NAME: DATE: PERIOD: | «The United States of America has a Constitution «The Constitution is made up of lots of different laws that help protect citizens and people in the United States. *The First Amendment is very important because it protects my right to free speech, freedon of press, and the freedom to practice any religion | choose. The first ten amendements are commonly referred to as the Bill of Rights. +The document was signed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ? CO. ag Why is there even a Constitution? What is the point of the document? «if the Constitution was not created until 1787, what did the United States have that brought law and order to the country? Who helped create the Constitution? Who were the "major players" who helped to shape the document, and eventually signed it? What were some of the arguments in creating the Constitution? Were there issues? What were they? +Who is considered the “Father of the Consitution?" + Where is th Constitution * The Constitution exists because it established America's national government, fundamental laws, and guranteed basic human rights. * America's first governing document was called the Articles of Confederation. At the time, the document was considered to be too weak, giving states too much power, to the point where they were almost like countries. «James Madison is considered to be the “Father of the \gton, John Hancock, and John Adams helped to shape the document. «The northern states and the southern states debated the topic of slavery while crafting the Constitution. This would ‘set up tensions further