Construction project by Jasmine Delgado https://padlet.com/jdelgado203912/z5ixhulp5rs9 en-us 2019-01-31 22:11:05 UTC 2025-07-24 15:25:29 UTC hello@padlet.com Preamble (Jasmine Delgado) jdelgado203912 https://padlet.com/jdelgado203912/z5ixhulp5rs9/wish/326506797 The Preamble is the opening statement for the US Constitution. It's purpose is to explain why we need the Constitution. It also gives us the best summary of the three branches of government all together.
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, 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.”]]> 2019-01-31 22:16:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jdelgado203912/z5ixhulp5rs9/wish/326506797 6 basic principles of the Constitution ( Amy Vang) avang204280 https://padlet.com/jdelgado203912/z5ixhulp5rs9/wish/326506836 1. Popular Sovereignty: people are the only source of governmental power.
2. Limited Government: holds that government is not all-powerful, that it may do only those things that the people have given it the power to do.
3. Separation of Powers: an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.
4. Checks and Balances: counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.
5. Judicial Review: review the power to decide whether what government does is in accord with what the Constitution provides.
6. Federalism: the division of power among a central government and several
]]> 2019-01-31 22:16:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jdelgado203912/z5ixhulp5rs9/wish/326506836 Amendments 11- 20(Elyzjah Fuentes) efuentes203950 https://padlet.com/jdelgado203912/z5ixhulp5rs9/wish/326507345 11th Amendment: States are protected from being sued by citizens of another state.
12th Amendment: Separated balloting procedures for president and vice president.
13th Amendment: Abolition of slavery.
14th Amendment: Grants former slaves citizenship with equal protection.
15th Amendment: African Americans can vote.
16th Amendment: Established federal income tax.
17th Amendment: Direct election of U.S. senators. 
18th Amendment: Prohibition.
19th Amendment: Women have the right to vote.
20th Amendment: The presidents and vice presidents term of office begins on January 20th, and no longer in March.]]> 2019-01-31 22:18:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jdelgado203912/z5ixhulp5rs9/wish/326507345 The three branches of government (Luis) lgarcia203957 https://padlet.com/jdelgado203912/z5ixhulp5rs9/wish/326507878 Legislative Branch: This power of branch makes laws. It consists of Congress, senate, and House of Representatives.
Executive Branch: This power of government carries out laws. It consists of President, Vice, President, and the cabinet.
Judicial Branch: This power of government interpret laws. It consists of the Supreme Court and the Other Federalist.]]> 2019-01-31 22:20:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jdelgado203912/z5ixhulp5rs9/wish/326507878 Amendments 1-10(Jasmine Delgado) jdelgado203912 https://padlet.com/jdelgado203912/z5ixhulp5rs9/wish/326510189 1st Amendment:Freedom of religion, speech, petition and assembly
2nd Amendment: Right to Bear Arms
3rd Amendment: No quartering of soldiers
4th Amendment:Protection against illegal search and seizure
5th Amendment:Protection against self-incrimination, double jeopardy. Protection of due process and right to a grand jury.
6th Amendment:Right to speedy and public trial, impartial jury and right to counsel.
7th Amendment:Right to a trial by jury in common-law cases.
8th Amendment: Protection against cruel and unusual punishment. No excessive bail imposed.
9th Amendment: The enumeration of rights in the Constitution won't be used against the people.
10th Amendment: Reserved powers to the states.]]> 2019-01-31 22:31:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jdelgado203912/z5ixhulp5rs9/wish/326510189 elias amendments 21-27 eorozco403894 https://padlet.com/jdelgado203912/z5ixhulp5rs9/wish/326510606 21st Amendment: Repeal of Prohibition 22nd Amendment: Presidents limited to 2 terms. 23rd Amendment: D.C. given presidential electors. 24th Amendment: Poll tax is illegal. 25th Amendment: Established VP as successor if P is unable to serve. P can nominate a VP if there is a VP vacancy. 26th Amendment; 18-year-olds have the right to vote. 27th Amendment: Congressional pay raises will only take effect after the next election.]]> 2019-01-31 22:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jdelgado203912/z5ixhulp5rs9/wish/326510606 avang204280 https://padlet.com/jdelgado203912/z5ixhulp5rs9/wish/326511109 2019-01-31 22:35:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jdelgado203912/z5ixhulp5rs9/wish/326511109 avang204280 https://padlet.com/jdelgado203912/z5ixhulp5rs9/wish/326511208 2019-01-31 22:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jdelgado203912/z5ixhulp5rs9/wish/326511208 Analyzing Constitution (Jasmine Delgado) jdelgado203912 https://padlet.com/jdelgado203912/z5ixhulp5rs9/wish/326891331 The constitution is still functioning to this day because our ]]> 2019-02-01 21:53:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jdelgado203912/z5ixhulp5rs9/wish/326891331 Analyze why the constitution is still functioning today, use evidence to back up why? efuentes203950 https://padlet.com/jdelgado203912/z5ixhulp5rs9/wish/326891431 2019-02-01 21:54:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jdelgado203912/z5ixhulp5rs9/wish/326891431