1. The Constitution

2. Bell Ringer Wednesday
Please read the article Meet the Man Who’s Taking a Stand or Victory At Last. Summarize the article in 2 sentences.

3. Learning Target 1
I can classify where our founding fathers got the ideas for the Constitution. SS

4. Where does democracy come from?
Stations
Assigned groups
Do not talk to other groups
4 minutes to read
Answer questions in group
Where does democracy come from?

5. Bell Ringer Thursday
How did the Enlightenment influence our democracy?
Hint: Look up John Locke or Montesquieu.

6. Learning Target 1
I can classify where our founding fathers got the ideas for the Constitution. SS

7. Greece
Direct Democracy – all citizens voted on everything

8. Rome
Republic – citizens elect government leaders

9. Magna Carta
Limited the power of the king

10. English Bill of Rights
Gave citizens rights

11. Montesquieu
Separation of powers - Power is divided among 3 branches, so that one person does not have too much power.

12. John Locke
People have natural rights:
Life
Liberty
Property
Checks and balances – one branch can check or limit the power of another

13. Representative Democracy
Vote on officials to represent us
Rights are guaranteed +
= Representative Democracy

14. Index Cards Create 4 flash cards of the following words:
Direct Democracy
Republic
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Montesquieu
John Locke
Representative Democracy
Write the definition on 1 side and draw a picture on the other.

15. Bell Ringer Tuesday
Identify and describe at least 3 places where the founding fathers got the ideas for the Constitution.

16. Learning Target 2
I can evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. SS SS

17. Articles of Confederation
Written by 2nd Continental Congress
1 branch, each state had 1 vote
Government could settle conflicts between states, make coins, and borrow money
No president or courts
No soldiers
No borrowing $
State had all power

18. Questions Why do you think they didn’t have a president?
Why did the states get the most power under the articles?

19. Government considered
How do we raise money?
What do we do with all this new land?
Government considered

20. Northwest Ordinance
Northwest Territory was surveyed and sold into townships
Divided into OH, IN, IL, MI, and WI
After 60,000 could join Union
No slavery allowed

21. Bell Ringer Wednesday Strengths Weaknesses
List the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

22. Learning Target 2
I can evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. SS SS

23. Economic Problems British troop withdraw slow
American merchants had to pay high tariffs  
Tariffs are taxes on imports

24. Economic Problems Confederation Congress could not pass tariffs
British supplies were cheaper than products made in America.

25. Economic Problems States began printing paper money
Inflation – prices increased on goods and services.

26. Paper Plates
The American government under the Articles of Confederation were super weak. Divide a paper plate into sixths. Write 3 achievements and 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation . We the People: Citizen and The Constitution (pgs )

27. Bell Ringer Thursday
Describe 2 economic problems of the new nation.

28. Learning Target 1
I can classify where our founding fathers got the ideas for the Constitution. SS

29. Learning Target 2
I can evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. SS SS

30. Jigsaw Reading Directions: In your groups read the assigned pages
Jigsaw Reading Directions: In your groups read the assigned pages. Write the top 5 things you learned from the section.
Roman Republic
What did the Founders learn about government from the Romans? What advantages did the Founders see in the republican government? (pgs )
English Government
Why did the American colonists have the rights of Englishmen? (pgs. 50, 52, 54)
Articles of Confederation 1
What are the Articles of Confederation? What problems did the Founders face in writing the Articles of Confederation? How did the Articles of Confederation organize the national government? (pgs )
Articles of Confederation 2
What did the nation government achieve under the Articles of Confederation? What problems did the country experience under the Articles of Confederation? (pgs )
Shay’s Rebellion
Why was Shay’s Rebellion important? How did Shay’s rebellion force people to examine the weaknesses of the national government? (pgs )

31. Bell Ringer Monday
Why do you think states were unwilling to give up their powers to a large national government?

32. Learning Target 2
I can evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. SS SS

33. Shays' Rebellion States tried to pay war loans by raising taxes
Farmers could not pay taxes
Sent to prison
Had to sell farms
Daniel Shay’s a poor farmer and Revolutionary War veteran led an uprising to close courts

34. Shays' Rebellion Shays protested high taxes and heavy debt
Pointed out the weaknesses of the new government
James Madison and Thomas Jefferson called for a meeting of the states in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation in May 1787
Shays' Rebellion

35. Shays Comics
Draw a comic strip illustrating why Daniel Shays would lead a rebellion against Massachusetts? You must include at least 3 frames.

36. Bell Ringer Tuesday
Why did Daniel Shays rebel against the courts in Massachusetts?

37. Learning Target 3
I can analyze the compromises made to create the Constitution. SS SS SS

38. Constitutional Convention
States sent delegates to Philadelphia
Revise the Articles of Confederation
Pennsylvania State House
George Washington was president of the convention
Constitutional Convention

39. Father of the Constitution
Virginia Plan
Written by James Madison
Met delegates as they arrived
Strong central government with 3 branches
Bicameral (2 house) Legislature
Representation based on population
City Tavern
James Madison –
Father of the Constitution

40. Liberty Kids: We the People
Write 5-7 notes about the Constitutional Convention.
Liberty Kids: We the People

41. Describe the Virginia Plan.
Bell Ringer Wednesday
Describe the Virginia Plan.

42. Learning Target 3
I can analyze the compromises made to create the Constitution. SS SS SS

43. New Jersey Plan Created by the small states
Created a unicameral legislature
Each state had the same # of representatives
James Paterson

44. Great Compromise Bicameral legislature Senate 2 Senators per state
House of Representatives
Representation based on population
Roger Sherman

45. Great Compromise Poster
Create a poster illustrating the Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, and Great Compromise. Include at least 3 things about each.

46. Bell Ringer Thursday
How did the Great Compromise solve the dispute between big and small states?

47. Learning Target 3
I can analyze the compromises made to create the Constitution. SS SS SS

48. Three-Fifths Compromise
Southerners wanted slaves to count as part of the population
Northern states were afraid the South would have too much power
3/5 of the slaves were to be counted in the population

49. Compromises on Slavery
Southerners would leave if slavery was not allowed
Importation of slaves allowed until 1807
Used the words, “free Persons” and “all other Persons”

50. Federalism Federalism – some separate and some shared powers
National Government
Ex. - Printing money, mail, signing treaties
State Government
Ex. - Driver license, speed limits, marriage
Shared Powers
Ex. – Make laws, collecting taxes

51. Venn Diagram
Read pgs in the We The People: Citizenship and Constitution book.
Design a Venn Diagram that outlines the powers given the: national government, state government, and powers that are shared.

52. Create this chart. Include 2 powers in each section.
Bell Ringer Friday
Create this chart. Include 2 powers in each section.
National Government
Shared Powers
State Government

53. Learning Target 3
I can analyze the compromises made to create the Constitution. SS SS SS

54. Puppet Show
Create a puppet show about one of the conflicts and compromises at the Constitutional Convention. Each group must write a script. Each person must have one puppet and speak during the presentation.
3/5 Compromise
Great Compromise
Federalism

55. Bell Ringer Monday Great Compromise 3/5 Compromise Federalism
Explain 2 of the 3.
Great Compromise
3/5 Compromise
Federalism

56. Learning Target 4
I can summarize the ratification of the Constitution. SS SS

57. Anti-federalists opposed ratification of the Constitution
No Bill of Rights
Federal government had too much power
Capital in center of nation
John Adams
Anti-Federalists
Patrick Henry

58. Madison, Hamilton, Jay – Authors of
Federalists
Supporters of the Constitution
Favored a strong federal government
Bill of Rights not needed b/c power was limited
Wrote “The Federalists Papers”
Madison, Hamilton, Jay – Authors of
The Federalist Papers

59. Ratification 9 of 13 had to ratify or agree to the Constitution
By May 1790 all had agreed

60. Join or Die

61. Bell Ringer Tuesday
Would you have supported ratification of the Constitution? Explain!

62. Learning Target 4
I can summarize the ratification of the Constitution. SS SS

63. We the People of the United States
According to the song, what is the purpose of the Constitution? The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution

64. The Preamble Form a more perfect union Establish justice (laws)
Insure domestic tranquility (peace)
Provide for the common defense (security)
Promote the general welfare
Secure the blessings of liberty

65. Bell Ringer Monday
According to the Preamble, what was the purpose of the Constitution?

66. Bell Ringer Tuesday
Write 2 questions you think will be on the test.

67. Test Level 0 Circle Form Cover Sheet Book as barrier Break Detention
Retake Test 
Circle Form
Cover Sheet
Book as barrier