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Constitution

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ABOUT THE CONSTITUTION

THE PRESIDENT

CANNOT, ON HIS OWN, APPOINT A S.C. JUSTICE
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ENGLISH IS NOT

THE OFFICIAL UNITED STATES LANGUAGE

THERE IS NO

FREE PUBLIC EDUCATION
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A SUPREME COURT

DECISION CAN BE OVERTURNED
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A PRESIDENT CANNOT

SUSPEND CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTIES
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NOT EVERY CASE

CAN BE APPEALED TO THE SUPREME COURT
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THE CONSTITUTION

CREATED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT & DEFINED ITS POWERS
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THE CONSTITUTION DID NOT

DECLARE INDEPENDENCE FROM ENGLAND

CONSTITUTIONAL FACTS

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Oldest written framework of government in the world

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US has been governed by a single framework for over two centuries

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WORLD SIMILARITIES

  • Written constitutions
  • Spell out human/civil rights
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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1787

SERVED AS A MODEL OF FREEDOM FOR PEOPLE EVERYWHERE