Learning Objectives

  1. Describe the role of each branch of government.
  2. Explain why the founders chose to structure each of the three branches of government as they did.
  3. Identify the rules and interests that keep relations tense between state and national governments.
  4. Demonstrate how the flexibility built into the Constitution has allowed it to change with the times.
  5. Discuss whether the Constitution fosters or limits citizen participation in government.