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UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION UTAH CONSTITUTION Primary Sources
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UNITED STATES CONSTITUTIONUTAH CONSTITUTION
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What are we doing today?
Today we are talking about primary documents!!By the end of today you will…Know what a primary document is and its
purpose and why it is importantRead parts of the Utah Constitution and U.S.
constitution.Explain how the Utah Constitution compares
to the U.S. constitution.Understand the role the Utah Constitution
played in achieving statehood.
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What is a primary
document?
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What is the purpose of a
primary document?
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Why are primary documents important?
Constitutions
Utah Constitution
Utah Constitution
Four main points:
ProtectionSpousal privileges
Women’s suffrage
Religion
Reading Primary Documents
What are the key words? What do the key words mean?
What point is the author trying to make?
U.S. Constitution
“We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
U.S. Constitution
“All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.”
Utah Constitution
“Grateful to Almighty God for life and liberty, we, the people of Utah, in order to secure and perpetuate the principles of free government, do ordain and establish this CONSTITUTION.”
Utah Constitution
“All political power is inherent in the people; and all free governments are founded on their authority for their equal protection and benefit, and they have the right to alter or reform their government as the public welfare may require.”
