The Constitution

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The Constitution

• The Constitution is the foundation of the
  country.It is organized in different sections.

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The Preamble

• You can think of the preamble as a hello to the
  Constitution.It is also a list of principals of
  the at that time newcountry.

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The 7 Articles

• Most if not all of the articles were made so no
  branch of government would overrule one
  another.The articles were ratified by 12 states
  such as Virginia,Georgia,and Maryland.The 7
  articles are after the Preamble.

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Here are the 7 Articles

• 1.The legislative branch 2. The executive
  branch 3.The judicial branch 4.Relations
  among states 5.Amending the constitution 6.Gene
  ral provisions 7.Ratification of the
  conventions

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The Bill of Rights

• The Bill of Rights also known as the first ten
  Amendments. A fun fact about the bill of Rights
  is that they were all decided or written in 1791.
  They are after the 7 articles.

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The Bill of Rights

• The Bill of Rights is also the first ten
  Amendments and they are 1.Basic Freedom
  1791 2.Weapons and the militia
  1791 3.Housing soldiers 1791 4.Searches
  and seizures 1791 5.Rights of accused
  persons 1791 6.Rights to a fair
  trial 1791 7.Jury trial in civil cases
  1791 8.Bail and punishment
  1791 9.Rights of the people
  1791 10.Power of the states and people
  1791

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Here are some other very important amendments

• 13. End of slavery 1865 14.Rights of
  citizenship 1868 15.Voting rights
  1870 19.Womens voting rights
  1920 26.Voting age 18 1971

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The End

• By Jennifer,Brett,and Oscar