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The Constitution. Click on the target to begin. What is a constitution?. A constitution is a plan that organizes the way a government will be run Our nation’s constitution is called the United States Constitution. How is the United States Constitution set up?. First section: The Preamble
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The Constitution Click on the target to begin
What is a constitution? • A constitution is a plan that organizes the way a government will be run • Our nation’s constitution is called the United States Constitution.
How is the United States Constitution set up? • First section: The Preamble • Purpose: This is the introduction to the Constitution • It states the goals
Preamble • We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence,promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
How is the United States Constitution set up? • Second section: The Seven Articles • Purpose: The seven articles set up the government, as it is today • Remember the acronym– “Lets Enjoy Justice and C.A.S.H.”
Amendments • Amendments provide a way for the Constitution to be changed (amended) • The Constitution is considered a ‘living’ document, because it is flexible and can be changed throughout time • Amendments 1-10: The Bill of Rights • Amendments 11-27: Changes to the Constitution