The US Constitution

Vocab

1. Legislative-having the power to make laws
2. Herein-in this document or book
3. Attained-succeed in achieving ;something that one desires and has worked for
4. Enumeration-counting or reciting numbers or a numbered list
5. Indictment-a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
6. Legislature-the legislative body of a country or state
7. Quorum-the minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid
8. Penalties-a punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract
9. Expel-force someone to leave a place, especially a country
10. Tribunals-a court of justice
11. Prohibited-that has been forbidden; banned
12. Convene-come or bring together for a meeting or activity; assemble
13. Peaceably-not involving violence or fighting
14. Controversy-disagreement, typically when prolonged, public, and heated
15. Enumeration-complete, ordered listing of all the items in a collection
16. Disparage-regard or represent as being of little worth
17. Servitude-the state of being a slave or completely subject to someone more powerful
18. Requisite-made necessary by particular circumstances or regulations
19. Inoperative-not working or taking effect
20. Abridged-curtail (rights or privileges)
21. Vacancy-an unoccupied position or job

Timeline of What led up to the US Constitution

• 1775- Revolutionary War begins. The 13 Colonies rebel against the Britain
• 1776- Declaration of Independence was written and approved by the Continental Congress
• 1781- Revolutionary War ends
  The Continental Congress agrees on the Articles of Confederation
  March 1, Continental Congress is replaced by the Congress of the Confederation, which forms the basis of the new US government
• 1786-  Representatives from five states meet at Annapolis, Maryland, to talk about interstate trade. Because so few representatives attend, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison call for another convention to be held in Philadelphia
• 1787- The Constitutional Convention begins on May 25, in Philadelphia. Fifty-five representatives attend and begin drafting the Constitution. On September 17, 1787, the convention comes to a close as the representatives signed the Constitution

CCCitations

• dictionary.com
• http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/creating-us-constitution-time-line

Comparison of The Magna Carta and

 The Us Constitutions

Difference

• Magna Carta was made in 1215 and the US Constitution was made in 1787
• Magna Carta was made in England, when the Costitution was in the United States
• The Magna Carta addresses issues related to the king 
• The constitution addresses issues of how to protect the liberties of individual citizens 

Similarities 

• Both documents sought to protect individual liberties nd to limit the powers of the govertments.
• Freedom of SpeechF
• Freedom to petion the King/The Goverment
• Citizens' right/Parliament's right to asemble peacefully
• Citizens' right to bear arms
• No standing army/no quartering of soldiers
• No excessive bail
• No cruel or unusual punishment