Michael Said:

how is a new amendment put into place?

We Answered:

See the U.S. Constitution, Article V:

The Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the several states, or by conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the Congress; provided that no amendment which may be made prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any manner affect the first and fourth clauses in the ninth section of the first article; and that no state, without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate.

Troy Said:

Which comes first? The Signing of the Constitution or the Signing of Independence?

We Answered:

I hope that you are not a social studies teacher, or your just having a rough start to the day without coffee yet. The United States celebrates the 4th of July to celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The Constitution was created on September 17, 1787 and was ratified on June 21, 1788. The Constitution needed nine different signatures to become official and not be able to be rejected by those who opposed its adoption. The first signing state was Delaware on September 17th, and the ninth signing state was New Hampshire on June 21st. The rest of the nine signatures that made it official occurred between that date. The funny thing about the signing of these documents is that most people believe that a signature convention occurred where all of the signatures occurred at once. For both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, the signatures that were added to those documents occurred over years.

Elaine Said:

Can you believe Harry Reid said this?

We Answered:

Harry Reid is an America hating idiot. I cant believe he gets away with saying half of the crap that comes out of his mouth.

Teresa Said:

Did Laura Bush strongly influence the decision to go to war in Iraq?

We Answered:

There is a huge difference between Laura Bush and Hillary Clinton. Do not assume that what is true for one is true for the other, because Laura Bush is not a power hungry feminist, and don't forget that only one of these ladies thinks that being married to a president qualifies someone to be president, and a couple years in the senate surely doesn't either.

Naomi Said:

Very simple Constitution activity for 6-11-year-olds?

We Answered:

Start out by watching the School House Rock version of the constitution . If you can view You Tube at your school you can play it from their site. If not you can download the video.There are two free ways to do this on the web. There are step by step directions for how to do this at the link below.

Let the kids give ideas about what the words in the video mean.

Explain that a constitution is a system of laws and principles that is set up for a government. That it is our constitution that makes us free.You might also want to go over some of the big freedoms that are guaranteed by the constitution: we can go to any church we want or none at all, our books and newspapers are not told what to write, people are allowed to say what they want (but not at school :) )


To add to the understanding of the constitution read the book We the Kids- by David Cartow. It uses the words of the preamble of the constitution with pictures to show what the meanings might be for kids.

Then ask the kids to help you, as a class, create your own classroom constitution. What are the things that your class wants to guarantee to its learners.

At the end of the day- give out copies of the constitution you got- and if you have time- a printed copy of your classroom constitution.