Collections Grade 11 Guiding Questions

Collections Grade 11 Guiding Questions Collection 2

“from The United States Constitution: Preamble and Bill of Rights”

Read the Preamble and Bill of Rights from the public document The United States Constitution. Then, reread the lines indicated with each question below. Answer each question, citing text evidence.

1. Line 1: How does the language in the first line of the Preamble appeal to readers?

2. Lines 1–7: How does the first sentence of the Preamble express the principle of representative democracy?

3. Lines 11–16: How does the second paragraph of the Preamble say the Bill of Rights will fulfill the purpose of making sure the government does not abuse its powers?

4. Lines 17–23: How does the third paragraph of the Preamble illustrate the principle of separation of powers between federal and state government?

5. Lines 37–41: What is the theme of Amendment IV?

6. Lines 42–50: Which branches of the government are affected by Amendment V? Why?

7. Lines 59–62: What is the purpose of Amendment VII?

8. Lines 65–69: How do Amendments IX and X apply to the constitutional principles of separation of powers and balance between government authority and individual rights?

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