1. Warm Up Take a Text Book out Open to Page 233
Read Preamble of Constitution
Reword Preamble into your own words
Can you understand the references being made in the Preamble? Include them!

2. The Constitution: The Document

3. Rewording!
What is the Preamble trying to say?

4. We the People of the United States,
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.

5. The Document Divided into Articles then Sections then Clauses
Constitution has 7 Articles
Each Article has specific Purpose

6. Citing Within the Constitution
Articles broken into smaller parts
Section
Sections broken into smaller parts
Clauses
To Cite: Article #, Section #, Clause #

7. Working with the Document
Open Textbook to page 233
Citing
Give Article Number
Then Section Number
Then Clause if there is a Clause

8. The Articles Article I – Legislative Article II – Executive
Art III – Judicial
Art IV – Relationships between the States
Art V – Amendments
Art VI – National Supremacy
Art VII – Ratification
27 Amendments

9. Decoding the Constitution
Take out Worksheet to complete

10. Constitution Trip Reminders
Itinerary
After 1st Report to Cafeteria
Bring something to write with and food $$ (10-12)
Bus to Museum
Backpacks fine, but will get checked
Constitution Center Itinerary
Arrive at Center
10:30 Freedom Rising Multimedia Presentation
11:30 Meet Out front of Constitution Center Walk to Boorse
12:40 Meet busses back at Constitution Center
Leave Center for GVMS
Expectations
If not going…
Follow normal schedule, report to any classroom where told to. Bring work.