CONSTITUTION PART A

Paraphrase preamble and list powers and responsibilities of the 3 branches of the federal government.Please describe your feelings while reading and taking notes on the Constitution - awe, excitement, boredom, frustration?Pick 5 of your best insights and questions from the 10 you constructed about the Preamble and first 3 articles

Preamble:
"We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility,provide for the common defense,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."

Paraphrase:
the preamble shows that all the people should obey an follow the law if we follow the law then we would have a perfect union, etc. and everything would be under control with the control of the country.

Legislative Branch:

• consist of the congress, the senate and house of representatives-could change election very two years
• certain qualifications for the representative-senate may propose bills
• has control of taxes

Executive Branch:

• in order to become president there are qualifications such as being American born
• the president has say on which laws can be created
• it make sure all laws are being followed

Judicial Branch:

• supreme court
• looking over laws
• deals with problems within states