1. Ticket 1. Complete the Quick Check on the Preamble. 2. Keep your Preamble Scramble in your notebook (page 4) 3. Then begin the following warm-up on page 6 in your notebook: Rewrite the Preamble in your own words No CHECKPOINTS or TIC TAC TOE will be accepted after Thursday

2. Part 2: The 7 Articles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYETfIwu7D4

3. Essential Questions 1. Identify how the Constitution establishes the structure of US government in the 7 Articles.

4.  Work with your 3:00 partner and complete the 10 questions on the Constitutional Convention.  Read pages 55-59 in the Civics Today textbook.

5.  1. Get a Civics Textbook  2. Have out your worksheet on the Constitutional Convention and 7 Articles

6. 1. Outline the Virginia Plan  ___ Branches ( __________________, _____________, _________________)  Legislature would have ____ houses States represented by ____________________________  _____ states would have ___________ votes than _____________ states 3 legislative executive judicial 2 population largemore small

7.  2. Outline the New Jersey Plan  ___ branches  Legislature would have _______ house  Each state would get _____ vote 3 one

8. Agreement that combined ideas from both plans-  3 branches of govt  Legislature will have 2 houses  Senate with equal representation (2)  House of Representative with representation based on population

9. 4. Why did the South want to count the slaves as part of the population?  It would add to their populating and give them more seats in the House 5. Explain the 3/5 ths Compromise.  For every 5 slaves- it would count as 3 people toward the population 6. The delegates disagreed over Howe to elect the president. What was the solution called?  Electoral College

10.  Ratification is to gain approval or acceptance (9 of the 13 states)  A list of rights the people would have= Bill of Rights

11.  8. Supporters of the Constitution are called Federalists  9. People who opposed the Constitution are called Anti –Federalists  10. What was needed in order to get the new constitution ratified?  Bill of Rights

12.  Work with your 6:00 partner and complete the 15 questions on the Articles in the Constitution.  Read pages 83-85 in the Civics Today textbook.

13. 1. Article I creates the Legislative Branch. 2. Congress is made up of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. 3. The main job of Congress is to make laws. 4. Article I describes how the members of each house will be chosen.

14. 5. Article II provides for an executive whose job is to enforce laws. 6. The Executive Branch is headed by a president and vice president.

15. 7. Article III creates the Judicial Branch. 8. The Judicial Branch interprets laws. 9. Article III calls for one Supreme Court and lower courts_.

16. 10. The states are the focus of Article IV. 11. Article IV explains the process of creating new states and promises that the federal government will protect and defend the states_.

17. 12. Article V establishes a way to amend the Constitution.

18. 13. Article VI declares that the Constitution is the “Supreme Law of the Land. 14. If there is a conflict between federal law and state law, the federal law wins.

19.  15. Article VII explains how the Constitution will be ratified.

20. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJXhXGE2CR0&safety_mode=true&persi st_safety_mode=1&safe=active

21. 1) On the notes side of your notebook page, create a Bubble Map that includes each of the 7 Articles with a picture 2) Write a conclusion on your notes. 3) Do you need to finish the Preamble Scramble or the Vocab Crossword?

22. Article I Article II Article III Article IV Article V Article VI Article VII

23. If your score is 80% or higher You have a choice to write out test corrections If your score less than 80%  You have to take the retake  OR you can write out test corrections to earn more points