School House Rock has a song about it. The law requires that we learn about it. Yet many people don’t know much about the Constitution, an important document recognized with its own day on Friday.

                Because of this very important document we have free speech and the right to vote.  The Constitution establishes justice and is the framework for the U.S. government.  It also dictates what each branch of the government can do and allows the citizens to elect the officials who govern them.

                According to the law, and “allvoices.com”, all government funded agencies, schools and universities have to educate the people about the U.S Constitution on Constitution Day.  A teacher forum, “proteacher.org,” said that students all over the country would be participating in activities such as board games, watching videos and reciting the Preamble, or beginning,  in sign language.

                But at Big Spring, social studies teacher Wes Reall was the only staff member to respond positively to a Paw Print e-mail asking what Constitution Day activities were planned. He was considering showing a BrainPOP video clip and giving his students the interactive quiz.

                 The Constitution is the highest law that belongs to all American Citizens and begins with the famous words “We the People. “  

                A School House Rock Constitution video describes what the Constitution is, how it came about, and what it does by using the words to the preamble set to a catchy tune. 

The Constitution was written on Sept. 17, 1787 by a group of men called framers and signed in our home state of Pennsylvania. The document sets up the government into three branches:  Legislative, Judicial and Executive which are an example of “separation of power.”

                The first ten amendment or additions to the Constitution are called the Bill of Rights. These  include freedom of speech, religion, press, and right to bear arms.

                A total of 27 amendments have been made to the Constitution: one freed the slaves and another gave women the right vote.

                Newspaper staff spent Constitution Day learning about the country’s important document and its importance to the press.  The staff also learned the sign for the Constitution and created an advertisement for the school’s television announcements.