Name: _____________________________
Period: _______________
The United States Constitution
New Vocabulary
Constitution
Constitutional government
Preamble
Framers
Amendment
Legislative branch
Executive branch
Judicial branch
The Constitution
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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
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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
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The Constitution is broken up into three different parts. Does anyone know what these parts
are?
 Preamble
 Articles
 Amendments
Preamble
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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
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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.
Name: _____________________________
Period: _______________
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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How many men signed the US Constitution?
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38 men.