The Words We Live By- Day 1

The purpose is to highlight the disagreements between Federalists and Anti-federalists.

The purpose is to define the role of women in the early days of the United States.

The purpose is to describe the creation of the U.S. Constitution.

The purpose is to explain the original meaning of "We the People" and how it evolved over time.

“Federalists believed that, by creating a stronger national government, the Constitution would enable the United States to survive among the competing powers of Europe."

"Lucy Stone, one of America's first advocates for women's rights, asked in 1853: 'We the People'? Which 'We the People'? The women were not included."

"The Constitution did not include women as full citizens until the 19th Amendment."

“In 1787, the founding fathers gathered in Philadelphia to draft the Constitution."

It illustrates the idea that the Constitution has been continuously amended to be more inclusive.

It shows how the Constitution was originally designed to exclude certain groups of people.

It explains the historical purpose behind the Constitution’s creation.

It discusses the role of the Supreme Court in shaping the Constitution.

To discuss the challenges in ratifying the Constitution.

To explain the Constitution’s ongoing impact on American society.

To provide a summary of how the Constitution became the foundation of the government.

To address the importance of the Bill of Rights.

It introduces the idea of "popular sovereignty" and the principle that power lies with the people.

It focuses on the importance of state governments over the national government.

It describes the legal battles that occurred during the drafting of the Constitution.

It emphasizes the disagreements between the founding fathers during the Constitutional Convention.

She intends to silence their criticisms by showing how theses critics were defeated

  She wants the reader to create their own criticisms of the Preamble.

She believes their criticisms will undermine the Constitution and leave us searching for a new document.

She wants to show how criticisms helped improve the Constitution over the years.