The Constitution in a

Nutshell
Mr. Pulgarin’s North American History Class
Step 1
 Separate your paper like this:
Step 2
 Number and label the parts of your
paper
 Part I: Title of Assignment
 Part II: Preamble
 Part III: Separation of Powers
 Part IV: The Great Compromises
 Part V: The 3/5th Compromise
 Part VI: Bill of Rights
Step 3
 Complete Part I and Part II.

– In part I: Create a title and visual for the

assignment. This assignment is called The
constitution in a nutshell.

– In part II: Write out the preamble (Mission

statement) of the U.S. Constitution.
Part III: The Separation of Powers

Separation of Powers

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Synectic: The separation of powers is like a
_____________, because
_________________________________________.
Part IV: Great Compromise
The Great
Compromise

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Synectic: The Great Compromise is like a
_____________, because
_________________________________________.

The Great Compromise is like a scale, because it tries

to balance power between big states and small states.
Part V: The 3/5th Compromise

The 3/5th Compromise

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Synectic: The 3/5ths compromise is like a
_____________, because
_________________________________________.
Part VI: Bill of Rights

Synectic: The Bill of Rights is like a _____________,

because _________________________________________.