PPT-U.S. Constitution

Topic 3 An Overview of the Constitution Preamble Articles 17 Amendments 127 110 known as the bill of rights Basic Principles Popular Sovereignty Limited government Constitutionalism Rule of law. The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race religion political belief eco nomic or social condition The health of all peoples is fundame ntal to the att Ch. 3 Sec. 3. The US Constitution is the longest lasting national constitution in the world!. How / why do you think that is?. Why does the Constitution have an Amendment Process?. Founding Fathers wanted it to endure. . DAY. . 2015. September 17th is recognized in the United States as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. The purpose of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day is to commemorate the creation and signing of the supreme law of the land and to honor and celebrate the privileges and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship for both native-born and naturalized citizens. Federal law requires that all schools receiving federal funds hold an educational program for their students on September 17 of each year.. Chapter 2. Section 5. The Fight for Ratification. “The ratification of the conventions of nine States shall be sufficient for the establishment of the Constitution between the States to ratifying the same.”. A fundamental mistake of the Americans has been, that they considered. . the revolution as completed, when it was but just begun. Having. . raised the pillars of the building, they ceased to exert themselves, and. Georgia Studies. SS8H4 The student will describe the impact of events that led to the ratification of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights.. a. Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of both the Georgia Constitution of 1777 and the Articles of Confederation and explain how weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation led to a need to revise the Articles.. Articles of Confederation: guiding document for the new government post-American Revolution. No executive (leader). No court system. No way to:. Tax citizens. Resolve conflicts between states. How does the Constitution guard against tyranny?. How is the Constitution able to change over time?. The United States Constitution is one of the world's oldest written Constitutions. It is also a short document compared to many other constitutions. . Charters of the Virginia Company of London. King James I gave the Virginia company permission to establish a colony in North America. Colonists were guaranteed the same rights as Englishmen. Also set up a council to handle the day to day government of the colony—it was not enough and many changes were made until the King finally took away the charter and made Virginia a royal colony. End of the . Constitutional Convention. Ended Sept. 17, 1787 – . only . 39 men of 55 ultimately signed the . Constitution. Under . the Articles of Confederation, . all 13 states had to agree, . Under the Constitution, . 1. . Broadly speaking, Body Constitutions refer to the individual differences that exist among us.. What is Body Constitutions. ？. . 2. . Our gender, age, characteristics and living environment contributes to differences.. Essential Question. How has the Constitution lasted through changing times?. “These principles form the bright constellations which has gone before us and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation” (Thomas Jefferson, 1801). Constitution 101:. An Introduction & Overview to the US Constitution. The Articles of Confederation . Strengths . Weaknesses. America’s 1. st. Constitution 1781-1789. The first system of government designed by the Founding Fathers was a Confederation. Under a Confederate system, the National or Central Government is given only a few powers, while most of the power is reserved for the States. . Constitution of Pakistan of 1962 Introduction The  Constitution of 1962  was the fundamental law of Pakistan from June 1962 until martial law was declared in March 1969. On 17 February 1960 Ayub