The government
created by the Constitution was not our first government after the
Revolutionary War. Our first government was
created through the Articles of Confederation.
While they were created by incorporating the ideas which were
instrumental in the call for independence, they were ineffective at a national
and global level.
State representative
met in Philadelphia, PA in May of 1787 to discuss revising the Articles. Through considerable debate and negotiation,
the delegates decided to start over.
What they came up with has guided our government and our country for
more than 200 years.
The Constitution
begins with the Preamble. This single sentence
sums up the ideas the people had about the government and its role in
society. It reads:
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, 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.
After reading the Preamble, summarize the
sentence in your own words. Based on its
content, what concerns did the framers of the Constitution have about the role
of government? Why do you think it has
continued to be relevant after 200 years?
Grace-Together as one, we will be considerate, peaceful, cooperative, enduring, and prosperous to each other, and we will defend our freedom and make this happen at all costs. The framers clearly wanted everyone to have a say and make the U.S.A. a safe and peaceful place. I think the Constitution is still relevant because citizens of the U.S.A. are happy with it. Some of what they are trying to say in the Preamble is hard for me to comprehend, but I do know that there is justice and liberty in the U.S.A.
ReplyDeleteTogether America will remain peaceful, respectful, and happy place. The framers wanted the people to have the right to do or say something I also think that they wanted people to stay so they gave them rights. I think it's still relevant because it's what founded America, without it we wouldn't have the rights we have today.
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DeleteLily- Together as a country, we will all have a say in all of what we do. We will stand up for our freedom. The farmers wanted a say and make the U.S.A. a better and more secure place. People still respect the Constitution and i thinks its still right. We all need to respect our country and work together, we need to defend for whats right.
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ReplyDeleteAdriana- Together as people we all have the same and equal rights. We will make this place a better place to live for generations to come. We all need to have a say in what we do. We need to respect our country and abide by the laws. I think that the Constitution is still right, and will always be.
ReplyDeleteNatalie- Together as a whole, we will live as equals, make sure justice is served, make peace, provide security for citizens, and reassure that there will be freedom for all people. I think the framers meant for everyone to have a part in what happens in the country, and make sure that everyone felt that they were in a protected environment from anything in Europe at the time that they wanted to get away from. People still abide by the Constitution because it is fair, gives everyone the same rights, gives us relative peace, and is a way of serving justice to those who have broken the law.
ReplyDeleteReed- Together as a country we all have rights. I hope we can make this country a better place to be for our desendints we all have a say in what we do and every say should be tooking seriously. The constitution will be important forever so that it reminds us that we will always be a country and we will always stay together.
ReplyDeleteNikita- Together we will try to make everything as fair as possible and try our best to keep peace but yet have a defense at the ready. The framers wanted the government to rule fairly and have the people decide who they wanted as a leader. I think it has continued to be relevant because it was a good constitution. No one has thought that it needed to be seriously revised because they all agree that it's fair and just and that is what America should stand for.
ReplyDeleteAndoni-Together as citizens of the united states, to achieve our potential, to carry out laws, secure peace among each other, protect its citizens, and to maintain this for all of our children.
ReplyDeleteThe framers wanted the government to have some say but not to rule everything, and to give each person equal opportunity.This document was to regulate the amount of say of the government, and is still followed to this day is because it spells out what we stand for as a country.I think it will stay that way for hundreds of years to come.
Nathaniel- It is basically saying, we always support the truth, work together in times of need, protect one another, and contribute to welfare of our country in any way possible. The framers of the Constitution probably were worried because it may sound like the government is taking control of all the power. It continues to be relevant, because some countries may feel that The United States is never dividing, and stands up for every persons opinion. For these reasons, the Constitution of The United States is looked upon with great respect.
ReplyDeletePetie-What I think it says is that we respect freedom and all the aspects that come with it. It is also saying that the U.S. is a brotherhood and are always there for each other, in thick and thin. The framers probably feared the possibility of it becoming a communism (good think Andoni wasn't one of the Frame people)
ReplyDeletePetie- I also think that it was about keeping our country together and strong, not week and fighting against ourselves.
ReplyDeleteThomas-It means to keep peace, justice, safety, and freedom for a more perfect Union. The framers wanted people to have a say in what the country is going to do. I think it has continued to be relevant because it is still fair and everyone is still okay with them.
ReplyDeletePatrick- We the people of this great United States must come together and make a nation of pride, peace, justice, and liberty to become a powerful, impactful, and Free natoin. The farmers wanted to become a nation of free speech where you can have a say in thing. That is a very important virtue to have in your contry andone day i hope every contry will have that privlage. I belive that this constitution has been around for so long because it let every one have a purpose or say in the nations decisions and because it has kept this contury strong for so many years we cant just throw it away.
ReplyDeleteJustin- We the people are creating this constitution to make the USA a better place. I think the framers wanted everyone to have a say of what happens in the USA. It's still relevant today because it is what Americans believe in.
ReplyDeleteLiza- We the people of the United States will work to make this country peaceful and stable so we may be the strongest nation. I think the framers wanted to make sure that all the people in America where free to do what they needed to do to make this country better. I think freedom is still relevant because we still vote, and we still have freedom of speech, press, and expression.
ReplyDeleteBailie- Together we must establish laws, have peace, and we need security in order to become strong as one nation. I think the framers wanted the people of the United States to have more say than the government would so they would have more freedom. I think the Constitution is relevant 200 years later because it has our basic guidelines, and we will always need to know our guidelines.
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ReplyDeleteRylie- The Delcaration of Independence sets forth the core beliefs of sertain rights proseced by the citizens. It looked as though the government was to run and help organize the people, but together we all have freedom. The government has helped us sustain and grow for over 200 years.
Keelie: We need to be stronger as one through peace, laws, and security. the concerns the framers might have had was how they would keep america together and happy wit each other so they have to establish rules everyone agrees with. because after 200 years we still think the same about, and agree with, the Preamble.
ReplyDeleteMegan- We the people of the United States come together to form the best nation we can. We will provide justice to all, keep peace between neighbors, provide security for the country, promote happiness, and keep the liberty of becoming indepence in our hearts. Their role was to come together and discuss the issue of becoming independent. I think it is still around because we still love being free.
ReplyDeleteLiam- The Preamble is basically saying that in the next few paragraphs we will state what we think are the right laws to keep peace in this new land, and that these decisions were made by the people for the people. They thought that the people should have authority over decisions made by the government. The constitution has continued to be relevant throughout the years, because it has met all of its goals without a problem, and it will continue to be sustained with its amendments as long as it continues to stand legit with its purposes.
ReplyDeleteWes-I think that it means together we accomplished alot in our lives and we can continue doing that now. I think the framers wanted America to continue working as a team for as long as possible. I also think that we have been working as a team for this long so we have done this for 200 years.
ReplyDeleteNate- I think it means that we have established a a basic government. The Framers were concerned quite a bit about governement and it's role, otherwise they wouldn't have made the Constitution. It has continued to be relevant after 200 years beacuase it is the framework of our government, and without it we would have no guidelines for the government, and that would not be good.
ReplyDeletesydney--- To sum it up, the Preamble says that We the people will work to fullfill the best nation we can. The Framers were very worried about how the government would go on without it. It continued relevant because people wouldnt have any rules to go upon and the nation would be very bad.
ReplyDeleteAubrie-Together as the Unites States we should all be treated the same way by having the same rules and rights. The framers wanted to let the people have some say in what they do as the country. I think that the Constitution is a good thing to use and will always will be.
ReplyDeleteHayley- I think it says that us people of the wonderful United States need to make the government function well by being fair to others and provide a strong army to protect. They want this law to last forever and be fair to everyone. The framers wanted to make sure it didn't turn out like it was with the British. If it worked then 200 years ago why can't it work now.
ReplyDeleteLauryn- If I were to summarize the preamble it would be that: As one country we will be kind to one another, be free, and provide. I feel that the framers of the Constitution wanted to make sure that our government wasn't controlling people. In stead they wanted the United States to be a land of opportunities. But they needed some laws and rules that would make it be the land of opportunities. Without the constitution our country could be a mad place. I feel that no one has bothered to change the constitution because if we have made it 200 years with it then we can make 200 more years with it.
ReplyDeleteRaquel- Together all of us across the country need to respect each other thoroughly.We are give freedom that determines our way of life,no one should be able to take that away from us. In this way we provide for one another with a Constitution that everyone has a say in it, because we decide as one and together we are one voice.The framers have this big responsibility and they feel it is important that every voice is heard.I think it is still relevant to the people because we did decide as one and some people may have not gotten to have a say in it but we realize that this Constitution is very developed and organize and we like it this way.
ReplyDeleteTomas-ditto to the others. this country needs to be and will be good and controled by respecting everyone whether they are rivals in a company or a soccer team. we need to be respectful to everyone in the country. We have freedom to almost everything. everyone is a cell in the human body. without one cell, the human body changes. The Framers wanted all the people to have equal rights, although there came segregation and protests but it later turned out well.
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DeleteSean-There are all few frivolous things in the constitution; for example, there was a part in there where they all were going to have no taxes, concluding to the sense that the whole revolution was started by ridiculously high taxes on tea and other materials or supplies. anyway, the anti tax only lasted ten or more years because the country couldn't afford to privately fund itself. To conclude the statement, an empire cannot build itself with nonexistent stone.
ReplyDeleteNekane-we should all treat others as we would like to be treaded and be nice to eachother as one world. We are won country one state one world we shold all be apart of it in a respectfull matter.The constitution was well planned out and well written and very orgaanized and we all should respect that!
ReplyDeleteJohn-we the people are creating this document to ensure a peacful and properous country where there is justice, defense and tranquility.They wanted the government to be controlled for them not against them.They made it so it worked to be a guide for sucess in our country and it has proven to be a great guide
ReplyDeleteJohn-We the people are creating this document to ensure we have a peacful and properous country where there is justice, defense and tranquility. They wanted the goverment to be controlled and for them not against them. The constitution is still in effect because they made it so it worked to be a guide for succes in our country,it has proven to be a great guide.
ReplyDeleteLuke-We the people of the United States,in order to make this country a better place,ensure safety and calmness, provide for our armies, promote the general well being of our citizens, provide freedom for ourselves and all future generations, do publish and make official this Constitution for the United States of America. They were concerned for our safety from enemies, our ability to defend our country,our ability to protect our freedom, and our ability to prosper. Our nation's values have not changed since the past 200 years.
ReplyDeleteClaire-We work together for peace,take of each other, we can work to live,we fight to defend of our freedom. They were concerned about our safety and the right to live and work.
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