Transcript Constitution Preamble

Overview of The Constitution
Turn to page 277 in your Brown Text.
Objectives:
•
Describe the 3 main parts of
The Constitution:
1) The Preamble
2) The Articles
3) The Amendments
• Discuss the 6 goals for the U.S. government
included in the Preamble.
• Skill Practice: Note-taking
Historical ID: The U.S. Constitution
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Who: The United States
What: The basic law of the nation
Where: Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia
When:
Signed Sept. 17, 1787
Ratified June 21, 1788
• How: Ratified by 9 of 13 states
• Why is it historically significant?
– Supreme law of the United States
– Framework for the government.
– It has the ability to adapt and has weathered crisis and
change for over 200 years
– It protects our rights as citizens
There are 3 main parts of the
Constitution.
1) The Preamble - purpose of the document
and government
2) The 7 Articles - They include the:
 structure of the government
 key functions and powers
 processes for making laws and changes
3) The 27 Amendments - are the changes to
The Constitution
 The first 10 are called “The Bill of Rights”
The Preamble
• Who gives The
Constitution the
power to be the
law of our land?
The Preamble
• Who gives The
Constitution the
power to be the
law of our land?
The Preamble
• How many goals
are included in
The Preamble?
The Preamble
• How many goals
are included in
The Preamble?
6
1. “to form a more perfect union”
• To allow the states to operate as a single
country, for the benefit of all
• What were some of the problems under the
Articles of Confederation?
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Economic depression
Unable to raise taxes to pay war debts
Could not get 9 of 13 to agree on legislation
Shay’s Rebellion
2. To “establish justice”
• To make sure all citizens are treated fairly
and equally
• Did The Constitution initially provide
justice for all?
2. To “establish justice”
• To make sure all citizens are treated fairly
and equally
• Did The Constitution initially provide
justice for all?
• Which large groups of people were left out?
2. To “establish justice”
• To make sure all citizens are treated fairly
and equally
• Did The Constitution initially provide
justice for all?
• Which large groups of people were left out?
– Women
– Enslaved people
3. To “insure domestic tranquility”
• To keep peace among the people
• domestic =
• tranquility =
3. To “insure domestic tranquility”
• To keep peace among the people
• domestic = inside a nation
• tranquility = calm or peace
4. To “provide for the common
defense”
• To maintain armed forces to protect the
country and its citizens from attack
• Armed forces =
4. To “provide for the common
defense”
• To maintain armed forces to protect the
country and its citizens from attack
• Armed forces = army & navy
• Did the Founding Fathers see the armed
forces as being an offensive or a defensive
force?
4. To “provide for the common
defense”
• To maintain armed forces to protect the
country and its citizens from attack
• Armed forces = army & navy
• Did the Founding Fathers see the armed
forces as being an offensive or a defensive
force? defensive
5. To “promote the general
welfare”
• To ensure, as much as possible, that citizens
will be free from poverty, hunger, and
disease
• What does this mean? What kind of
responsibility does this imply?
6. To “secure the Blessings of Liberty
to ourselves and our posterity”
• To guarantee that no American’s basic
rights will be taken away, now, or in the
future
• Posterity = generations not yet born
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Overview of The Constitution
Turn to page 277 in your Brown Text.
Objectives:
•
Describe the 3 main parts of
The Constitution:
1) The Preamble
2) The Articles
3) The Amendments
• Discuss the 6 goals for the U.S. government
included in the Preamble.
• Skill Practice: Note-taking
Historical ID: The U.S. Constitution
•
•
•
•
Who: The United States
What: The basic law of the nation
Where: Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia
When:
Signed Sept. 17, 1787
Ratified June 21, 1788
• How: Ratified by 9 of 13 states
• Why is it historically significant?
– Supreme law of the United States
– Framework for the government.
– It has the ability to adapt and has weathered crisis and change for
over 200 years
– It protects our rights as citizens
There are 3 main parts of the
Constitution.
1) The Preamble - purpose of the document
and government
2) The 7 Articles - They include the:
 structure of the government
 key functions and powers
 processes for making laws and changes
3) The 27 Amendments - are the changes to
The Constitution
 The first 10 are called “The Bill of Rights”
The Preamble
• Who gives The
Constitution the
power to be the
law of our land?
The Preamble
• How many goals
are included in
The Preamble?
6
1. “to form a more perfect union”
• To allow the states to operate as a single
country, for the benefit of all
• What were some of the problems under the
Articles of Confederation?
–
–
–
–
Economic depression
Unable to raise taxes to pay war debts
Could not get 9 of 13 to agree on legislation
Shay’s Rebellion
2. To “establish justice”
• To make sure all citizens are treated fairly
and equally
• Did The Constitution initially provide
justice for all?
• Which large groups of people were left out?
– Women
– Enslaved people
3. To “insure domestic tranquility”
• To keep peace among the people
• domestic = inside a nation
• tranquility = calm or peace
4. To “provide for the common
defense”
• To maintain armed forces to protect the
country and its citizens from attack
• Armed forces = army & navy
• Did the Founding Fathers see the armed
forces as being an offensive or a defensive
force? defensive
5. To “promote the general
welfare”
• To ensure, as much as possible, that citizens
will be free from poverty, hunger, and
disease
• What does this mean? What kind of
responsibility does this imply?
6. To “secure the Blessings of Liberty
to ourselves and our posterity”
• To guarantee that no American’s basic
rights will be taken away, now, or in the
future
• Posterity = generations not yet born