Warm-up

Pick up the worksheet from the chair.

Complete the warm-up section on the first half of the page which reviews the Articles of Confederation.

Does everyone have a study guide to put in your notebook?

New Class Rules1. YOU MUST BE IN YOUR SEAT 1 MINUTE BEFORE THE BELL RINGS

4. ALL CLASSROOM MATERIALS NEED TO BE OUT ON YOUR DESK READY TO BEGIN CLASS BY THE TIME THE BELL RINGS

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2. NO LOCKER VISITS FOR ANYTHING!!

3. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE YOUR HOMEWORK YOU WILL GET (3 for honors/2 for academic)DAYS OF LUNCH BUNCH TIME

5. IF ANYONE MISBEHAVES IN CLASS, THE ENTIRE CLASS WILL GET AN EXTRA HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

Having a system of bad rules

is sort of the way the United States was under the ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

(our first form of government).

It created a weak central government. The states maintained individual power The federal government had no power to tax

or enforce any laws

The country began to experience many problems

1. The country was in debt from the war.2. State governments were in debt. 3. Trade policies were not consistent. 4. The economy was poor. 5. Americans felt unsafe

… but the government had no power to do anything

Delegates from 12 statesdecided to meet and discuss problems going on in America.

Could the problems be fixed under the Articles?

No power to taxNo power to enforce laws

They wanted to revise the Articles but could not. Why?

Decided to make a new constitution

The meeting became known as the The meeting became known as the

Constitutional Convention

May –September 1787

Philadelphia, PA

The Road to the CONSTITUTION

Essential Questions

1. What was the Constitutional Convention?

2. What was the outcome of the Constitutional Convention?

MOVIE TIME ! Answer the questions as you watch

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Work Time

1. Today- Complete the “Consitutional Convention” Reading.

2. Due today- Checkpoint and Notebook

3. Due next class- Tic Tac Toe Project and test

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The delegates knew they would have to compromise.

Class Discussion

What is a “compromise”? Think of a time when

YOU had to make a compromise (at home, at school …).

Charters of the VA

Company

(citizenship)

Declaration of Independence

(equality, liberty)

VA Declaration of Rights

(freedoms)

VA Statute of Religious

Freedom

(rights)

Articles of Confederation

(democracy)

The Constitution

LIMTED GOVERNMENT

DEMOCRACYRULE OF LAW

REPRESENTATIVE

GOVERNMENT

CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED

Short on Words The United States Constitution is a relatively short document–about 7,000 words. Rather than describing every procedure in detail, the Constitution provides the structure and fundamental principles for the country’s government.

Roger Sherman

1. Why did Congress agree to meet in 1787?

To discuss problems with the Articles of Confederation

2. Where did the delegates meet?

Philadelphia

3. How many men were present? ______ 55

How many had signed the Declaration of Independence? _______

8

4. Who was the oldest delegate?

Benjamin Franklin

5. Which 2 notable leaders were not at the convention?

Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

6. Who presided over the convention?

George Washington

7. How many states needed to be present at the convention before a decision could be made?

7

8. The delegates had to keep all discussions a ___.

secret

9. With no formal records kept of the meetings, who kept a notebook of daily events?

James Madison

10. Why did the meeting become known as the Constitutional Convention?

The delegates decided to discard the Articles and write up a new plan of government

11. The delegates were determined to create a framework for government

12. What was the name of James Madison’s plan for government?

Virginia Plan

13. The Virginia Plan called for: 3 branches of government legislature would be divided into 2

houses representation in both houses would be

based on population

14. What did the small states fear about the Virginia Plan?

The new government would be dominated by the large states

15. William Paterson came up with an alternative plan called the

New Jersey Plan

16. The delegates worked for 6 weeks.

17. Roger Sherman came up with a plan that:

Congress would have 2 houses, Senate and House of representatives

Equal representation in the Senate Representation based on population in

the House

18. This plan is known as the

Great Compromise

19. Why did the southern states want to count the slaves as part of their population?

To increase their population to increase their voting power in Congress

20. The Three Fifths Compromise stated that every 5 enslaved people would count as 3 free people.

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21. Why did the South fear Congress regulating trade?

They would use the power to tax exports

22. The South also feared that Congress would stop the

Slave Trade

23. The Southern states agreed that Congress could regulate trade.

24. The solution on how to choose the president is called the

Electoral College

25. The new Constitution was ready on

September 17, 1787

26. How many of the 13 states needed to agree to ratification of the Constitution?

9

27. Supporters of the Constitution were called the

Federalists

28. The Federalists wanted a strong national government.

29. People who opposed the Constitution were called the

Anti-federalists

30. The Federalists and the Anti-Federalists agreed to add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution.

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Explain What was the purpose of The Federalist? Why did the Anti-Federalists object to the Constitution?

Its purpose was to defend the Constitution. They felt it gave too much power to the national government and took it away from states.

31. New Hampshire was the 9th state to ratify the Constitution on June 21, 1788

32. Rhode Island was the last state to ratify the Constitution in 1790.

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