Intro to Constitution

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The United States Constitution New Vocabulary Constitution Constitutional government Preamble Framers Amendment Legislative branch Executive branch Judicial branch The Constitution •

What is a Constitution?

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A set of rules and laws that tell how a government is organized and run.

Constitution Government •

What is a constitutional government?

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A government in which the powers of the ruler or rulers are limited by a constitution. The ruler must obey the constitution.

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Does the United States have a constitutional government?

The United States Constitution •

The Constitution is broken up into three different parts. Does anyone know what these parts are?

 Preamble  Articles  Amendments Preamble •

What is the purpose of the Preamble? What is it suppose to do?

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The Preamble is an introduction to the Constitution. It states that the people establish the government and lists the purposes of the government.

Articles •

What is the purpose of the articles? What are they suppose to do?

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Articles are basically rules and regulations created to help in the organization of the government.

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Does anyone have any idea how many articles are in the US Constitution?

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There are 7!

Articles •

Article I – The Legislative Branch

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Article II – The Executive Branch

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Article III – The Judicial Branch

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Article IV – Relations Among the States

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Article V – Amendment Procedures

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Article VI – Supremacy of the Constitution and Federal Laws

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Article VII – Ratification

Amendment •

What is an amendment? What is the purpose of an amendment?

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An amendment is a change in or addition to a document. •

Does anyone know how many Amendments to the Constitution there are?

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27!

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Do you know what the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are called???

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The Bill of Rights!!!!

Signers of the Constitution •

How many men signed the US Constitution?

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38 men.