You may use the Delegates Response Template to create your response. The full Preamble appears in this template. You can also choose to present the information creatively instead, such as a song or series of text messages or using pictures. In your response, be sure to include all the following parts:

The three most important problems with the Articles of Confederation (in your opinion)
Why each of these three problems makes a new Constitution necessary
Your own version of the Preamble to the Constitution
Save your work in one file to turn in. Use the name "Delegates Response_your name" for your file to turn in.

Urgent Message from the Constitutional Convention!

Help Us! State leaders are demanding to know why we are starting over instead of fixing the Articles of Confederation. They say we must have a good reason or we will be replaced!

Your input will help us explain to them why this is important. In your opinion, what are the three greatest weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? Explain how each of the weaknesses you chose requires us to write a new Constitution.

In addition, we have the Preamble to our new Constitution ready. Please rewrite it in your own words to help others understand its meaning. You may be creative with your interpretation.