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EQ: What is the constitution?
• The law is the set of rules that we live by.
• The Constitution is the highest law. It belongs to the United States. It belongs to all Americans.
The Constitution says how the government works.
• It creates the President.• It creates the Congress.• It creates the Supreme Court.
Our Rights
• The Constitution lists some of the most important rights.
• Rights are things that all people have
just because they are alive.
• By listing the rights as part of the Constitution they are made special.
Bill of Rights
• The Bill of Rights is a part of the Constitution.
• The Bill of Rights lists many rights of the people.
Rights
• It lets you go to the church that you wish.
• It lets you gather with your friends to talk.
History of the Constitution
• The Constitution was written in 1787.
• It is over 200 years old.
• We actually have copies of what was created.
The Framers
• In 1787, a group of men met to write the Constitution.
• They did not like the way the country was going.
• They fixed it by creating the Constitution.
• We call these men The Framers.
Framers
• Some of the framers were famous.• George Washington was a Framer.• Ben Franklin was a Framer.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• The Framers met during a hot summer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• They had a lot of arguments.• But in the end, they agreed to the
words in the Constitution.
States Voted
• It took some time but all of the states voted to approve the Constitution.
• Some people didn’t like it because they felt it didn’t protect the rights of the people.
• So the Bill of Rights was added then.• The Bill of Rights was the first 10
changes to the Constitution.
Finally
• So, finally after declaring their independence in 1776, the new country had its Constitution, the law of the land.