Lesson 2

1.There was a convention for swimmers

2.To represent

3.They decided it could not be fixed

4.The Constitution

5.When you decide to meet in the middle with someone like if they want ice cream and you want
popsicles you can have popsicles with ice cream in them

7.They had to give up unequal powers

8.As not as worth as much as them

9.They did not support the idea

10. the Constitution would create a system in which power is divided between the federal, or national,
government and the states.

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Feds: Believed that the constitution should not be ratified

Anti-feds: believed the constitution should be ratified and were usually wealthier

Lesson 3

1.The preamble

2. The first part is the Preamble,

There are seven articles, or sections. They describe how the government is to
be set up. The government is divided into three parts called branches. Each
branch has different powers, The last part of the Constitution is made up of the
amendments. These are changes that have been added over time. There are
27 amendments. The first ten amendments are the Bill of Rights. They were
added soon after ratification.

Article II describes the executive branch.

4. Article I describes the legislative branch, Article II describes the executive branch.
Article II describes the executive branch. The rest of the articles explain the relationship
between the states and the federal government. They
also tell how the Constitution can be changed.
The last part of the Constitution is made up of the
amendments.
5.Judicial, Executive, Legislative

6.Judicial interprets, Executive Enforces, and legislative make the law

7.A amendment is like a law but much more difficult to pass and harder to ratify and protect citizens
rights

8. Two-thirds of congress vote to propose, three-fourths need to approve, then, it becomes a amendment

9.3/4

10. because they

are officially part of the Constitution. However, certain
actions by the president have led to informal, or unofficial,
amendments.

11. Proposal by convention of the states, with ratification by state conventions. ...Proposal by
convention of the states, with ratification by state legislatures. ...Proposal by Congress, with ratification
by state conventions.

12. The Constitution can be changed through both formal and informal processes. ... To
amend the Constitution, it has to be voted on by both houses of Congress by a two-
thirds majority. If approved, it becomes a formal proposal, and is sent to the state
legislatures to be ratified.