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THE CONSTITUTION

THE CONSTITUTION. By: Kaleob, Ann Marie, Trey, and Allex. Random Facts. The constitution has 4400 words Thomas Jefferson did not sign the constitution The constitution is celebrated on Sep 17th George Washington and James Madison were the only presidents to sign it.

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THE CONSTITUTION

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  1. THECONSTITUTION By: Kaleob, Ann Marie, Trey, and Allex

  2. Random Facts • The constitution has 4400 words • Thomas Jefferson did not sign the constitution • The constitution is celebrated on Sep 17th • George Washington and James Madison were the only presidents to sign it. • 4 of the signers of the constitution were born in Ireland • The only other language in the constitution, other than English, is Latin George Washington at Constitutional Convention of 1787 Signing the US constitution

  3. The Preamble • It starts out as “We the people of the United States….” • The preamble is the opening statement to the United States constitution. It explains why our government is a republic. • The preamble can be broken down into many parts. All of the parts are very important for understanding the constitution. • One of the parts of the preamble is, “Promote the general welfare”, which means that the citizens will be taken care of as well as possible • Another part is “Provide for the common defense…” which is about how no individual state has the power to defend themselves against attack.

  4. The Amendments • The 8th amendment protects us from having to pay excessive bails. • The 2nd amendment is “The right to bear arms” which is to have weapons • There are 27 amendments • The 1st amendment is the “ Freedom of speech, Freedom of religion, and Freedom of the press • Before an amendment can take effect, it must be proposed by the states by a 2/3 vote of both houses of congress. • The 7th provides the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases

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