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1.  Read the original Constitution (stopping at Amendment I) taking no more an hour, in order to see the "big picture" of the document.  An online copy is here.<ref>http://constitutioncenter.org/constitution/full-text</ref>  Do not worry if you do not understand every term or concept in it.  The entire original Constitution can be read aloud in only about 40 minutes.
 
1.  Read the original Constitution (stopping at Amendment I) taking no more an hour, in order to see the "big picture" of the document.  An online copy is here.<ref>http://constitutioncenter.org/constitution/full-text</ref>  Do not worry if you do not understand every term or concept in it.  The entire original Constitution can be read aloud in only about 40 minutes.
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2.  Write an outline for the Articles in the Constitution (do not include the Amendments, which were added later).  For example, "Article I - establishes Congress and defines its legislative power.  Article II - ...."
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2.  Write a brief outline for the Articles in the Constitution (do not include the Amendments, which were added later).  For example, "Article I - establishes Congress and defines its legislative power.  Article II - ...."
    
3.  Identify three major resources for learning more about the Constitution and what it means, such as documents written at the time which are now available on the internet.
 
3.  Identify three major resources for learning more about the Constitution and what it means, such as documents written at the time which are now available on the internet.
    
4.  Using the University of Chicago resource for founding documents, who wanted to add "common defence, security of liberty and general welfare" to the Preamble?  Which State did he represent as a delegate?
 
4.  Using the University of Chicago resource for founding documents, who wanted to add "common defence, security of liberty and general welfare" to the Preamble?  Which State did he represent as a delegate?
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== Honors ==
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5.  Find something in the original Constitution (i.e., not including the amendments) which you might specifically use one day.  Explain.
    
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