CREATING A NEW GOVERNMENT

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

What events lead up to the creation and approval of the US Constitution?

DEFINITIONS

Republic – Government with out a monarchy; a representative form of democracy

Constitution – Document outlining basic laws and principles

First National Gov’t. - Art. of Conf. Confederation – association of independent,

sovereign states with certain common goals

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

National Government – Congress No Executive and Judicial Branch Each state = 1 vote

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

Couldn’t Tax States control state

commerce Laws needed 9/13

states Amendments

(Changes) Needed all 13!

Borrow Money Make war and peace Foreign Relations

Weaknesses Powers

SHAYS’ REBELLION

Inflation (prices increase) hit following the war.

Massachusetts farmers were angry with state taxes.

Violent Uprising led by Daniel Shays Put down by MA militia

WESTERN TERRITORIES

Northwest Ordinance of 1787 Established guidelines for new states Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin Promised religious freedom and no slavery

DRAFTING THE CONSTITUTION

Constitutional Convention Philadelphia, 1787 Father of Constitution – James Madison Other key delegates (the Framers)

George Washington Ben Franklin

COMPROMISES AT CONVENTION

Virginia Plan – Large State Plan Population based

New Jersey Plan – Small State Plan Equal Number

Great Compromise Congress – Bicameral

Legislature Upper House – Senate Lower House – House of

Representatives

THREE-FIFTHS COMPROMISE

Were the slaves counted in the population? North = No South = Yes

Compromise Slaves counted as 3/5 of a person

RATIFYING THE CONSTITUTION

Federalists Supporters of Const.

Federalists Papers 85 essays Persuade NY to ratify In favor of strong

central government

Anti-Federalists Opposed

Constitution Wanted individual

liberties to be protected

BILL OF RIGHTS

1791 – 1st 10 Amendments added to the Constitution

CHAPTER 2 SECTION 2 QUIZ

1. What was the USA’s first constitution?2. How many votes did each state get under the

first constitution?3. Who is considered “Father of Constitution”?4. In the Great Compromise, how many votes does

each state get in the Senate?5. In the Great Compromise, votes in the House of

Represenatives are based off of what?6. What is another term for “federal”?7. What is the system called that prevents one

branch from dominating the other two?8. What are the 1st 10 Amendments to the

Constitution called?