citizenship – membership in a society that comes with rights and duties
constitutional republic – a government in which representatives are chosen by the people and whose power is limited by a constitution
checks and balances – a system in which the limits are placed on the branches of government, so no one branch becomes too powerful
federal system – a government where power is shared between a national centralized government and the smaller state governments
compromise – an agreement between opposing parties
Bill of Rights-The 1st 10 amendments to the US Constitution. Gave specific rights to people.
Amendment-a formal change to a legal document, such as a law, contract, or constitution.
Ratification-the process of officially approving or confirming something, usually by vote.
Veto-the power to officially reject or prohibit a decision or course of action
Political party-an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country’s elections. They usually have similar political beliefs.
Federalist-a person who supports a federal government or a political system where states share power with a central government.
Anti-federalist-someone who opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and a strong central government

Constitution Comic Book

We’re going to make a Constitution comic book this week, so get your pencils ready to write some facts and draw some pictures to tell the story of the Constitution!

Each group will be made up of 3 students, each partner will help research, write facts, and draw pictures. Neatness counts!!! You will receive a grade for each day’s work, based on completing all of the questions for that day.

Day 1-The Constitution
Each group will be given 1 piece of construction paper to use.
Each group will research and answer the following questions:
What is the Constitution?
Who wrote the Constitution?
When was it written?
Why was it written?
Each group will draw at least 1 picture to describe the Constitution in comic book format.

Day 2-The 3 Branches of Government
Each group will answer the following questions:
What are the 3 branches of government?
What is the main job of each branch of government(in simple form)?
Make a fun drawing(like people in Congress debating)

Day 3-The Bill of Rights(Amendments 1-5)
Each group will answer the following questions:
Write each amendment number
Write a simple explanation of what each amendment means
Draw a picture that shows the right for at least 1 right

Day 4-The Bill of Rights(Amendments 6-10)
Each group will answer the following questions:
Write each amendment number
Write a simple explanation of what each amendment means
Draw a picture that shows the right for at least 1 right.

Patriots-American colonists who supported independence from Great Britain
Loyalists-American colonists who did not support independence from Great Britain
Political revolution-changing from one governmental structure to another
Militia-a military force of volunteers
Mercenary-soldiers who are paid to fight for a country they are not from
Minutemen-eager young militiamen who were willing to fight at a moment’s notice.

Due to today’s schedule, we will watch this video in class, and complete an exit ticket over 3 facts I learned from the video, to be written in your folder:

https://play.blooket.com/play?hwId=69319ef1e225eba00de24cae