PPT-The History of our Constitution

The Declaration of Independence Created on July 4 th 1776 slightly more than a year after the Revolution began Promoted mainly by John Adams Written by Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Independence . Bill of Rights Institute. Bozeman, Montana. November 15, 2012. Artemus. . Ward. Department of Political Science. Northern Illinois University. aeward@niu.edu. Underlying Principles. We will discuss three basic principles underlying the U.S. Constitution, and therefore the American form of government:. 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.. Today’s Essential Question: What difficulties had to be overcome during . the ratification of the . Constitution?. Vocabulary. evaluate. – to decide value or worth of something. debate. – a discussion or . Constitution Day. HAPPY 227. th. BIRTHDAY!. September 17, 1787. 227. Constitution CSI. 15-16. Collect Data. Sort the Information. Inquiry questions. As you view the Constitution PowerPoint, list some of the main facts in the “Collect Facts” column…. 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. . Warm-up 1/24 and 1/27. How is the Constitution still relevant to your life today?. Turn in your homework.. Write down your homework.. All work from 1/23-1/31 is on weebly.com. It is the 1. st. link on Ms. Farley’s Class Links page. . JYOTI. Assistant Professor. Department of Political Science. PGGC-11. Chandigarh. Historical Background of Constitution Assembly of India. Demand for the . C. onstitution Assembly. Acceptance of Demand for the .  . The museum is located on 5th and arch and has many scholarships for trips to the Center for your students that include free transportation! The museum also offers a Traveling program that can bring the Constitution into your classroom also free of charge.. 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. . Under the Articles of Confederation, the Founders learned the value of a strong central government.. Under King George III, the Founders learned to fear a government with too much power.. The Founders created a central government with limited power.. 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 Lyttleton’s. Constitution. A Few Comments about Colonialism and Nigeria. The formation of what Nigeria is today can be traced to colonialism. It is important to examine what colonialism is and its agenda was. .