Read the preamble of the U.S. Constitution. Read the preamble from Vanuatu's constitution. Determine the purpose of a preamble. Ask students to create, either individually or in their Olympic teams, a preamble for their nation's constitution. Tradition and culture plays a large role in the value a constitu- tion has in a society.
Constitutions serve different purposes in different governments.
Post the chart on the rights and responsibilities of Olympic athletes created the first day of the unit. For example, we pass and enforce laws which support our Constitution. While there is a written Bill of Rights, no one has written a Bill of Responsibilities to safe- guard those rights. Referring to the U.S. Bill of Rights, work together to create a parallel Bill of Responsibilities. Illustrate two amendments with the whole group as a model.