1. Warm-Up (5) What were the problems with the Articles of Confederation?
How did Shays’ Rebellion prove that this plan was ineffective (bad)?
When and where was the Constitutional Convention?
How can the Founding Fathers make the Constitution better than the Articles of Confederation?
Name four Founding Fathers present at the Convention

2. Today’s Objective (25) Team Haughton’s 2020 Diamonds will:
Analyze the 2 major Constitutional Compromises and the Amendment Process

3. Constitutional compromises & the Amendment Process pg. 131
Unit 4: The United States Creates a Government
Constitutional compromises & the Amendment Process pg. 131

4. Three Branches of Government
Executive (President)
Legislative (Congress)
Judicial (Supreme Court)

6. 1st Argument
Issue was over representation (power) in Congress (the Legislative branch)

8. Virginia Plan House of Representatives based on population
Helps larger states

9. New Jersey Plan
Senate based on equality
Helps smaller states

11. The Great Compromise
Congress (Legislative branch) was split into two houses (bicameral legislature)
House of Representatives (based on population)
Senate (based on equality; every state gets two)

15. 3/5ths Compromise
Slave states wanted to count slaves towards their populations to get more representatives
Non-slave states wanted them counted as property
Solution: count slaves as 3/5ths (60%) of a person

16. SYMBOL
FREE
PERSONS
SLAVES

18. Amending (changing) the Constitution
A change is proposed (brought up) by Congress (Legislative Branch)
2/3 vote in both houses of Congress (Senate and the House of Representatives)
3/4ths vote of the states

19. Independent Practice (15)

20. Lifework
Complete the practice activities