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It’s Constitution Day! September 17 th, 2010
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Let’s Brainstorm... What is a Constitution? A constitution is a set of traditions, rules, and laws for the way a country is run. OUR Constitution contains the rules Americans follow
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The Story of Our Constitution Today, there are fifty states in the United States. When the Constitution was created, there were only thirteen!
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The Story of Our Constitution Over 200 years ago, America was a new country and Americans wanted to create rules and laws for the country.
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The Story of Our Constitution In 1787, 55 men called delegates met in Philadelphia for a meeting or convention to form the rules of the new country. The men were called the Framers of the Constitution.
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The Story of Our Constitution After many days with many fights, 39 delegates signed the Constitution on September 17, 1787. Some of the delegates are famous people- do you know these two?
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Facts About the Constitution It is the highest law of the land. The Constitution creates the office of the president, the Congress, and the courts.
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Facts About the Constitution Our government has three parts—the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
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Facts About the Constitution Amendments are changes to the Constitution. The Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments (changes) to the Constitution. There are 27 amendments today!
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