And why do we study it?

James Madison “Father” of the Constitution

 To understand your rights To defend yourself  Knowledge is power  To learn more to pursue a career

 Institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies Public Policies: things gov’t decides to do  Examples?

 Population  Territory  Sovereignty Supreme/absolute power within its territory  Government

 Force Person/group forced people to accept their rule  Evolutionary Developed from family  clan  tribe  state  Divine Right State created by God who appoints rulers  Social Contract Give up power to promote well-being of all Voluntary act of free people

 All men are free and equal (in theory)  “No one ought to harm another in his: *Life Health Liberty or Possessions”

 “…puts himself into a state of war with those against whom he so uses it.”

LIMITED GOVERNMENTABSOLUTE GOVERNMENT  Government is responsible to the will of the people  Government is a entity to carry out the will of a leader

 Preamble of the Constitution *We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

We tha People of tha United States, in Hustla ta fizzorm a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquillizzle provide fo' tha common defence, promote tha general Welfare, n secure tha Straight Trippin' of Liberty ta ourselves n our Posterizzles do ordain n establish this Constitizzles fo' tha United States of America.

 Republic “Rule of Law”  No one is above the law  Democracy v. Republic Democracy v. Republic

 Worth of the Individual  Equality of all People Equality of all People  Majority Rule, Minority Rights  Necessity of Compromise  Freedom

 Score – 20 years  20x5 = 100 years  = 1863  4 score and 7 years ago… 87 years  =1776  Declaration of Independence

 Lincoln’s Accomplishments: Freed the slaves Preserved the Union  Emancipation Proclamation Freed the slaves in the Confederacy  Movement to end racial discrimination Civil Rights Movement  Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Accomplishments Fight for equality Leader in Civil Rights Movement