Friday, August 27, 2010

A,B,D -Meldon- 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?

38 comments:

Maddie W said...

Maddie Wilhoit And Jessica Spurlock

What is a Constition?
The system of fundamental principles according to witch a nation, state, corporation, or the like, is governed.

What does the Constition do for a country?
A constitution provides the basic law of a body politic. The constitution defines the government, describes how it is organized and how the people who make it up are to be chosen and specifies what powers the government can and can not exercise.

Maria K said...
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Rodney. said...

Rodney and Jarred



The Constitution is a document that determines what ways and powers the government can act to govern. The Constitution is supposed to protect the rights of US citizens by delegating specific powers to different branches and levels of governent

The Constitution provides the basic law of a body politic. The constitution defines the government, describes how it is organized and how the people who make it up are to be chosen and specifies what powers the government can and can not exercise

Maria K said...

what is a constituton?
a document that keeps our nation free. it also supplies the rules that keeps our nation a better.

what does the constitution do for a countrey?
the constitutoin keeps the countrey in place and uses the rules to make our nation better.

Randapaige said...

Miranda Habig and Noah Griffith-
A constitution is a written document that has basic laws or principles of a country that is governed.

The constitution keeps the government and the people from having to much power.

Schriewer said...

Blake Schriewer and Jessica Wagner

A constitution is a set of laws that a set of people have made and agreed upon for government.

A constitution is a set of laws that limits power and sets rules for the government.

Savage said...

The constitution is the basic law that provides ground rules for a country sate corporation and defines the govnment and its laws.
Michael and Trevor

Stephanie P. said...

Stephanie Price and Carter Raleigh.

What is a Constitution?
A Constitution is a set of laws people have made up to control an specific area and give rights to the people.

What does the Constitution do for a country?
A constitution provides basic laws for people. It also ensures rights. It defines a government and how leaders are chosen. Lastly, it limits the powers of the government.

Savage said...

The constitution is the basis for a govnment and keeps its main laws that always apply in place and unbreakable to any citizen of that specific country
Trevor and Michael

Lexi Deinlein said...

Megan Ferneding and Lexi Deinlein


What is a Constitution?
A constitution is a system of fundemental principls for nations, states, copporations.

What does the constitution do for our country?
The constitution is supposed to protect the rights of US citizens.
The constitution keeps the country in place and uses the laws to make our nation better and free!

brent w said...
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brent w said...

Brent Wittich,Chris Flinchbaugh and Ryan Frondorf

A constitution is a signed government document that a group of leaders make for there nation.

A constitution protects the rights of all citizens and has all the laws in it. It says what people can and cannot do.

jacob said...

A set of laws that a set of people have made and agreed upon for goverment.

Amy Hetzel and Jacob Hamilton

carrie miller said...

Carrie Miller and Molly O'hearn

What is a constitution?
Its a document that is a set of rules for the goverment. It also sets up how the governemt is going to run.

What does the Constition do for a country.
It protects peoples rights and freedom, it makes sure the country is running correctly.

Anonymous said...

What is the Constitution?
The constitution is a document that tells us how o run our government/country.

What does it do for our country?
It describes the way the government wants us to act and how not to act.
-Kaylin Lother and Brandon Lee

Mackenzie.K said...

Mackenzie Knapp and Daniel Knox

What is a Constitution?
A Constitution is a documeant that shows us how the country is supposed to be run.

What does the Constitution do for a country?
The Constitution provides the laws. Also tells us how the government tells us to act and not how to act.

jacob said...

The contsitution establishes are govermental institutions. The contitution also grants the power and limits the power

Amy Hetzel and Jacob Hamilton

RIchard S. said...

richard slattery and jacob brungs
Aconstitution is a set of principles that set the boundares for a gvernment.

what the constitution does for a country is that it gives it's citizens rights and responsibilities

Lelia B said...

the laws.

Lelia B said...

helps our country.

Anna W. said...

Anna and Jordyn.

What is a Constitution?
Fundamental law; law determining the fundamental political principles of a government.

What does the Constitution do for a country ?
A Constitution provides the basic law of a body politic. The Constitution defines the government,describes how it is organized and how the people who make it up are to be chosen and specifies what powers the government can and can not exercise.

otten.zach said...

Zach Otten
What is Constitution?

The system of fundamental principles according to which a nation, state, corporation, or the like, is governed.

What does the Contitution?

The constitution defines the government. Constituion provides the basic law of body. It
describes how it is organized and how the people who make it up are to be chosen and specifies what powers the government can and can not exercise. It helps the country stay in place.

ConnerK said...

Jake and Conner


What is the Constitution.
The Constitution is laws that our founding fathers have made and agreed on for our government.

The Constitution keeps our goverment following the laws that need to be followed. Making sure the government doesnt mess things up. It also keeps our government from getting any bigger.

Faith G said...

what is a constition?
is a set of laws that a set of people made and agreed on upon the gorernment.

what does the constitution do for the government?
it keeps the illegal immagrants out of out country.

B.J. said...

The constitution was a document made in 1776 and it made it a free country
bj and erin

Emily K. said...

Emily kehling and Jamie Holthaus

What is the Constitution?
It is the supreme law of the united states. The constitution creates the three branchs.

What does the Constitution do for a country?
it provides laws and defines the government. Discribes how the government is organized.

Tony said...

A constition is what forms a government,and tells the amendments of the country.

What does the constition do for a country?
The constition gives laws.The constition also tells some ways the government should be ran.

Abby C said...

Abby Campbell

What is the Constitution?
The Constitution is a document that says how the government works. Also tells what a u.s citizen can do.

What does the Constitution do for a country?

The Constitution supplies laws and tells the government what to do.

Kelsey16 said...

Kelsey Rankin

What is a Constition?
The system of fundamental principles according to witch a nation, state, corporation, or the like, is governed.

What does the Constition do for a country?
A constition helps a country be more organized. We would not know what is legal and what is not legal

Lydia A said...
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Lauren.W. said...

What is a Constitution?
A constitution is a set of written principles according to the people (nation, state, corporation) or a document that indicates a establishment of something.

What does the Constitution do for a country?
A constitution lays out the basic laws for a country, and defines the type of government a country will be, how the leaders will be picked, how long the leaders can be in charge, and what the leaders and people can do. The constitution also Most constitutions list basic human and civil liberties.

Lydia A said...

1. A constitution is a set of written laws. It helps organize the government.

2. The constitution limits the power in the government making sure that no one person or group controls everything. The branches of government have the same amount of control.

Anonymous said...

question: what is a constitution?

answer: a constitution is a set of principles which the laws of a country is based on.

question: what does it do for its country?

answer:it help keep order in the country by providing laws.

Maria K said...

I saw the sight. Thank you for having the parents involved in the classroom.

rjburbick said...

The supreme law of the United States. The framework between the government and the citizens of the United States.
Adam Burbick

jonathangraessle said...

The US Constitution is a document that lays out the plan and organization of the US Government. It outlines the 3 branches of government: the Legislative Branch (Senate and House of Representatives) to make laws, an Executive Branch to enforce laws, and a Judicial Branch to make sure the laws are Constitutional. It was finished on 9-17-1787 and went into affect 3-4-1789.

schinkal said...

Nick schinkal
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.

parker vernon said...

a set of laws that a set of people have made and agreed upon for goverment. The consituition defines a govement.