C is for Constitution - US Government Book for Kids | Children's Government Books

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Description

A nation’s constitution represents the laws that must be followed. Constitutions depend on the kind of government prevalent in a nation. This book will give you a deeper understanding of what the constitution is and what it is not. Reading learning resources on your own will help influence your ability to absorb information on your own pace. Grab a copy today!

Sujets

• Federal government of the United States

Informations

• Publié par: Speedy Publishing LLC
• Date de parution: 15 juillet 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781541923126
• Langue: English

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C is for Constitution
US Government Book for Kids
Children’s Government Books



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Copyright 2017
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T he United States is governed by a Constitution that sets out the basic laws of the country and establishes how the government should operate. Where did that document come from? Let’s see!
















































The need for a constitution
W hen the United States became independent from Great Britain after the Revolutionary War, it was a loose collection of thirteen colonies along the east coast of North America. The colonies were very different, and each was suspicious that the other colonies might be trying to get ahead of them in some way.




Revolutionary War





















































Great Britain Flag
















































T he colonies first put together the Articles of Confederation, a document for a central government, in 1781. This was while the colonies were still at war, and most people were concentrating on fighting Great Britain.
















































T he Articles of Confederation set up a very weak central government, one that could not even set and collect taxes to get the money to do what it had to do. There were no federal courts and not even a president! The Congress was supposed to decide national matters, but it couldn’t make any one of the thirteen states do what was decided if that state did not want to.
















































George Washington presiding at the Convention of 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation

















































Alexander Hamilton