1. Unit 1&2: A Nation and its Ideals Emerge Chapter 6D: Creating the Constitution: What is the proper role of a national government?
NOTES SECTION 6.4 – Page #F3:
Analyze the image of Signing the Constitution as a class, on page 69.
Read Section 6.4, starting on page 66.
Follow directions from the Notebook Guide:
Recreate the table from the example in guide into your notebook.
For each of the 3 compromises, briefly explain what the problem was.
Then list the different solutions/conflicting ideas that were debated.
Describe the final compromise solution.

2. Unit 1&2: A Nation and its Ideals Emerge Chapter 6D: Creating the Constitution: What is the proper role of a national government?
SECTION 6.4 REVIEW: GREAT COMPROMISE Problem: Delegates disagreed over how the states should be represented in the national legislature. Conflicting Ideas: The New Jersey plan specified a one-house legislature, with each state receiving equal representation. The Virginia Plan specified a two-house legislature, with each state’s representation based on population. Solution: Two-house legislature(bicameral legislature): in the upper house(the Senate), each state is represented equally; in the lower house(the House of Representatives), representation is based on population from each state.

3. Unit 1&2: A Nation and its Ideals Emerge Chapter 6D: Creating the Constitution: What is the proper role of a national government?
THREE – FIFTHS COMPROMISE Problem: Delegates disagreed over how slaves should be counted. Conflicting Ideas: Northerners wanted slaves counted for taxation but not representation. Southerners wanted slaves counted for representation but not taxation. Solution: Three-fifths of the slaves would be counted for both taxation and representation. EXAMPLE: Every 5 slaves would count as 3 freemen in total population.

4. Unit 1&2: A Nation and its Ideals Emerge Chapter 6D: Creating the Constitution: What is the proper role of a national government?
ELECTORAL COLLEGE Problem: Delegates disagreed over how the president should be elected. Conflicting Ideas: Some delegates wanted Congress to select the president. Others wanted the president elected by the people. Solution: Special electors chosen by each state would select the president. Electors represent the vote of the people. Each state receives a number of Electoral votes based on representation in Congress. EXAMPLE: 2 Senators + 7 Representatives = 9 total electoral votes. A candidate needs 270 /538 electoral votes to win the election.

5. Unit 1&2: A Nation and its Ideals Emerge Chapter 6D: Creating the Constitution: What is the proper role of a national government?
NOTES SECTION 6.5 – Page #F3:
Read, pages 70-71, then write and answer questions in your note books.
What is the group name of supporters for a central government? Those who opposed a central government?
What series of essays was written to win support for the Constitution?
Describe the issue of a central government according to the essay.
What was the major opposing view about the Constitution?
When did the Constitution first start to be ratified? When did it end?
The first 10 amendments are known as the …….? How many amendments have been added since ratification?
What did Thomas Jefferson say about the first 10 amendments?

6. Unit 1&2: A Nation and its Ideals Emerge Chapter 6D: Creating the Constitution: What is the proper role of a national government?
NOTES SECTION 6.5 – Page #F3:
Read, pages 70-71, then write and answer questions in your note books.
What is the group name of supporters for a central government? Those who opposed a central government? Federalist and Anti-Federalist
What series of essays was written to win support for the Constitution? The Federalist Papers
Describe the issue of a central government according to the essay. That checks and balances would ensure no branch has power over the other two branches.
What was the major opposing view about the Constitution? No Bill of Rights.
When did the Constitution first start to be ratified? When did it end? January By the summer of 1788, but 2 states did not ratify.
The first 10 amendments are known as the …….? How many amendments have been added since ratification? The Bill of Rights. 17 more added.
What did Thomas Jefferson say about the first 10 amendments? “a bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no government should refuse.”