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Background
Basic Principles
Today vs Past
100
What kind of government did we have before the Constitution? a)anarchy b)communism c) britain's monarchy
c)Britain's monarchy
100
True or False: Amendments can be repealed or altered with another amendment
True
100
How has our country changed?
this is open ended, ask if they have examples
200
Why did America have to make up a Constitution?
Answer should be about leaving Britain's monarchy and forming a Democratic Republic
200
What are the first 10 Amendments called and why?
Bill of Rights... they are our rights.
200
How do we change the Constitution to better fit our day?
Amendments are added and repealed
300
Why did we want a democratic republic?(over a monarchy?)
We wanted to ensure everyone got a voice and no one person has all the power
300
We wanted a democratic republic so that we all have a voice and no one person or group has all the power. How did we split up the power?
3 branches of our government- can you name them?
300
What good things and bad things have been brought by the constitution?
open ended, ask for examples (pro: protects our rights, structures our government, etc. con:... any con is brought about by the Judicial branch interpreting it positive or negatively -though open to discussion)
400
Out of the 13 states at the time, how many where at the convention(of drafting the Constitution) and how many at the convention initially ratified it? a)12/13 there, 10/12 b)12/13 there, 11/12 ratified c)13/13 there, 13/13 ratified
b)12 of the 13 states were there and 11 of the 12 ratified it initially. (though the last 2 states ratified it a year later)
400
We wanted a democratic republic so that we all have a voice and no one person or group has all the power. How did we ensure everyone has a voice? (keep it simple, how do you have a voice?)
we vote
400
What in our constitution has been changed? (give examples of amendments that have changed)
open ended, give examples
500
What book(s) did Thomas Jefferson base the structure of the Constitution off of?
Thomas Jefferson took ideas from John Locke's 2nd Treatise of Government which was based off of Thomas Hobbes' book Leviathan.
500
The constitution has 2 parts; the general structure/outline of our government and then our rights. What is the structure part labeled? what is the rights part labeled?
1) Articles 2)Amendments
500
Is the Constitution Antiquated? DISCUSSION TIME!
Our opinion: The Constitution is not antiquated, it is a basic structure, a solid foundation of truths that won't change, for making a functioning government. The Amendments, the specific rights are what changes as our society progresses.