United States Constitution

Journal What is the purpose of a government?

Federalists vs. Anti-federalists Federalists- Those who wanted a large federal government and had many issues with the Articles of Confederation. Anti-federalists- Those who did not want a large federal government. They wanted the majority of the power to go to the individual states.

Constitutional Convention Purpose of the meeting – to revise the Articles of Confederation 55 delegates from 12 states participated (Rhode Island did not) G. Washington was quickly voted president of the convention Two plans are proposed…

Virginia Plan Proposed the following; –Strong central govt. –Three branches Legislative, executive, judicial –Legislative branch would consist of 2 houses Representation would be based on population of the state –Executive branch would consist of 3 people

New Jersey Plan Favored the smaller states Proposed the following; –one legislative house Representation should be equal – two per state –Congress should have all the power Allowed to raise money and regulate commerce

The Great Compromise After much debate, a decision was made Three Branch Government Executive Branch – one person known as the President Legislative Branch – two houses One based on population of the state One equal number (2) of representatives per state

Creating Your Venn Diagram Fold your paper in half – (hamburger) On the top portion ONLY, cut it 2 times to create 3 sections

Creating Your Venn Diagram Draw 2 circles – one toward the left side, the other towards the right Make sure the circles overlap in the middle section.

Debate Over Slavery

Journal What is your definition of “compromise”?

Debate Over Slavery Now that they know one house will be based on population…do the slaves count in that population??? South felt they should count to gain more representation in Congress North felt they shouldn’t because they can’t vote. Also, some states wanted to try to ban slavery

Three-Fifths Compromise Agreed that each enslaved person would be counted as 3/5 of a free person. –EX: 500 slaves would count as 300 people –Pop. of “free people” in Georgia = 82,548 –Pop. of “enslaved people” in Georgia = 7,600 3/5 x 7,600 = 4,560 82, ,560 = 87,108

Creating Your 3/5 Foldable Fold your paper in half – (hamburger) Open in and fold the top and the bottom towards the fold in the middle

Creating Your 3/5 Foldable Glue your map over both flaps. Cut the map in half – See teacher’s example

Inside Your Foldable What the North wanted…. What the South wanted… The Three-Fifths Compromise

Legislative Branch

Journal Think of some everyday examples of people who “make the laws” in your life. List at least 3 examples.

Legislative Branch CONGRESS SENATE = 100 delegates 2 representatives per state House of Representatives = 435 delegates # based on state population

How they are re-elected…

Legislative Branch – Two Houses Senate –# of people = 100 –# per state = 2 –Requirements Age 30+ yrs Citizenship 9 yrs Residency Requirements – live in that state –Length of Term = 6 yrs –Elected to Office by the voters of that state

Legislative Branch – Two Houses House of Representatives –# of people = 435 –# per state = at least 1; based on pop. –Requirements Age 25+ yrs Citizenship 7 yrs Residency Requirements – live in that state –Length of Term = 2 yrs –Elected to Office by the voters of their district

Our 18 Congressional Districts, 2010 Census -We had 19 in the 2000 census, but our population didn’t grow at the same rate as other states so we technically lost a seat…

Why has the Number of Reps Increased?

Legislative Branch Jobs and Responsibilities –Passes/Make Laws Override President’s veto Approves treaties Can impeach the Pres. Prints money Declares war (stop)

Distributing Representation Members are redistributed every 10 years based on census info gathered in each state How to Calculate State Representatives: 1.State population = X country’s population 2. X × 435 = _______

Distributing Representation EX: pop. of Illinois in 2000= 12,400,000 in 2010= 12,800,000 pop. of US in 2000= 281,400,000 in 2010= 308,700, State pop/US pop=.044*435= 19.1 (19) 2010…

Change from

Electoral College

100 Senators Representatives 535 People in the Electoral College

Electoral College

Executive Branch

Judicial Branch