Provide for the Common Defense and Promote the General Welfare

Drafting the Constitution and the Preamble in Action

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Evaluate how the military protects national security and how public services (infrastructure, health, education) promote the general welfare today.

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Drafting the Constitution and the Preamble in Action

5th Grade · Social Studies · US-UT-SS

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Analyze the compromises of the 1787 Philadelphia Convention, the structure of a compound constitutional republic, and apply the Preamble's ideals to historical and modern issues.

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To Form a More Perfect Union: Uniting States Over TimeNot started yet
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5.3.2Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Apply the ideals found in the Preamble of the United States Constitution to historic and current events and issues.