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The ConventionThe Convention By 1787 the people in the US realized the Articles of Confederation had to be fixed The new plan became known as the Constitution of the United States The constitution with a few amendments describes the relationship between the government and citizens
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British InfluenceBritish Influence The Magna Carta Means the Great Charter Guaranteed people can not be put in prison, forced to leave their nation unless given a trial by their peers It protected the Parliament from the monarchy
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British InfluenceBritish Influence The English Bill of Rights The right to petition, or request their government to improve or change the laws The right to fair punishment
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Parliamentary GovernmentParliamentary Government The law making body of Great Britain It is bicameral, that is consisting of two houses The House of Lords (Monarch) The House of Commons (by the people)
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Writing the ConstitutionWriting the Constitution The Framers agreed the Central Government needed greater powers Agreed that the States should govern their own affairs Established a Federalist System
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The National LegislatureThe National Legislature Representation Larger states wanted it based on population Smaller states wanted equal representation The Great Compromise The Senate equal representation The House of Representatives based on population
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The Government Becomes Stronger Increased the power of the National Government Congress Print Money, Regulate trade, Raise an Army, set taxes The office of the President is created
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Approving the ConstitutionApproving the Constitution The Constitution had to be sent to the states to be approved To go into effect 9 of the 13 states had to ratify the Constitution
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Federalists Supporters of the Constitution and a strong government Argued that a strong government was needed to keep the states united James Madison and Alexander Hamilton Created the Federalist Papers
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Anti-Federalists Thought a strong Federal government defeated the purpose of the Revolutionary War They believed that the proposed Constitution would protect neither the states power nor the peoples freedom
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The Constitution is RatifiedThe Constitution is Ratified The Constitution did not contain a Bill of Rights States suggested adding a Bill of Rights if ratified The new government began on April 30, 1789 George Washington was sworn in as the first President
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