Now let us bear in mind that the people reserved much of their power, which under the plan of government adopted was to be used in their respective States under Constitutions and laws expressing the will of the people with relation to their domestic affairs. At our next meeting, we shall consider briefly something of the Constitutions of the States, where they come from, and the wonderful purpose they serve in carrying out the scheme of the people in actual self government.
1. Why are the individual guaranties of the Constitution so important?
3. In whom is the legislative power of the United States vested?
5. What is a partnership? How is it usually formed?
6. From whom did the United States obtain its power?
7. State the terms of service of: (a) the President, (b) Senators, (c) Representatives, (d) the Vice President?
A. Tell some of the powers conferred by the people upon the United States.
B. Into what departments does the Constitution separate the powers of government?
C. At the time of the adoption of the Constitution, why were the people suspicious?
D. Name some officers now in service of the National government: (a) in the executive department, (b) in the legislative department, (c) in the judicial department.
E. Write a statement of the attitude of the people of the States when the Constitution was submitted to them for ratification, what was the subject of public discussion, what parties were formed, and what was done to secure the consent of the people to ratify the Constitution?
F. Write in 100 words or less a summary of what the United States Constitution is.
The Grant And Limitations Of Power Expressed By The People In The Constitutions Of The States
Every human organization had a beginning. This is a large city in which we now live, but there was a time within the memory of men still living, when there was nothing here but an unbroken prairie. A log cabin was the first building where the city now stands. Then came the cultivated fields. A flour mill was erected down on the river bank, then a blacksmith shop, a store, a livery stable, some modest dwellings, then a school house, and a church. Thus came the little village which through the years has slowly grown into the present city.