CIVICS AND ECONOMICS



The Preamble of the US Constitution-

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, 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.

|GOAL |EXPLANATION |EXPLANATION |

| |After watching Schoolhouse Rock: What do |After watching Preamble for Dummies, explain the historical |

| |these statements mean to you? |context of each of these statement |

|“In order to form a perfect union….” | | |

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|“establish Justice…” | | |

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|“insure domestic tranquility….” | | |

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|“Provide for the common defense…” | | |

|“promote the general welfare….” | | |

|“To secure blessings for our Liberty to | | |

|ourselves and our Posterity” | | |

DIRECTIONS-Complete the chart describing the goals the Preamble.

The US Constitution – 1787

• _____________________________ for US government, signed on September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia

• Ratified (approved) in 1788 when the 9th of 13 state legislatures agreed

• Begins with the ___________________ - explains the reasons why the Framers of the Constitution made our government a republic

• ________________________ was added in 1791

• ______________________________

• Protects citizens _____________________________-

• 27 _______________________________- (changes) have been made since 1791

The writers of the US Constitution had the following principles (ideas) in mind when writing the document:

|Principle Explained |Example of the Principle |

|Popular Sovereignty | |

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|Limited Government | |

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|Separation of Powers | |

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|Checks and Balances | |

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|Federalism | |

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|Judicial Review- not in the US Constitution, but stablished through the court| |

|case Marbury v. Madison | |

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