1. Warmup: Rebellions Against the Early U. S
Warmup: Rebellions Against the Early U.S. - SIT NEAR PEOPLE YOU WON’T GET IN TROUBLE WITH!
[From memory] Why didn’t the Articles of Confederation work?
* P 224 (Red book)
Why did soldiers surround Congress and start threatening them?
Why was the Congress powerless to give them what they wanted?
In Shays’ rebellion, who do you blame: the farmers, or the Massachusetts legislature? Why?
If the U.S. government was stronger, how might they have intervened to stop Shays’ Rebellion?

2. GET THEM NOTES OUT! Part I: Articles
The U.S. Constitution
GET THEM NOTES OUT!
Part I:
Articles

3. Article 1: The Legislative Branch
The Legislative branch, called “Congress”, is broken up into two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives
Their main responsibility is to make law
The U.S. Capitol Building; where the House and Senate meet

5. Article 2: The Executive Branch
The President and Vice President head the executive branch
It also includes all the “departments;” for example, education, defense, agriculture, etc.
The main role is to enforce law
In recent years, the public has expected the President to be a leader in making new laws
The President also commands the military, makes treaties, and nominates judges
The President of the United States; Barack Obama

6. Article 3: The Judicial Branch
The Supreme Court heads the judicial branch
This branch also includes U.S. District Courts
The judicial branch interprets the laws (decides how laws work in specific cases) and rules as to what they mean
Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John Roberts
The full Supreme Court

7. STOP!
Create a part-whole map that explains how the U.S. Government is structured

8. Answer:

9. Checks & Balances

10. Article 4: Relations Among States
States must honor each other’s laws

11. Article 5: Amending the Constitution
Outlines the procedure for making changes to the Constitution
Two-thirds of both houses have to approve an amendment (change)

12. Article 6: Supremacy of National Government
The Constitution is the “supreme law of the land”
Federal law overrides state or local law, and anyone employed by the government must promise to support the Constitution

13. Article 7: Ratification
Rules for Constitution to take effect
9 of the 13 states had to sign the Constitution for it to replace the Articles of Confederation

14. Article 7 Federalists – people that support the new constitution
Antifederalists – people that are against the new constitution
Many people who were strong American Patriots were very afraid of the new Constitution. What do you think they were afraid of?

15. STOP!
Create a classifying map that demonstrates your understanding of the articles of the U.S. Constitution
It needs to show what all 7 articles of the U.S. Constitution do