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What is the Supreme Law of the Land?
What is the Supreme Law of the Land?
The Constitution
What 3 things does the Constitution do?
What 3 things does the Constitution do?
1. Sets up the government
What 3 things does the Constitution do?
2. Defines the government
What 3 things does the Constitution do?
3. Protects the basic rights of Americans
The idea of self-government is in the first 3 words of the Constitution - what are those words?
The idea of self-government is in the first 3 words of the Constitution - what are those words?
We the People...
What is an amendment?
What is an amendment?
A change or addition to the Constitution
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
27
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The Constitution is on display in the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
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