Constitution Day for Students

Constitution Day -- September 17, 1787

Constitution Day -- September 17, 1787

CONSTITUTION = RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT

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In 1787, leaders met in Philadelphia to create a government plan.

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Divide the power of government into three parts.

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Executive Branch

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29. The Three Branches of Government

The Constitution divided government power in three parts:

The Constitution divided government power in three parts:

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What if we made a mistake?

Suppose we must make changes in

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Amend = Change

Leaders changed the Constitution 27 times.

Learn about some of the Amendments:

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Constitution Day 1. The Constitution: the rules for the _______________________________. 2. Leaders met in the city of _____________________ to write the Constitution. 3. Leaders signed the Constitution on this date:_______________________. 4. The US government has ________________ parts. 5. _____________________ are changes to the Constitution 6. The Constitution was amended ________ times. 7. The Constitution changed and stopped slavery in the year __________________. 8.The Constitution changed and gave voting rights to African Americans in the year _____________________. 9. The Constitution gave women the right to vote in the year __________________.10. Which amendment lowered the voting age? _________________________11. Which happened first?

a. Slavery endedb. Women could vote.c. Eighteen year olds could vote.d. The President was limited to two terms.

12. When was the 22nd Amendment passed? _______________________________13. a) Name the president in 1944: ________________________________________b) How many years was he president? ___________________________________c) Why do you think many Americans wanted this rule?)___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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