A Weak Confederation

Articles of Confederation WeaknessesAccomplishmentsFailures

Accomplishments of the Articles of Confederation 1.Add a state plan (Northwest Ordinance of 1787 and Land Ordinance of 1785) 2.Brought the American Revolution to a successful conclusion

Failures of the Articles of Confederation 1.Failed to gain a commercial treaty with England 2.Could not enforce a tax collection program 3.Failed to remove the French and English from their territories. 4.Spanish closed the mouth of the Mississippi River to trade

Writing a Nations Constitution

Annapolis meeting – January 1786, to discuss regulation of commerce; 5 of 13 states participated; Hamilton demanded that states send delegates to a larger meeting the next year. Philadelphia Convention – 12 states and 55 delegates show up, 1787, remodel the articles of Confederation.

Issues of the Philadelphia Convention Type of union (federal or and national union?) Federal union – states fully sovereign, run their own affairs; like a treaty or “international association” to hold the states together. National union – states give up some power to a sovereign central government. Have the ability to tax, court system, make laws, etc.

Great Compromise Issue – Representation Virginia Plan – Madison – two houses, representation based on population New Jersey Plan – William Paterson – one house, each state one vote. Connecticut Compromise – two house, one house representation would be based on population, one house each state equal

3/5 Compromise Are slaves people or property????? Taxes and representation based on population; Northerners want to count slaves as property; Southerners as people. Cannot be both. Compromise – slave 60% person, 40% property for tax purposes and representation.

The States Ratify

Focus Imagine that you were alive between 1787 and In what order would you have to travel to the states to see each one ratify the Constitution? (Use pages )

1.Delaware (12/1787) 2.Pennsylvania (12/1787) 3.New Jersey 4.Georgia 5.Connecticut 6.Massachusetts (2/1788) 7.Maryland (4/1788) 8.South Carolina (5/1788) 9.New Hampshire (6/1788) 10.Virginia (7/1788) 11.New York (7/1788) 12.North Carolina (11/1789) 13.Rhode Island (5/1790)

Demonstrate Reasoned Judgment For each of these actions, list the Amendments in the Bill of Rights (pp ) and write down whether the amendment protects the action. 1.Schools install closed circuit cameras in the bathroom to deter smoking and forbidden activities. 2.Nazis want to stage a march in a town whose people are almost all Jewish. 3.Reporters want to print stories about a person who is going to be tried for murder. The jury has not been chosen yet. 4.School officials want to search students lockers for drugs. 5.The prosecutor in a case wants to use the confession of the defendant as evidence. The defendant says he was under pressure from the police when he gave the confession. He was confused. The defense lawyer argues that the evidence should not be used. 6.A state passes a law requiring a moment of silence in public schools each day so that children may pray.

Identify Central Issues Read pages and answer the following questions: 1.What branch of government does Article I protect? 2.Describe three requirements for a person to be eligible for election to the Senate? 3.What is the term of office for the president? 4.How long do federal judges hold office? 5.Why do you think the framers of the constitution gave judges terms of this length?

Characteristics of Federalists and Anti- Federalist FederalistsAnti-Federalists