| What are the 10 most important
rights that a person can have? In other words, if there were
only ten things you could make the government do (or prevent it from
doing), what would they be?
Remember, our Founding Fathers
thought that "people may establish what form of government they
please, and change it as they please" - if you want to
stay in power, you want to make sure the people won't change the
government!!
As you discuss and debate, keep the
following issues in mind:
 | The Preamble and the purpose of
the Constitution
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| Will citizens be guaranteed any
rights? If so, which rights?
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| discrimination
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| education
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| employment
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| equality
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| food
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| guns and arms
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| health care
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| housing
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| the legal system and jail
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| marriage and family
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| the media
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| privacy
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| property
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| religion
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| security and safety of citizens
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| slavery
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| torture
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| voting
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| who holds the power - the
federal or state government? |
When you have your ten most important
written up and checked, move on to
adding them to a broadsheet, the type of document used
for the original Constitution. |