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Lesson Five: The Constitution
The
Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land. It is the plan of the
United States government. The Constitution was written in 1787.
The Constitution protects the rights of all people living in the
United States, both citizens and non-citizens.
The
introduction to the Constitution is
called the Preamble. It starts with the words, “We the
people. . .”
The
Constitution explains that the United States has a republic
form of government. It also describes how the government
has three branches: executive, legislative and judicial. The men
who wrote the Constitution did not want one man or branch of government
to have too much power. No one branch has more power than another.
The
Constitution can be changed. A change to the Constitution is called
an amendment. It is very difficult to make an amendment. There are
27 amendments.
The
first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called The Bill of Rights.
The first amendment protects four important rights, Freedom
of speech, Freedom of the press, Freedom of religion, and
Freedom of peaceful assembly.
The
most important right granted to U.S. citizens is the right to vote.
The 14th, 15th and 19th amendments all guarantee or address voting
rights.
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Vocabulary
Introduction:
the beginning of a book or document
Freedom
of speech:
you can say what you feel and think
Freedom
of peaceful assembly:
you
can gather in a group to protest peacefully
Freedom
of the press: you can say what you feel
and think through newspapers, television, internet, radio
or other media
Freedom
of religion: you can practice the religion
of your choice
Republic:
a democratic country with out a King of Queen
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