The Constitution

The Constitution

America's Current Government

America's Rule Book

Open Ended

What do you think about the Preamble? Do you agree with what the Founding Fathers were trying to do?

Open Ended

When we left off last time we were talking about the Articles of Confederation. What did I tell you to remember about the Articles, what happened to them?

Open Ended

The Articles Failed. What were some of the reasons they failed?

Open Ended

The Articles Failed. What were some of the reasons they failed?

Open Ended

Why do you think the Constitution is called a 'Living Document'? What does this mean?

Poll

Do you see any influences from the people and documents we talked about last week and the week before?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

Open Ended

Why do we break our government into three different branches?

Multiple Select

What are the three branches of Government?

• Legislative

• Press

• Military

• Executive

• Judicial

Poll

Do you see any influences from the people and documents we talked about last week and the week before?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

Multiple Choice

Enumerated powers are what?

• Powers specifically listed in the constitution

• Powers implied in the constitution

• Powers not listed in the constitution

Multiple Choice

Implied powers are what?

• Powers specifically listed in the constitution

• Powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution but that can still be used

• Powers not listed in the constitution

Multiple Choice

Which law is the most powerful in the US?

• Federal

• State

• Local