2.9.09Why have a constitution?

Agenda:• Discuss the article• Discuss the

importance of the constitution

• Look at the parts of the constitution

Let’s talk about this article

What did you think about Aung San Suu Kyi’s story?

What would you do if you heard about something like this happened in the United

States?

Why have a constitution?

“If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to

govern men, no controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government of men over men, the great difficulty lies in this:

You must first enable the government to control the governed, and in the next place oblige it to control itself”

~James Madison

So we need a constitution, what do we put in it?

Three parts:

Preamble

Articles

Amendments

Preamble