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Chapter Three, Section One

Chapter Three, Section One. “Ideals of the Constitution”. The Pilgrims. Their ideas about the government helped to shape the principles written in the US Constitution. The Pilgrims. The Pilgrims “agreed” to be governed.

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Chapter Three, Section One

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  1. Chapter Three, Section One

  2. “Ideals of the Constitution”

  3. The Pilgrims • Their ideas about the government helped to shape the principles written in the US Constitution.

  4. The Pilgrims • The Pilgrims “agreed” to be governed. • By signing the Mayflower Compact(1620) the Pilgrims gave their consent, or permission to be ruled by a government that they created (elected).

  5. The Mayflower Compact • Included some of the basic ideals and principles that our government has been founded upon. • One example is the phrase “We the People”, whichis the notion that people give permission to their government to govern, or rule and that citizens give the gov’t its power.

  6. The Mayflower Compact • The concept of “We the People” has been termed popular sovereignty, which is the term that means government by the consent of the governed (citizens).

  7. “Supreme Law of the Land” • Many principles seen in the earliest documents can be found in our US Constitution • When written in 1787, the new “U.S. Constitution” became the highest authorityin the nation. • All power of the U.S. Government is derived from this document.

  8. Parts of the Constitution

  9. The “Preamble”

  10. “Preamble”Introduction to the Constitution that lists the Six Goals of Government • “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, 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.”

  11. Goal #1: To Form a more perfect Union • To unite the states more effectively so they can operate as a single nation, for the good of all

  12. Goal #2: To establish Justice • To create a system of fair laws and courts and make certain that all citizens are treated equally.

  13. Goal #3: To insure domestic Tranquility • To maintain peace and order, keeping citizens and property safe from harm.

  14. Goal #4: To provide for the common defense • To be ready militarily to protect the country and it’s citizens from outside attack.

  15. Goal #5: To promote the general Welfare • To help people live healthy, happy, and prosperous lives

  16. Goal #6: To secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity • To guarantee the freedom and basic rights of all Americans, including future generations (“posterity”).

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