From Founding Fathers to The Constitution...

Hello from the SLATE Conference,

      Please view the links below and read the short blog post that follows.  Last week we tried to take a close look at the first 5 Presidents.  Those men were not just our first Presidents, but they were also what historians call our FOUNDING FATHERS.  We will be switching gears here to look at the work they did on The Constitution, The Declaration of Independence, and The Bill of Rights.  

      A CONSTITUTION is a legal framework for government.  It tells how a government is organized and run.  Most constitutions are in writing, but some have unwritten parts.  If a constitution tells a government how to run, then what are the purposes of government?  How should governments be organized?  How are people selected to serve in government, and how is government supposed to go about doing business?  
      
Having a constitution does not mean that a nation has a CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT.  A constitutional government means that there are limits on the powers of government: Limited Government.  This means there are things the government cannot do and actions it may not take.  Our constitution limits the powers of government.  The limits are written into the Constitution.

The CONSTITUTION with Tim and Moby

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