Jake Paul Steals t he
Constitution
By: E mma S eibert, I nara
Laracuente, a nd Sree P enumuchu
Hey my name is Jake P aul a nd I ’m a guy o n a m ission to s teal the
Constitution. I w ant t o d o t his b ecause I w ant to change the l aws a nd I
need t he constitution to do so. If I c hange a ll t he laws t he world will b e a l ot
better. P eople w ill b e able t o h ave w ay more f un w ithout getting in t rouble.
Trust me, y ou will all t hank me for changing t hese very s trict laws. In order
to steal t he C onstitution I n eed t o l earn a ll about it, and I need a h elper.
My f riend Chance i s going to help m e complete the m ission. W e
will h ave to b e very sneaky t o g et t he job d one w ithout g etting caught.
The t wo o f u s have spent a long t ime planning t his o ut a nd w e h ave
thought about e verything v ery c arefully. The first thing we a re going t o
do is t ell you about e verything we l earned a bout s o y ou c an follow
along without g etting c onfused. Some o f t he things w e will be t elling
you about a re the D eclaration of Independence, t he L egislative
Branch, t he Executive Branch, t he Judicial B ranch, a nd t he
Amendments/Bill of Rights.
Chapter 2: The Declaration of
Independence
Chance a nd I w ent t o t he library to l earn a little b it about the D eclaration o f
Independence. One thing we l earned was t hat the Declaration of Independence was a
document written to e xplain t o f oreign nations why t he colonies h ad c hosen to separate
themselves from Great Britain. “ Jake l ook over h ere, I found a b ook all about t he
Declaration o f I ndependence!” s aid C hance.
“Great b ring i t o ver here,” s creamed J ake
“SHHHHHHHHHHH,” w hispered t he l ibrarian.
“Sorry,” r eplied J ake and C hance in unison.
“Look i t says that Thomas J efferson w asn’t the o nly p erson w ho c ontributed i deas t o t he
Declaration of I ndependence, he w as a m ember o f a f ive person committee.” exclaimed
Jake
“Does it s ay w ho e lse w as on t he committee b esides J efferson?” Chance asked.
“Yeah, i t says Benjamin Franklin, J ohn A dams, Robert Livingston, and R oger Sherman
all h elped write i t.” Jake answered.
“Okay s o we k now w ho wrote t he Declaration o f Independence, but w hat e xactly was
the D eclaration of I ndependence?” Questioned Chance.
“Umm, Let me k eep r eading t o see i f it tells me,” r eplied Jake.
“Okay,” Chance s aid.
“It s ays h ere t hat t he D eclaration of Independence is w as b asically a document w ritten
to explain t o foreign n ations why t he c olonies chose to s eparate t hemselves f rom Great
Britain.” said Jake.
“Oh, o k, i n this b ook i t s ays t hat a fter T homas J efferson wrote t he first draft the other
members of the Declaration committee and t he c ontinental c ongress made 86 c hanges.
When t hey d id t his t he overall length was s hortened by m ore t han ¼ .” replied Jake.
“That’s interesting, I a lso found something t hat says Robert L ivingston n ever signed t he
Declaration of I ndependence because h e t hought it was too soon to declare
independence from Great B ritain.” declared C hance.
“Well I t hink this w ill be enough information a bout the Declaration of Independence, w e
should p robably f ind a different b ook t o learn about the next t opic.” s houted Jake
“SHHHHHHHH!” w hispered t he l ibrarian a gain.
“My bad!” a pologized J ake.
“I’ll go get a book a bout t he l egislative b ranch so w e can l earn a l ittle b it a bout i t.” added
Chance.
“Alright.” r esponded J ake.
Chapter 3: The L egislative B ranch
“I think I f ound a book we could u se.” w hispered C hance.
“What are y ou waiting f or, b ring it o ver here!” J ake declared.
“Yes sir!” j oked Chance.
“Look, it s ays t he legislative b ranch is responsible f or m aking all of the countries laws.”
Jake r emarked.
“I f ound s omething t hat says that the l egislative b ranch o f t he g overnment is primarily
made up of the U.S c ongress.” stated Chance.
“Okay, i t a lso says t hat the members o f t he H ouse of Representative a nd t he s enate are
elected by t he citizens of the United S tates.” s aid J ake.
“Look I j ust found something, It s ays that t he Senate i s made u p o f 100 s enators, w hich
is t wo for e ach state.” remarked Chance.
“Does i t s ay how m any people make up the House of Representatives?” asked J ake.
“Yeah, it says a total of 4 35 p eople m ake u p the H ouse o f R epresentatives, e ach s tate
has a different number depending on i ts population.” r eplied Chance.
“Wow, that’s a l ot o f p eople!” exclaimed J ake
“Did you k now t hat the m embers o f the H ouse o f R epresentatives e lect a leader who i s
the Speaker of t he H ouse. This person is t hird i n t he line o f s uccession, after the
president and v ice p resident o f c ourse.” r emarked C hance.
“Wait, s o if the president a nd the v ice president d ied, t he Speaker o f the House w ould
become o ur p resident?” a sked J ake.
“Yeah.” a nswered Chance.
“You k now how the president can only s erve t wo t erms, w ell a member o f the H ouse o f
Representatives c an s erve as many terms as t hey w ant t o.” exclaimed J ake.
“So i f I wanted t o I c ould b e a member o f the House of R epresentatives?” Questioned
Chance.
“No, i t s ays y ou have t o b e a t l east 25 years old, and h ave been a U S c itizen for a t l east
7 years.” Answered Jake.
“Well I’m a US c itizen so I can b e a member when I turn 25 I g uess.” Chance
proclaimed.
“I s uppose you could i f you really want t o.” Jake said.
“I think we g ot that branch covered, let’s move on t o the next one.” d eclared C hance.
“Okay, let’s go f ind the n ext b ook!” Jake announced.
Chapter 4: Executive B ranch
The boys looked a round f or a b ook a bout the e xecutive b ranch. Jake f ound one that
would be u seful a nd that s at down and began to l ook through i t. After r eading a l ittle bit
Chance said, “ I don’t g et i t, w hat is t he j ob o f the e xecutive branch?”
“So b asically, they are i n c harge o f making sure the laws o f the US a re obeyed.” said
Jake.
“Oh that m akes s ense, but who i s in charge of t he executive branch?” Chance
wondered.
“I’m n ot really sure,” Jake s aid, “let's k eep reading t o f ind out.”
The c ontinued reading the b ook for a f ew minutes w hen J ake said, “It says h ere that the
president i s t he president is the h ead of t he e xecutive b ranch. I t a lso s ays t hat the
executive o ffice is made up o f white house s taff, t he n ational security c ouncil, c lose
advisors to t he president, t he press secretary, and a f ew others.”
“Ok, d oes it t ell y ou what t he p resident's powers are?” a sked C hance.
“The p resident c an a ppoint f ederal positions such as j udges a nd sign i nto any l aw
legislation t hat had b een voted b y t he congress. They can also negotiate international
treaties a nd g rant p ardons for crimes. Additionally, the president i s the
commander-in-chief o f t he U S a rmed forces” said J ake.
“So we know t he p resident’s powers, n ow w e n eed t o know t he vice p resident’s
powers.” Chance said.
“The v ice president i s t he p residing officer of t he senate, but they basically t he
president's a ssistant a nd h elp out w ith a l ot o f different t hings. In addition t o that t hey
prepare to t ake over the president's j ob i f they w ould not be a ble to continue.” remarked
Jake.
“Do t he p resident a nd vice president g et help from a nyone w hen completing t heir jobs?”
asked C hance.
“It d oesn’t s ay in t his book let's l ook for a different one.” responded Jake.
“I f ound a b ook h ere t hat might be u seful.” C hance said.
“Check if i t t ells u s i f t he president and vice president get h elp f rom a nyone.” Jake
whispered.
“Ummm, i t s ays t hat they get assistance f rom t he c abinet m embers and heads of
independent agencies.” C hance stated.
“Oh, o kay. I t hink we s hould move on to t he judicial b ranch n ow, l et's look for a new
book.
Chapter 5: The Judicial Branch
“Yo! B uddy, I just f ound a book o n the Judicial Branch man.” y elled Chance.
“What a re y ou w aiting f or? Christmas? B ring i t o ver h ere!” exclaimed Jake.
“It s ays that the Judicial B ranch u nderstands t he m eaning of l aws a nd a pplies them t o
individual c ases, and decides i f t hose laws violate the c onstitution.” r ead Chance.
“It a lso says that the U.S S upreme C ourt, which i s t he h ighest court in t he U nited
States, is a lso part o f t he J udicial Branch.” said Jake.
“The J udicial Branch is m ade up o f Judges a nd C ourts. The j udges a re not e lected b y
the people, a nd a re appointed by the president a nd then c onfirmed by the Senate.”
stated Jake.
“The judges are appointed for l ife and t hey can o nly b e r emoved from the o ffice if t hey
die o r commit a c rime against t he Congress.” s aid Chance.
“So w hat if w e g et caught while stealing t he c onstitution?” a sked J ake.
“I don’t know, but maybe we can find it s omewhere in h ere”. Replied C hance.
“And I g uess I f ound i t.” d eclared Jake.
“It s ays that the C onstitution states that e very person h as the right for a f air t rial before
taken to t he j udge and j ury.” r ead J ake.
“Ok, b ut w hat i s a j ury”. Asked Chance.
“It is l ike a g roup of p eople w ho w ould b e present d uring t he t rial and a t t he e nd t hey
would discuss i f the p erson is g uilty o r n ot.” R eplied Jake.
“Look w hat it says o ver h ere.” said C hance.
“What?” a sked Jake.
“It says t hat if a ny p erson is arrested for a c rime, t hey get t o a ppear before a j udge to b e
charged f or t he c rime a nd t hey a lso get a c hance to plea whether they guilty o r
not-guilty.” r ead C hance.
“It a lso s ays t hat t he a ccused i s given a lawyer.” read C hance.
“But w hat if y ou can’t a fford o ne?” q uestioned Jake.
“Then y ou are given t ime t o r eview the evidence a nd build up your defense. T hen t he
case i s tried before a j udge and t he jury. And if t he jury d ecides that y ou a re not g uilty
then y our c harges are d ropped a nd y ou a re f ree, but if the jury decides t hat y ou a re
guilty t hen t he j udge determines t he s entence.” r eplied C hance.
“Wow this i s r eally h elpful, d o you w ant to find something a bout the B ill of R ights t hen?”
Asked J ake.
Chapter 6 : The A mendments/Bill of Rights
“Ok s o w e know t he government’s power, b ut w hat if someone b reaks the laws?” asked
Jake.
“There’s something c alled t he 1 0 amendments/ bill o f r ights” replied Chance.
“What’s t hat?” said J ake.
“The 1 0 amendments/ b ill o f rights list s pecific p rohibitions on governmental p ower” said
Chance.
“Ohhh so w hat h appens i f you break o ne o f those a mendments?” a sked Jake.
“Well based on t he amendment, there’s d ifferent c onsequences. For e xample, t he first
amendment is that c ongress s hall make no law respecting an e stablishment o f r eligion,
or abridging t he f reedom of speech. T his was a pproved to l et e veryone know t hat they
have a v oice a nd they can f ight f or justice. T here’s no w ay of b reaking this a mendment”
explained Chance.
Jake and C hance spent 3 h ours r eviewing e very a mendment. T hey learned a bout a ll
the bill o f r ights a nd n ow t hey f eel ready and prepared to s teal t he c onstitution.
“ O k s o we know t hat t here’s 1 0 a mendments r ight?” said J ake.
“ Yes, a t f irst t here were 1 7 amendments b ut the government only a pproved 10” s aid
Chance.
“ Oh y eah I almost f orgot!!” said J ake.
Chapter 7: Conclusion
Jake and Chance f inished learning e verything they n eeded to k now to complete t heir
mission they left t he l ibrary a nd headed back t o the team ten h ouse. They asked E rika
Anthony to help them carry out the m ission. J ake also brought h is dog A pollo a long s o
he could s niff a round f or t hem. T hey g ot o n their p rivate jet a nd flew a ll t he way to t he
National Archives Building in W ashington DC. They used their ninja skills and t eamwork
to steal t he C onstitution. On t he w ay their t hey got s topped by a f ew people a nd g ot
questioned, b ut s ince t hey had s pent a ll day researching t hey were w ell p repared f or
any question t hey w ere asked. Once they g rabbed t he C onstitution t hey made a r un for
it and hopped o n t heir private jet a nd f lew t he whole way b ack to C alifornia. T hey read
the Constitution and made a w hole bunch o f c hanges. After m aking 4 7 changes t hey
anonymously m ailed the C onstitution b ack to t he National Archives Building with a n ote
saying they h ad f ound t he Constitution a nd w ere returning it.