A new nation needs a written plan of government. When the United States declared its independence from Britain, it needed a new government. Its first plan created a weak national government that did not work well. So, Americans wrote a second plan, the U.S. Constitution. This new plan worked, and it has become a model for governments around the world! What does the U.S. Constitution say and what does it mean in our lives? Let’s find out.

The Constitution is at work when a President makes the annual State of the Union Address to the three branches of government.