US Constitution

What are rights?

• Something you should do

• Something you are allowed to do

• Something you should not do

What are the first ten amendments of the Constitution called?

• Charter

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Magna Carter

What was the purpose of the Constitution?

• It was created to break away from England.

• It was a plan for how the government would run that guaranteed our rules, rights, and responsibilities.

• It freed the slaves

A set of rules that guides how a country works.

• Compromise

• Government

• Amendment

• Constitution

A change or addition to a legal document

• Amendment

• Government

• George Washington

• Constituion

Which is NOT a branch of the government?

• Executive

• Judicicial

• Presidential

• Legislative

What is the purpose of the preamble?

• it tells Americans their rights

• it tells Americans why the need a Constitution

• it tells Americans what the laws are

• it tells Americans who is in charge

What does domestic tranquility mean?

• peace in America

• The United States of America

• resistance to attack

• the well being of everyone

What goes general welfare mean?

• the well being of everyone

• the United States of America

• the resistance to attack

• future generations

What does posterity mean?

• future generations

• to order or put in place by law

• the well being of everone

• resistance to attack