1. Warm Up Name one weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
Which philosopher wanted to have separation of powers?
What did you do this weekend?
1. No executive, no court system, need all 13 to ratify, need 9/13 for laws, no taxation, no regulating trade, no power to enforce
2. Montesquieu

2. Constitutional Convention
Civics
Standard 12.
LG: I will explain the compromises of the Constitutional Convention by describing the results.

3. Founding Fathers

4. Shay’s Rebellion, 1786

5. I. Virginia Plan
Congress: bicameral [2 houses] w/ representation based on state’s population
President: chosen by Congress
Courts: Judges appointed by Congress

6. II. New Jersey Plan Unicameral Congress
Each state would have equal representation (regardless of size, population, or money)

7. III. The Connecticut “Great” Compromise
Upper house of Congress (Senate): representation equal for all states
Lower house of Congress (House of Representatives): representation based on population of the state.

8. US Capital Building

9. Senate Chambers (100 members)

10. House of Representatives (435 members)

11. IV. Three-Fifths Compromise
Slaves counted for 3/5 [60%] of a person for:
Representation [good for South]
Taxes [good for North]

12. V. Ratifying the Constitution
Federalists wanted a STRONG federal gov’t [liked Constitution]
Anti-Federalists wanted a WEAK federal gov’t [opposed Constitution]
Federalist Papers [written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay]
Adding 10 Amendments [Bill of Rights, 1791] resulted in getting enough support to ratify constitution

13. Jefferson vs. Hamilton

14. James Madison

15. Federalist Papers

16. Bill of Rights, 1791

17. Ratifying

18. Create a Timeline
Purpose: To trace the key documents and events leading to the creation of the U.S. Constitution.
Directions: Use pages to put the following events and documents into the correct order. Then put the events on a timeline starting in 1215 & ending in You must include the date, short description, and a picture/symbol for each event.
U.S. Constitution Great Fundamentals-1636
Magna Carta Petition of Right-1628
English Bill of Rights Mayflower Compact-1620
Articles of Confederation-1781 Shay’s Rebellion-1786
Declaration of Independence Northwest Ordinance-1787
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut-1639