The Constitution
Basic law of the United States
Provides a framework for
government
Symbol of American ideals and
beliefs
This is where the goals of the
American government are
included in the Constitution
The Preamble
The introduction to the Constitution
Identifies ideas that the government
stands for
States the purpose of the
Constitution
Expresses the idea that the people
of the United States have the right
to govern themselves
Six Goals to the Preamble
To form a more perfect union
(set up a stronger government)
Establish justice (improve the
court system)
Ensure domestic tranquility
(have peace in all States)
Provide for the common
defense (protect the country
from its enemies)
Promote the general welfare
(have good living conditions)
Secure the blessing of liberty to
ourselves and our posterity
(have freedom for all and future
Americans)
Group Activity
You will be split into six groups and
each group will have to answer the
questions given to them.
Assignment
Using the Preamble, you will be looking
at some situations.
All of these are things that the
government does.
You are going to be classifying the
situations according to which purpose of
government, listed in the Preamble, the
action described helps to achieve.
You will classify them using the
following chart
The Preamble
In order to form
a more perfect
union
Establish
Justice
Ensure
domestic
tranquility
Provide for
common
defense
Promote
general
welfare
Secure
blessings
of liberty
Here are the situations
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Fix those
Potholes
Watch Out for
Those Burglars!
Windmills on
Every Home?
Everything Has a
Price!
Care for Soldiers
Fighting
Terrorism
Statue of Liberty
Reopens!
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
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Help Is on its Way!
Pressure on
Students to Make
the Grade!
Still More Tests!
Searching for a
Cure.
Riot in the Streets!
That’s Not Fair!
Keeping the Skies
Safe
The Preamble
In order to form
a more perfect
union
Establish
Justice
Ensure
domestic
tranquility
Provide for
common
defense
Promote
general
welfare
Secure
blessings
of liberty
Here are the situations again







Fix those Potholes
Watch Out for Those
Burglars!
Windmills on Every
Home?
Everything Has a
Price!
Care for Soldiers
Fighting Terrorism
Statue of Liberty
Reopens!







Help Is on its Way!
Pressure on Students
to Make the Grade!
Still More Tests!
Searching for a Cure.
Riot in the Streets!
That’s Not Fair!
Keeping the Skies Safe
The Preamble
In order to form
a more perfect
union
Establish
Justice
Ensure
domestic
tranquility
Provide for
common
defense
Promote
general
welfare
Secure
blessings
of liberty
Windmills on
Every home
Everything
has a price
Watch out for
burglars
Care for
Soldiers
Fix those
Potholes
Statue of
Liberty
reopens
Riot in the
streets
Fighting
terrorism
Help is on
the way
That’s not
fair
Keeping the
skies safe
Searching
for a cure
Pressure on
students to
make the
grade
Still more test