THE UNITED STATES
CONSTITUTION
By Devon Moran
Introduction
“We the people of the United States, in order to form a more
perfect union…” are the famous of words of the delegates
who created our nation’s creed. The United States
Constitution was written in 1787 and ratified in 1789. This
constitution stands for the fundamentals of the United States.
These key principles that are open for interpretation are the
outlines of our rights as citizens and our government. This
document is one of the most important documents ever
crafted in the history of the United States.
Wordle on the Constitution
This the document. As you can see the words United and States are the words that are the largest
because they are most used. The delegates who wrote this very important document wanted a
country that was united, therefore they wanted to have united states. Also, other large words
within the Wordle are Senate House and Representatives. The Constitution sets into place a
division of equal power within our government, that separates our government into a bicameral
house – meaning we have two different chambers of legislature.
Wordle was generated by using the transcript of the United States Constitution. The Wordle shows
the words that are used multiple times over again, by enlarging them compared to other words
within
Key Principles of the Constitution
Key Principle
Description
System of Checks & Balances (Separation
of Powers)
System in which all three legislative
branches of government - Judicial,
Legislative, Executive, all have equal
power over each other to prevent
tyranny.
Bicameral Legislature
A legislature that is having consisting of
two legislative chambers - In the United
States' case, it's the House of
Representatives & the Senate
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments of the
Constitution that states the fundamental
privileges and rights as a United States
Citizen.
Federalism
The power of the national government
and state government is divided equally.
Wordle on the Constitution
In this Wordle, I included the certain parts of the Constitution such as: Articles I-VII and
the Bill of Rights. The Articles within the Constitution consist of outlines the three
branches of government, details in how to amend the document, and concerns of the
states and the nation. Also, I included all of the delegates names who actually signed
the Constitution.
The key principles of the Constitution, affect the people of the United
States, everyday, especially in our past.
• Marbury v. Madison (1803): The first time the Supreme Court ruled a
case “unconstitutional”
• Scott v. Stanford – The Dred Scott Case (1857): A case that reached
the Supreme Court and they ruled that all blacks could not be
considered citizens.
• Brown v. Board of Education (1954): Judicial Turning Point –
Challenged school segregation, ruled to be unconstitutional
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