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The Constitution. By: Mr. Kameron Pierce. “We the people of the United States”. -Constitution of the United States, Preamble, September 17, 1787. Vocabulary. Republic Inflation Arsenal Territory Ordinance. Republic.
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The Constitution By: Mr. Kameron Pierce
“We the people of the United States” -Constitution of the United States, Preamble, September 17, 1787.
Vocabulary • Republic • Inflation • Arsenal • Territory • Ordinance
Republic • A republic is a form of government in which people elect representatives to govern the country.
Inflation • Inflation occurs when the value of a government’s money falls because there is too much of it.
Arsenal • An arsenal is a building that is used for strong weapons.
Territory • A territory is a land that belongs to a national government but is not a state and is not represented in Congress.
Ordinance • In 1785 Congress passed a land ordinance, or set of laws, that created a system to survey, or measure, the western lands.
Bill of Rights • The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
Vocabulary • Convention • Commerce • Federal System • Bill
Convention • In 1786 some leaders called on the states to hold a convention, or an important meeting, to discuss trade among the states.
Commerce • Chief among the delegates’ concerns was commerce, or trade.
Federal System • Instead, the delegates agreed to create a federal system, one which the right to govern would be shared by the national government and the state governments.
Bill • Either house could present a bill, or an idea for a new law, but both had approve it before it became a law.
Three branches of Government • Legislative • Executive • Judicial
Legislative branch • Congress they make laws.
Executive branch • President of the United States and its cabinet.
Judicial branch • The supreme court
The preamble • We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence,[note 1] 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