Creating a Constitution Chapter 3. United States Constitution Preamble Can anyone say it?
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The Preamble to the Constitution of the United
States
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The American colonies declared their independence in 1776,
but the British did not want to let the colonies go.
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For several years, the British and the Americans fought a war. This war is
called the American Revolution.
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Finally the British
surrendered to the Americans at Yorktown, Virginia, in
1781.
The colonies won their freedom!
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As a new country, the United States had to set up a government.
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Delegates from all thirteen states met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
This meeting was called the
Constitutional Convention.
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In 1787, the delegates wrote a constitution—a set of rules—for the United States. It is
still used today.
These rules are the oldest and the shortest written constitution of any government in the world!
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The first words of the United States Constitution are
We the People . . . .
Remember, the Declaration of Independence says that government gets its power from
the consent of the governed!
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The United States Constitution establishes a republic.
A republic is a government without a king.
It is a government under a charter or a constitution.
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Under a constitution everyone must obey the laws, even elected leaders and
government officials.
This is known as the rule of law. No one is above the law.
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The United States Constitution has three parts.
A Preamble 7 Articles
27 Amendments
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The Preamble says the
Constitution is being established
so that We the People .
. .
The Preamble says the
Constitution is being established
so that We the People .
. .
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• Can have a just legal system
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• Can have peace inside the country
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• Can defend the United States from other countries
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• Can have a better life
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• Can be free and can be sure freedom will last for our descendents
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The middle part of the Constitution is the seven Articles. We look at
them in the next lesson.
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