U.S Constitution
What do we refer to the First ten amendments as?
What is the Bill of Rights
What is the name of the major rebellion against Massachusetts government that exposed the weakness of the AOC having no ability to form an army?
What is Shays Rebellion.
Central government did not have this power under the AOC
Power to Tax
We know that the Articles of Confederation were very weak. What did the delegates at the constitutional convention do to fix this issue?
The delegates decided to overthrow the state government by creating The constitution which had a strong FEDERAL covernment.
What things did the Federalists and Anti-Federalists argue over.
Disagreement over Distribution of power between state and national (federal) power they were afraid the gov't could become a monarchy again
Challenge Question:
What are the Three Branches of Government and what do they each do?
Legislative- Makes the Laws
Executive - Enforces the Laws
Judicial - Applies the laws
Name the Legislation (Law) that stated new states would not allow slavery and would allow freedom of religion. This was considered the only good thing to come out of the AOC.
What is the Northwest Ordinance
Complete the timeline: Colonial Independence - ___________ - Shays' Rebellion - Constitutional Convention - US Constitution
What is the Articles of Confederation
This disagreement led to the 3/5 compromise
What is the the issue of counting slaves to determine states representation in Congress.
Supporters of the constitution
Who are federalists?
What part and which document is this in?
We the People of the United States...do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
The intro to the Constitution
When delegates of the constitutional convention originally met in Philadelphia what was their original goal before deciding to create the new constitution?
Revise the Articles of confederation
Challenge Question
The Anti-Federalist refused to ratify or approve the new constitution without these to ensure the government would protect the liberties of the American people
What is a bill of rights
Challenge question
At the constitutional convention of 1787 both of these compromises dealt with the issue of representation
What is the 3/5 compromise and the Great Compromise
The articles published to convince Americans to ratify the constitution
What is the Federalist Papers
after creating the constitution the States had to vote to ratify (make official) the new government, what type of Constitutional principle (government system) does this represent? (states voting to make the national government stronger)
Federalism
Challenge question
Complete the timeline:
Virginia Plan is suggested which would give larger states more votes in congress..... New Jersey counter offers a plan with equal representatives.....__________........ The US Congress is created
The GREAT Compromise
Why was the Articles of Confederation created with such a weak national government?
Creators of the AOC feared creating a national government that was to strong for fear of creating another tyrant (cruel and oppressive leader) like king George
James Madison, later became known as the father of this document.
What is the constitution?
Challenge Question:
*** Double Jeopardy ***
During lunch, students noticed the cafeteria running out of food and decided to draft a petition for better options. They gathered peacefully, gave speeches, and created posters.
Later, in history class, a mock drill was announced: soldiers needed to use classrooms as temporary housing.
At the end of the day, a student’s phone went missing. Instead of searching everyone’s bags, the principal reviewed evidence and asked permission to search one bag
Through these events, students learned how constitutional rights apply to their daily lives.
What amendments are being practiced?
1st, 3rd and 4th
Who created the constitution according to the preamble
It was created for the people, by the people.
List the 4 Weaknesses of the AOC. Hint PACTS.
No President
No Army
No Courts
No Taxation
States Argue
When moving away from the AOC to the constitution James Madison wrote in the federalist papers "In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.” What constitutional principle addressed this issue?
The creation of checks and balances to prevent the abuses of power by the separate branches
What is the name of the compromise between Virginia and New Jersey Plan. Where the delegates agreed that the new government (The Constitution) would have a strong federal government and congress would be split in two to have a proportional representation ( House of reps) and an Equal Representation (Senate)
The Great Compromise
In the passage below, a modern historian describes conditions in the U.S. in the early 1780s. “The states were quick to look to Congress for support when British troops were marching across their farmlands and through their towns and cities, but as soon as the danger left, Congress’ pleas for contributions fell on deaf ears. Few Marylanders saw the need to finance a war fought in New York, and few Virginians were willing to pay troops to defend Massachusetts.” Based on the passage, which conclusion can be made about the Articles of Confederation?
A. Each state was willing and eager to act in defense of the other states.
b. The Confederation Congress had no way to enforce its requests for support.
c. The national government lacked the power to sign treaties with foreign countries.
d. The Confederation Congress had the power to collect taxes during a time of emergency
The Confederation Congress had no way to enforce its requests for support.