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Do Now…. On a half sheet of paper (front of the room), do the following: 1.Write 3 characteristics or descriptions of the delegates (people who wrote/signed the Constitution) of the Constitutional Convention. 2.In exactly 25 words, using the answers to #1 as a guide, –Predict what the Constitution will be like, and –Explain why –(HINT: this should reflect the answers in #1)

The U.S. Constitution is… Fairly short document… –A–A–A–About 7,000 words long –C–C–C–Can be read in about half an hour Difficult to change… –O–O–O–Over 10,000 amendments to The Constitution have been proposed since it’s origin. –O–O–O–Only 27 have ever passed!

What changes have occurred in the world since The Constitution was written? And yet, The U.S. Constitution has been in place longer than any other governing document. WHY?WHY?

Stable…yet flexible Is this a good or bad thing?

Structure of The U.S. Constitution The Preamble The Articles The Amendments

The Preamble

Seven Articles (Divisions) Article 1 – the Legislative Branch Article 2 – the Executive Branch Article 3 – the Judicial Branch Article 4 – the Relationship between States and between States and National Govt. Article 5 – how to amend (change) The Constitution Article 6 – this is “Supreme Law of the Land.” Article 7 – when The Constitution takes effect

27 Amendments Amendment = a change to The Constitution 1 – 10The Bill of Rights 13 – 15 & 24Civil Rights Am. 18 & 21Prohibition and Repeal 15,19,23 & 26Voting Rights 12,20,22 & 25President’s Job

How to find things in the Constitution…. Article –Section Clause Article 1, Section 2, Clause 2 Art 1.2.2