U'S' Constitution: ABC Book

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U.S. ConstitutionABC Book

• By Angela Shicatano
• Period 6

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A is for Articles of Confederations

• The Articles of Confederation was the first
  self-governing document to be present in the
  United States of America.

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B is for Bill of Rights

• The bill of rights is the first 10 amendments in
  the United States Constitution. They showed how
  to self govern the federal system.

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C is for Constitution

• The Constitution is a legal document created by
  famous speakers in order to insure prosperity to
  the citizens of the United States of America.

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D is for Delaware

• Delaware was the 1st known land to be admitted to
  be a state.
• This also caused many people to buy more land and
  create America.

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E is for Executive Branch

• The executive branch is the branch in government
  that is responsible for what happens in each and
  every state. They are the leaders.

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F is forFreedom

• Freedom is a privilege that was given to every
  white man that entered the USA.
• Slaves that came to the southern states had to
  work and earn their freedom.

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G is for The Great Comprimise

• The Great Compromise was an agreement between
  Virginia and New Jersey.
• The argument was over state representation.
• They settled it in 1787.

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H is for House of Representatives

• The house of representatives is 1 of the 2 houses
  in the United States Congress.
• This is where the representatives of each state
  come to decide what the laws are.

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I is forIndependence

• Independence is the state the colonists enjoyed
  after ratification of the Articles of
  Confederation and the Constitution.

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J is forJudicial Branch

• Judicial branch is the court system in the 3
  branches of government.
• The judicial branch is responsible for
  interpreting the law.

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K is for The Keystone state (known as
Pennsylvania)

• The Keystone state is just a nickname for the
  state of Pennsylvania.
• All states have a nickname.
• The Keystone State was where the Constitution
  was signed.

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L is forLegislative branch

• The legislative branch is the branch of
  government that makes the laws.
• It is also the only branch of government that is
  a bicameral.

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M is for Madison, James

• James Madison was one of Americas founding
  fathers.
• He is known for creating the 1st draft of the 1st
  ten amendments of the Constitution (the Bill of
  Rights)

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N is for The New Jersey Plan

• The New Jersey Plan was a suggestion to
  government to give 1 vote to each and every
  state, no matter how large.
• They wanted equalized representation.

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O is for Northwest Ordinance (1787)

• The Northwest Ordinance tells how the Northwest
  was governed.
• As territory grew more rights and privileges were
  given.

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P is forPhiladelphia

• Philadelphia is the main city where all legal
  documents were made and signed.
• The city is in the great state of Pennsylvania.

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Q is for Quill

• A quill is an object that all papers were signed,
  written and edited with.
• The quill itself usually comes right off the back
  of a quail.

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R is for Republic government

• A republic government is when the population gets
  to choose the candidates who run for office.
• the United States government is a republic
  government.

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S is for Senate

• A senate is the other house of government in the
  bicameral.
• There are 2 senators from every state.

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T is forThree-Fifths Compromise

• This is when the lower states wanted to make
  their population larger by counting every 5
  slaves as 3 white men.
• After applying the Three-fifths Compromise, there
  ended up being more slaves than white men.

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U is forUnited States of America

• The United States of America is the land our
  founding forefathers established by seceding from
  England.

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V is for Virginia Plan

• The Virginia Plan was a plan that proposed self
  government.
• They wanted to have 3 branches of government
• They also wanted to have 2 houses.
• They based the votes off of population.
• The smaller states were offended because they
  thought the bigger states would end up ruling the
  smaller states (monarchy).

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W is forWashington, George

• George Washington was the 1st president of the
  USA.
• He signed the Constitution.
• He also signed the Articles of Confederation.

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Y is for The Year of 1787

• In the year of 1787, the final copy of the
  National Constitution was signed.
• All but 3 delicates signed the sheets.