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We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union,
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establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense,
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promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity,
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do ordain and establish this constitution for the United States of America.
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In 1776, the United States declared its independence
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Then it won the Revolutionary War King George couldn't tell him what to do anymore
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So who would tell Americans what to do And lead the new country?
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Someone had to After all, this is how most countries work Where a king, or a queen, or an emperor
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Is the big boss calling all the shots They had more wealth
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and power than the people by a lot But America's founding fathers didn't roll like that All that power led to tyranny,
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I don't think you're hearing me See for a king it was too easy for them to mistreat people
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and act sleazy That's not leadership,
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that is hypocrisy So Americans wanted to try democracy They thought people should govern themselves Would it work?
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Could it work?
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Well, the founding fathers weren't sure But they thought they'd have a chance
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if they went to work to work with a well thought out set of rules for government
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that everyone thought was cool so they came up with a solution and made the United States Constitution We the people,
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run our own government Here there's no kings
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or queens running it We're following the law of the land Laid out in the constitution so understand We the people, run our own government
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If there's no kings or queens running it We're following the law of the land Laid out in the constitution,
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that's the plan One of the constitution's fundamental functions Is to
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spread power evenly to prevent corruption See the founding fathers took no chances
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So they split the government up into three branches The legislative branch, that includes congress They make the laws,
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yep, that's what their job is The executive branch, the president and their staff They carry out the laws on the people's behalf And the judicial branch,
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which includes the Supreme Court They interpret the laws to make sure they're in accordance with the Constitution
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Which includes checks and balances Rules that prevent a branch from gaining too much power In addition to that,
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the Constitution guarantees The rights that we have like freedom of speech The freedom of assembly and the right to vote
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There's a whole lot more
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if you'd like to know Not to mention there are rules for how it can be amended
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or changed Over the years there's been lots of things Like enslavement,
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which used to be legal But that was changed by the will of the people With the 13th Amendment in 1865
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Without change the Constitution couldn't survive And it needs citizens to be the guide The document of democracy,
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America's pride We the people, run our own government
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Here there's no kings or queens running it We're following the law of the land Laid out in the constitution, so understand We the people,
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run our own government Here there's no kings
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or queens running it We're following the law of the land Laid out in the constitution, that's the plan

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “What is the Constitution”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: constitution, king, queen, Laid, branch. Deze video bevat 36 zinnen en 552 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 3:31. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 157 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 89% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 14 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
mistreat werkwoord/mɪsˈtɹiːt/mishandelen
ordain werkwoord/ɔɹˈdeɪn/vaststellen
posterity zelfstandig naamwoord/pɒˈstɛɹɪti/nageslacht
tyranny zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈtɪəɹəni/tyrannie
amend werkwoord/əˈmɛnd/verbeteren, corrigeren
hypocrisy zelfstandig naamwoord/hɪˈpɑkɹəsi/hypocrisie, huichelarij
govern werkwoord/ˈɡʌv.ən/regeren, besturen
interpret werkwoord/ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪt/interpreteren
declare werkwoord/dɪˈklɛɚ/verklaren
blessing zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈblɛs.ɪŋ/zegen
accordance zelfstandig naamwoord/əˈkɔː.dəns/overeenstemming
judicial bijvoeglijk naamwoord/d͡ʒuˈdɪʃəl/gerechtelijk
emperor zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɛmp(ə)ɹə/keizer
legislative bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.slə.tɪv/wetgevend

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
carry out werkwoord/ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt/uitvoeren
come up with werkwoordbedenken, verzinnen

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 13 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals we're, couldn't, didn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: posterity /pɒˈstɛɹɪti/, tranquility /træŋˈkwɪlɪti/, hypocrisy /hɪˈpɑkɹəsi/, legislative /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.slə.tɪv/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: amend /əˈmɛnd/, legislative /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.slə.tɪv/

Zo oefen je met deze video

  1. Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
  2. Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
  3. Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als mistreat, ordain, posterity.

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