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- 1. 1. Form a group to discuss your Constitutional Convention 2. Figure out what is your groups mission and goals. Revise and rewrite these ideas in your preamble 3. Decide how the organization will run. Will there be a President? Other committee members. What are the terms of office, etc? 4. Decide on the decision making body. Will it be a small representative of the whole group or a central committee? How to Create a Constitution
- 2. 5. What will be the amendment process if there needs to be a change to the constitution in the future? 6. Have a meeting to ratify the constitution. 7. Debate and discuss. If not ratified, repeat back to steps 1 - 6 8. Continue holding elections so the constitution is an everchanging working document. How to Create a Constitution
- 3. 1776 – The Declaration of Independence as well as the Articles of Confederation are signed by the Continental Congress. This is the first Constitution of the newly created country. 1783 – Treaty of Paris is signed ending the war between Britain and the US colonies. 1787 – Continental Congress meets for the "sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation". How the US Constitution was Created
- 4. 1789 – The Articles Congress ratifies the Constitution. In March, the First Congress begins and George Washington is inaugurated as President two months later. 1789 – Present day - The Constitution was established as a working document that has been amended 27 times so far. It is the framework for the federal laws and is still referred to today in all three branches of the US government. How the US Constitution was Created