What Now….?

• Constitution has been written• Now it must be approved or ratified by at least

9 state conventions• 2 groups of opposing views • Federalists-support Constitution and strong

national government • Anti-Federalists-oppose constitution and fear

a strong national government

SSCG3 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the U.S. Constitution

B. Analyze the purpose of government stated in the Preamble of the United States Constitution.

Essential Question: What are the purposes of government?

Target: SWBAT analyze the purposes of government stated in the Preamble of the Constitution.

Goals of Our Government

• Constitution begins by stating the goals of our government in the Preamble, or introduction.

• Framers listed 6 goals.

Promote the General Welfare

• Our government tries to create conditions that will benefit all Americans.

Form a More Perfect Union

• Framers were seeking a better government than the one under the Articles of Confederation

• To Unite the 13 separate states under an effective national government!

Ensure Domestic Tranquility

• Our government tries to establish a peaceful society in which people are protected from the unlawful acts of others.

Establish Justice

• We have a legal system that seeks fair ways to settle disputes between individuals, between individuals and the government, between states, and between the national and state governments.

Provide for the Common Defense

• Government seeks to protect citizens from attacks by other countries.

Secure the Blessings of Liberty to Ourselves and our Posterity

• Government seeks to give people the freedom to choose where they work, where they live, what they believe, and who shall represent them in government.

• We are not free to do whatever we want.• Our actions should not interfere with the rights

of others.• Government protects the liberty of all citizens,

including future citizens (our posterity)