Preamble of the U.S. Constitution

U. S. Constitution - Preamble
Many great documents begin with a preamble.

Constitution of the United States

1. The word "Preamble" means - (Look it up in the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary)

2. According to the Preamble of the U. S. Constitution, the Constitution applies to -

3. Think about it - Have groups of people been excluded from the protections and rights of the U. S. Constitution?

If you say yes, name one group.

4. The Preamble states 6 goals. Write them.

Check it out -

1. Review the Comparison and Contrast Guide @ ReadWriteThink - online activity through "Organizing a Paper ".

Tip: To work your way through click the right pointing arrow after reading each page.

Compare the Preamble of the Constitution of your state/commonwealth with the U. S. Constitution's Preamble.

What are the similarities?

2. Constitutional calculation - What percentage of the state constitutions, of the United States of America, begin with the phrase "We the People"?

"Gouverneur Morris --- the one-legged genius who drafted the Constitution ---- is perhaps the least known today.
Drafting the Constitution at the age of 35, Morris shaped and smoothed the wording proposed by the Convention,
making for clarity, simplicity, and speed. When he changed “We the people of the states” into
“We the people,” he created a phrase that would ring throughout American history."
Richard Bookhiser Gentleman Revolutionary: Gouverneur Morris—The Rake Who Wrote the Constitution.

The Constitutional Convention 1787	National Constitution Center - Founding Fathers
"Centuries of Citizenship: A Constitutional Timeline" Online Exhibit	Online Library of Liberty - primary documents
Art - Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States by Howard Chandler Christy
School House Rock - The Preamble

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Proof your responses. It is funny how speling errors and typeos sneak in to the bets worck.