalism Separation of powers: Popular Sovereignty

Each branch has it’s own powers. Where we vote to who we want to lead
(Judicial = law, Etc.) us instead.

Executive Branch

Two men walking in a park:
“Who makes these laws anyway? They’re so stupid,” asked Man One.
“The legislative branch does,” answered Man Two, “then the executive branch puts them into
action.”
“Huh, what kind of morons does the president put into that branch?” asked Man One.
Man Two laughed at Man One’s ignorance, “Well, the president is apart of it with the vice
president, his Cabinet, and other agencies.”
“Oh..”
“Yep.”

Executive Branch (Continued)

Man One looked up into the sky and said, “This is filler by the way.”
“What?” asked the skeptical Man Two.
“Nothing.”
“POLICE!” shouted the officer as he trained his gun on Man Two. “POLICE! You’re under arrest for
not knowing zilch about our government!”
“Oh no!” cried Man One as the officer put him into handcuffs.
The End

Judicial Branch

Meanwhile, in the Judicial Branch...

“‘Those who do not eat in the bathroom will face 10 years minimum in prison?’” Yomomma read
the bill. “Someone cut the president off after his third beer, he obviously can’t function after a
couple of hooters.”

“Say, I think this is a splendid idea!” cried Sonnyboy.

“How so?” asked Yomomma.

“Well… You know when you have that sudden urge to go poop in the middle of a meal?” asked
Sonnyboy.

“Yes…”

Judicial Branch (Continued)

“With this law, we can encourage people to eat their meals while they go number two!” said
Sonnyboy.
Yomomma failed to see his point, “That’s revolting!”
“Welp, too bad,” said Sonnyboy as he put away the bill.
Meanwhile...
“Oh god, I need to take a crap,” muttered Phalanges as he went into the bathroom.
“POLICE!” shouted the officer as he barged into the bathroom. “POLICE! You’re under arrest for
not eating in the bathroom!”
“What the--”
The End

Amendments

All right, folks, this is the last one, bare with us now.

So the amendments are basically changes to the constitution. I’m just gonna list half of the Bill of
Rights here. I guess we’ll make a tiny story out of each of them.

1st: Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press… “Hey, this guy sucks!” yelled this dude. “What?! You
can’t say that!” countered that dude. “Oh, yes I can! 1st Amendment, bro!”

2nd: The Right to Bear Arms… PEW PEW PEW TAKAKAKAKA “OH MY GOD, HE HAS A
WEAPON!” cried out a citizen. “Do not fret,” said Plier-man. “I will save the day!” “Nope!” said the
gunman. “2nd Amendment, bro!”

3rd: The Housing of Soldiers… “Yo, lemme in,” ordered the Sergeant. “No!” said the lady. “Yes!
Because 3rd Amendment!”

Amendments (Continued)

4th: Protection from Unreasonable Searches and Seizures… Out of nowhere, a man drops and
starts shaking like a chihuahua on LSD. “LARRY, NO!” gasped his wife. “SOMEONE HELP, HE’S
HAVING A SEIZURE!” “Nope, sorry lady,” said Junior. “The 4th Amendment only protects people
who are being captured, not people with epilepsy.” “Oh…”

5th: Protection of Life, Liberty, and Property… “Larry? Larry, answer me!” begged the wife. “Oh, my
god, I think he’s dead.” Junior shrugged, “Sorry, can’t help ya.”

FInally, it’s the end… I think. (If presentation does not reach the allotted time, resort to “plan B”)

Activity order 66

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Sources: //
1.) Executive Branch //
2.) Judicial Branch
3.) Bill of Rights Star
4.) Republican government Ducks
5.) Limited government