Friday, August 27, 2010

A,C,D- Chenault- 8/27

Please watch the video link in the "links" section called, PREAMBLE (using your headphones). Listen to the words that begin the US Constitution. You may need to google the "US Constitution Preamble" to read the words also to get a better understanding of what is being said.


After watching the video and reading the words, please define the following words in your vocabulary section of your notebook: promote, insure, welfare, prosperity, liberty.

Then, answer the following question by commenting below (2-3 sentences each):

-What is a constitution?

-What does the constitution do for a country?

34 comments:

Indigo,H said...

The constitution is laws that a set of people have made and agreed upon for government.
It keeps the goverment organized.

Savannah C. said...

Answer#1:The constitution is important laws that the three branches make.
Answer#2:It keeps the goverment together with no chaos, keeps goverment organized, keeps everything happy and peaceful.

Mo A said...

1 A constitution is a writen document that a set of people agree upon a goverment.

2 The constitution has rules that the goverment has to operate by.

Tyler k. said...

henry/tyler
the constitution is a paper with all the laws, rights and it states that all people have the right be free in the U.S.. It alowes all amaricans to know what the goverment is doing.

Keyes,Karlee said...
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Keyes,Karlee said...

-karlee keyes and keleigh bowman

john cripe said...

hi

Jacob F said...

1&2.The constitution is a a set of laws that was created and agreed upon by James Madison and other signers,It keeps the goverment in good condition and provides checks and balences.

Amanda K. said...

What is the constitution?
A constitution is a written statement talking about the basic laws in which a country is organized or governed. A constitution is a document containing fundamental laws. Wtritten by the founding fathers.
What did the constitution do for the country?
The constitution set laws in order to keep the people safe. It also established general welfare for people.
-Sara king, and amanda kamp

ParkerD said...

Parker and Ashley

A constitution is an established agreement or custom.

The Constitution explains our government and law system.

Unknown said...

The Conestitution is a document our founding Fathers put together and wrote down what they thought would be a good and working Goverment.

It helps people get the changes that they want to be done to our goverment that they think is a good and working goverment

Brooke S. said...

The constitution is a set that of laws that gives rights to citzens. The constitution keeps the government in order and makes sure that the leader or president does not have too much power.
-Brooke Shad and Lauren Brown

Ryan N said...

Ryan Noell and Tyler Kallemeyer

1. The Constitution is a document that states all people are treated the same while in court.

2.It is the outline for goverment and law.

Brittany B. said...

1. A constitution is a written document that states laws, made and enforced by the government. These laws were made to help make a country more efficent.
2. A constitution does several things for a government. One being it organizes the country. It also keeps the power balanced, so no one person or group has more power than another. Also it sets moral standards by not descrimenating one man by his ethnic backgound, the language he speaks, or the color of his skin.
Blaney & Belmont

Fletcher,Megan said...
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aj h said...

awnser#1 The constitution is a group of laws that people make up and agreed upon. It is also made up of three branches.
Awnser#2it keeps the goverment working and together with any problems, its what keeps it organized and peaceful.

Mia G said...

Mia- The Constitution leaves peace through out the country and between the states.

Kylie- The Constitution holds a central place in United States law.

Unknown said...

Also Brad Schmit helped me with my anser

Lee, Austin said...

#1- What is a constitution?
The Constitution is a paper with laws on it that helps try to make america a more perfect nation.
#2- What does the constiution do for the country? The constituion helps make the country a more perfect,organized,and better country!
Austin Lee and Kieran Schwegman

Rebekah F. said...

Q1.What is the Constitution?
A1.The Constitution is an important part of our history. In which the laws from all three branches are stated. The dictionary definition is a estabished agreement or costom.

Hurley, Matthew said...

The Constitution is a set of laws that the government has to follow. It keeps the government up and running.

Hurley, Matthew said...

The Constitution is the supreme law of the United States. It is the framework of the National Government.

MariahS said...

The constitution is the laws we have it keeps every one organized. Mariah&Vernon

mooreis19 said...

The constitution are laws that people hsve made to help organize a country

mariah mccarthy said...

The constitution helps organize are goverment. It was writen and signed by important people of its time. It helps keep the peace with people and goverment. It was writen after the Decleration of Independence in the late 1770s.

Nina M said...

Answer 1: The constitution creats three branches of the national gonverment. It specifes the powers and duties of each branch. The Constitution was adopted on Stember 17, 1787

Answer 2: The Constitution helps keep our gonverment organized and orderly. Also there are rules the gonvermant has to obey wich keeps everything ordely. And it explanes our law system.
-Alyssa Leonardi Nina Mazza

Shannon K said...

Katie,Shannon
A constitution is a way a nation is govererned. It is a was a big group is controlled but kept happy.

A constitution helps a nation stay together. It keeps from chaos erupting and freedom to spread.

Marisa Conners said...

1. The constitution is a written set of laws and principles that the people have agreed to. It helps run the government.
2. The constitution separates powers and keeps things balanced. It helps organize the government.

Marisa Conners said...

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Michael, F said...

Answer#1: A constitution is a set of laws that a group of people agree to used as guide lines to run their govenment.

Ansswer#2: A constitution helps to maintain order. It helps people to be less confused if issues come up.

reed d said...
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reed d said...

The constitution is a agreement that has been keeping our country orginized since 1787. Writen by our founding fathers, it is a piece of world histoy, known around the world.

Without the constitution our government would be a mess and it would take years for it to be replaced. Since our founding fathers wrote the constitution our government is just the way most people like it.

schinkal said...

Nick schinkal and Tyler rupe
A constitution is the base of government that sets a base of laws and regulations.


A document that is a basis of our government and country that sets a base of laws and regulations.

schinkal said...

Nick schinkal and Tyler rupe
A constitution is the base of government that sets a base of laws and regulations.


A document that is a basis of our government and country that sets a base of laws and regulations.