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The Preamble and the Bill of Rights

The Preamble

**"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

Please take out a sheet of paper. Please rewrite the Preamble of the Constitution in terms that would be relevant today. Make sure that you address each concern that is discussed in the original.**

The Bill of Rights

**Number a sheet of paper from 1-10. Using the orginal Bill of Rights, create a new Bill of Rights that addresses concerns you have in your own life. Keep in mind that if you take out one of the original Amendments, that it could have an affect on your other rights. When you are finished, discuss with a partner what you have changed and what you have kept from the original document.**