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Here are the teacher pack items for United States: Government:
Overview In this experience, students are introduced to the U.S. Constitution, including the Preamble and the purposes of the Constitution. They then explore how the Constitution organizes the federal government into three branches and divides power among them. Next, students examine ways people participate in the U.S. system of government and learn how voting rights have expanded over time. Finally, students research another country and compare how citizens participate in government there with citizen participation in the United States. Objectives:
Have you ever heard the phrase “We the People”? Do you know where it comes from? These are the first three words of the United States Constitution.
The Constitution is the highest law of the United States. It created the basic structure of the federal government, explains how government power is divided, and establishes important principles about how the government should work.
In this experience, you will explore several important parts of the U.S. Constitution and learn how they shape the government of the United States.
Objectives:
Scene at the Signing of the Constitution, by Howard Christy
The U.S. Constitution begins with a short introduction called the preamble. A preamble explains the main purposes and goals of a document.
As you read the preamble, think about what the writers of the Constitution believed the new government should accomplish.
The preamble of the U.S. Constitution says:
We the people,
In order to form a more perfect union,
Establish justice, insure domestic tranquility,
Provide for the common defense,
Promote the general welfare and
Secure the blessings of liberty
To ourselves and our posterity
Do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
As a class, discuss what you think some of these phrases mean:
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