The Constitution
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Transcript of The Constitution
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By:
Miss Kristen Wright
The Constitution
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“We the people of the United States”
-Constitution of the United States Preamble, September 17,1787
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Republic
Inflation
Arsenal
Territory
Ordinance
Vocabulary
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A republic is a form of government in which people elect representatives to govern the country.
Republic
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Inflation occurs when the value of a government’s money falls because there is too much of it.
Inflation
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An arsenal is a building that is used for storing weapons.
Arsenal
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A territory is land that belongs to a national government but is not a state and is not represented in Congress.
Territory
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In 1785 Congress passed a land ordinance ,or set of laws, that created a system to survey, or measure, the western lands.
Ordinance
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The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
Bill of Rights
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Convention
Commerce
Federal System
Bill
Vocabulary
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In 1786 some leaders called on the states to hold a convention, or an important meeting, to discuss trade among the states.
Convention
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Chief among the delegates’ concerns was commerce, or trade.
Commerce
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Instead, the delegates agreed to create a federal system, one in which the right to govern would be shared by the national government and the sate governments.
Federal System
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Either house could present a bill, or an idea for a new law, but both had to approve it before it became a law.
Bill
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Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Three Branches Of Government
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Congress
They make laws
Legislative Branch
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President and His Cabinet
Executive Branch
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The Judicial Branch is a supreme court.
Judicial Branch
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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.
The Preamble