Influencing the framers
Congress has formed a congressional committee because...
They won the war and needed to build a new nation
Where did the committee meet to discuss the failing Articles of Confederation?
Philadelphia
What is the Constitution?
Law that governs America
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Why are the bill of rights important?
It protects people’s rights.
True or False:The colonist liked how the king ruled them
False
What state did not come to Philadelphia
Rhode Island
Who makes the laws?
Congress
Name two amendments
Amendment 1 Freedoms, Petitions, Assembly
Amendment 2 Right to bear arms
Amendment 3 Quartering of soldiers
Amendment 4 Search and arrest
Amendment 5 Rights in criminal cases
Amendment 6 Right to a fair trial
Amendment 7 Rights in civil cases
Amendment 8 Bail, fines, punishment
Amendment 9 Rights retained by the People
Amendment 10 States' rights
Why did the Framers not abolish slavery at the time they wrote the Constitution?
Many committee members owned slaves and there were so many slaves.
Name one scholar the framers researched
Locke or Hobbs
At the convention what did Virginia want?
Virginia wanted representatives to be determined by the population and wealth of the state.
What are the two groups that make up Congress?
Senate and House of Reps
True or false- Can anyone add an amendment?
Technically true - An amendment is often an addition or correction that leaves the original document substantially intact but it will have to pass through Congress and the president.
Why did the Framers think a constitution was necessary?
The Framers thought a constitution was necessary because it holds laws that everyone must follow. A constitution might also hold individual rights for the people of the United States of America.
Articles of Confederation
At the convention, what did New Jersey want?
New Jersey said smaller states did not like the idea of proportional representation. They preferred the method of assigning delegates equally for each state,
Name the three branches of government
Legislative, Judicial, Executive
Why did the committee write the bill of rights?
The Anti-Federalists didn’t like how strong the government would be in the Constitution so they created the bill of rights to protect individual rights
How might the Constitution have been different if women, blacks, and other minorities had also been delegates at the Constitutional Convention?
If minorities were delegates at the Constitutional Convention, all people would have the same rights as each other when the Constitution was made. There would be better balance and different opinions if they were delegates.
Women had been delegates at the Constitutional Convention, women would have voting rights earlier than 1920, just like men.
Name three reasons why the Articles of Confederation did not work
It had limited power over the states,
the governmental could not collect taxes,
It could not unite the states,
It did not have a common currency.
What was the great compromise?
Having representation in the house of representatives was determined by population, and in the senate, it was even, two representatives per state.
Name two ways the branches check each other through "checks and balances"
Many ways- look at picture
Defend which is the most important Amendments
Answers will differ - up to ms. schwarzl
Who do you agree with most, the Federalists or Anti-Federalists? Why?
Answers will vary