Leading Marines - Admin and
Communication (Constitution, the
Promotion System, Interact with Social
Media)
Administration & Communication ✔✔"Every Marine is a rifleman" is one of the enduring
principles that form th
...
Leading Marines - Admin and
Communication (Constitution, the
Promotion System, Interact with Social
Media)
Administration & Communication ✔✔"Every Marine is a rifleman" is one of the enduring
principles that form the foundation from which Marines derive their ethos. Consequently, every
Marine, officer or enlisted, receives basic infantry training. In addition to these skills, every
Marine should also learn about the United States Constitution which they pledge to support and
defend. This course also provides information about the promotion system which will help
Marines prepare for promotion through the rank of sergeant. Finally, this course provides the
do's and don'ts of interacting with social media, giving Marines guidelines for posting content
online.
[Narration, Slide 4]
Administration and Communication ✔✔The course contains the following lessons:
United States Constitution
The Promotion System
Interact with Social Media
[Narration, Slide 5]
Constitution ✔✔Lays out the organization of the government and how the country will operate.
[Constitution]
Written Constitution ✔✔Narrator: Today, most countries are governed by core documents that
give rise to the rest of their laws. This basic charter, or constitution, lays out the organization of
the government and how the country will operate. For the United States of America, our first
charter—the Articles of Confederation—was replaced by the Constitution which provides the
basic premises on which the United States has functioned for more than two centuries.
[Constitution]
What is the Constitution? ✔✔By word count, the Constitution is the shortest written constitution
in use today. It is over 4,500 words in length. The Constitution was signed on 17 September
1787 by thirty-nine delegates from twelve states.
The Constitution is the:
•Supreme law of the land
•Rule book that governs our nation
[Constitution]
What is the Constitution? ✔✔Narrator: The U.S. Constitution is the shortest and oldest written
constitution still in use today. The Constitution was signed on 17 September 1787 and later
ratified by the states. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land. All laws and treaties that
are created under its authority are, by their association, also the supreme law of the land.
Moreover, the Constitution is the rule book that governs our relationship with each other, with
our government, and between the various states of the Union.
[Constitution]
Preamble of the Constitution ✔✔Form a more perfect Union.
Establish Justice.
Insure domestic tranquility.
Provide for the common defense.
Promote the general welfare.
Secure liberty for current and future generations.
[Constitution]
What were the goals for writing the Constitution? ✔✔GOALS
The goals for writing the Constitution are described in its short introduction—the Preamble.
The goals of the Constitution are to improve the union of states that was established under the
Articles of Confederation to:
•Form a more perfect union.
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