1. Social Studies Carlos Javier Moreno Navarrete Diego A. Gómez Muñoz Mr. Diego Villamizar Richmond School Grade: 5ª

2. 1.To your regard what is a Constitution? (Abstain from copying a definition, define it on your own) 2.How many Constitutions Colombia had prior to the 1886 Constitution? 3.What were the fundamental elements in regard to administrative subdivisions brought by each Constitution? 4.1886 was a final Constitutional development that withheld the test of time up until 1991 when it was replaced. 5.What were the greatest achievement of that Constitution? 6.When was Slavery abolished? 7.What were the fundamental elements brought by each Constitution prior to the one issued on 1886 in regard to the President? 8.What were the fundamental elements brought by the 1886 Constitution in regard to the President? 9.What is a Constitutional Amendment? 10.Explain the concept State of siege? 11.What is the main power assigned to the President in a State of Siege in regard to legislation? 12.Throughout each constitutional development what has been the position of the Roman Catholic Church? 13.What is a Plebiscite? Questions

3. 14.What are the most important Constitutional Amendments done to the 1886 Constitution? 15.What did the 1957 amendment to the Constitution change? 16.What was the National Front and what was its main objective? 17.What was the goal of the 1968 amendment to the Constitution? 18.Why did President Barco on 1988 launched the iniciative: Acuerdo de la Casa de Nariño or Nariño House Accord? 19.What were the main requirements to become President of Colombia? 20.Prior to the 1991 Constitution, could a President be reelected?

4. Answers 1.A constitution is a set of rules for government—often codified as a written document—that enumerates and limits the powers and functions of a political entity. 2.Includes the reforms of 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. 3.1832: Under a presidential system, Congress appointed as President and Francisco de Paula Santander as vice president Ignacio de Marquez. It gives you more power and representation to the provinces, while the name given to the country was the State of New Granada, a name she retained until the issuance of the 1853 Constitution . 4.From 1830 to 1886 Colombia had six constitutions 5.The abolition of slavery in Colombia was a long process with many ups and downs and inconsistencies. There were several decades that the Colombians had to wait for that to become reality the final abolition of slavery. With the abolition of slavery on January, 1852 6.In 1886 he drafted the constitution that has been more continuity in the country, which was driven by the movement of Regeneration Conservative movement which was chaired by President Rafael Nunez, who called on all States to send two delegated delegated to the National Council for thus produce two hundred ten articles that tell this new Constitution. The main points of the new Constitution were

5. 7.Under a presidential system, Congress appointed as President and Francisco de Paula Santander as vice president Ignacio de Marquez. It gives you more power and representation to the provinces, while the name given to the country was the State of New Granada, a name she retained until the issuance of the 1853 Constitution. 8.Una constitutional reform will require amendments to the Constitution of a State. 9.The site is a state of emergency rule that the government can declare a country in special situations 10. The surrounding and blockading of a city 11.Let people have human rights 12.To don’t let war enter to country and make peace 13.Where people determine their rights to self determination 14. The division of powers and the role of the Roman Catholic Church 15. economic reform because of legislative decrece of economic reform 16. was a period in the history of Colombia in which the two main political parties; Liberal Party and Conservative Party agreed to let the opposite party govern, intercalating for a period of four presidential terms . between 1958-1974 17. in December 1968 reaffirm a president's ability to declare a state of emergency and allow the executive to intervene selectively in specific areas of the economy to prevent crises or facilitate development plans. 18. That February, however, President Barco responded to a wave of attacks by drug traffickers and guerrillas by launching an effort to rewrite the Constitution and make it a more effective weapon in the fight against violence. He also wanted to streamline the state to permit authorities to better deal with political and drug-related crimes. 19. The president is elected by popular vote to serve four-year 20.yes