noun a deduction or lessening of something abatement* verb to lessen or diminish abridge* noun a change to a constitution (e.g., U.S. Constitution, Florida amendment Constitution) article noun a numbered chapter or section of a contract, treaty, or constitution noun the power to direct the actions of people or to make decisions authority noun the act of giving something up cession* constitution noun the basic principles and laws of a nation or state that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it; usually a written document proper the part of the Florida Constitution that lists the basic rights Florida Declaration of noun guaranteed to all citizens who live in the state Rights verb advance beyond the usual limit, encroach infringe* noun the territory within which power can be exercised jurisdiction* noun the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for militia* military service preamble noun the introduction to a constitution; it states that the people establish the government, and it lists the purposes of the government verb to forbid or to not allow something prohibit noun money derived from income revenue* adjective absolute, fixed, unconditional vested* * The terms with an asterisk denote terms that are not considered civics content vocabulary but are important for students to know in order to complete the lesson activities. See Lesson Step 20. Suggested Student Activity Sequence To begin this lesson, project images of the U.S. Constitution and a Florida Constitution. Teacher Note: The intent of this hook activity is to project images of the documents rather than just text so that students have an awareness of what the documents look like, especially the U.S. Constitution. Text of the documents will be used later in the lesson. Image of the U.S. Constitution: Images of previous Florida constitutions: Ask students to identify the documents. (To assist with the on this, point out “We People” the U.S. Constitution.) Lead students to the understanding that they are looking at the U.S. Constitution and one version of the Florida Constitution. Teacher note: Florida has had six constitutions. The most current version was ratified in 1968.
abatement* noun a deduction or lessening of something abridge* verb to lessen or diminish amendment noun a change to a constitution (e.g., U.S. Constitution, Florida Constitution) article noun a numbered chapter or section of a contract, treaty, or constitution authority noun the power to direct the actions of people or to make decisions cession* noun the act of giving something up constitution noun the basic principles and laws of a nation or state that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it; usually a written document Florida Declaration of Rights proper noun the part of the Florida Constitution that lists the basic rights guaranteed to all citizens who live in the state infringe* verb advance beyond the usual limit, encroach jurisdiction* noun the territory within which power can be exercised militia* noun the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service preamble noun the introduction to a constitution; it states that the people establish the government, and it lists the purposes of the government prohibit verb to forbid or to not allow something revenue* noun money derived from income vested* adjective absolute, fixed, unconditional * The terms with an asterisk denote terms that are not considered civics content vocabulary but are important for students to know in order to complete the lesson activities. See Lesson Step 20. Suggested Student Activity Sequence To begin this lesson, project images of the U.S. Constitution and a Florida Constitution. Teacher Note: The intent of this hook activity is to project images of the documents rather than just text so that students have an awareness of what the documents look like, especially the U.S. Constitution. Text of the documents will be used later in the lesson. Image of the U.S. Constitution: Images of previous Florida constitutions: Ask students to identify the documents. (To assist with this, point out “We the People” on the U.S. Constitution.) Lead students to the understanding that they are looking at the U.S. Constitution and one version of the Florida Constitution. Teacher note: Florida has had six constitutions. The most current version was ratified in 1968.
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