You are responsible for knowing the following
Terms and Names:
Shay's Rebellion, James Madison, Roger Sherman, Great Compromise, 3/5ths Compromise, Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, Federalism, Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch, Executive Branch, Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Electoral College, Ratification, AntiFederalist, Federalist, Bill of Rights, Amendment, Elastic Clause, Necessary and Proper Clause, Militia, Territories, Federalist Papers, Preamble, Enumerated Powers, implied Powers, Double Jeopardy, Reserved Powers, Suffrage, Framers, Incriminate, Naturalized, Polls, Veto
Main Idea:
1. What issues did the Continental Congress have to address?
2. List three weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
3. Analyze the views of the Federalist and AntiFederalist in regards to the newly drafted Constitution.
4. List 5 rights assured to you under the Bill of Rights.... which right to do you believe is most
important. Explain.
5. Give two examples of Checks and Balances in the Constitution.
6. Explain why it is harder to ratify an Amendment than to propose it.
7. Why are there more members in the house of Representatives than in the US Senate?
Thinking Critically:
1. Why did the framers make it so difficult to amend the Constitution? Do you agree or disagree
with their logic? Explain.
2. How does the Constitution reflect the fear of making the country's leader too strong?
3. Discuss how the government created by the Constitution is different than the one
created by the Articles of Confederation.
4. After examining the arguments from the Federalist and AntiFederalist, would you have
voted to ratify the Constitution? Why or Why Not?
Terms and Names:
Shay's Rebellion, James Madison, Roger Sherman, Great Compromise, 3/5ths Compromise, Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, Federalism, Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch, Executive Branch, Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Electoral College, Ratification, AntiFederalist, Federalist, Bill of Rights, Amendment, Elastic Clause, Necessary and Proper Clause, Militia, Territories, Federalist Papers, Preamble, Enumerated Powers, implied Powers, Double Jeopardy, Reserved Powers, Suffrage, Framers, Incriminate, Naturalized, Polls, Veto
Main Idea:
1. What issues did the Continental Congress have to address?
2. List three weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
3. Analyze the views of the Federalist and AntiFederalist in regards to the newly drafted Constitution.
4. List 5 rights assured to you under the Bill of Rights.... which right to do you believe is most
important. Explain.
5. Give two examples of Checks and Balances in the Constitution.
6. Explain why it is harder to ratify an Amendment than to propose it.
7. Why are there more members in the house of Representatives than in the US Senate?
Thinking Critically:
1. Why did the framers make it so difficult to amend the Constitution? Do you agree or disagree
with their logic? Explain.
2. How does the Constitution reflect the fear of making the country's leader too strong?
3. Discuss how the government created by the Constitution is different than the one
created by the Articles of Confederation.
4. After examining the arguments from the Federalist and AntiFederalist, would you have
voted to ratify the Constitution? Why or Why Not?
Review weakness of the articles of confederation...
Philadelphia convention
-three plans of government
-3/5ths compromise
-admissions of new states
Essential Questions:
1. What philosophical and political ideals did the framers of the constitution draw from writing the constitution?
2. How did the Framers use compromise to ensure that the constitution would reflect different point of views?
3. how did the framers ensure that government power would be shared between national and state governments?
4. explain how the framers were able to ensure that no one branch of government became more powerful than the others.
Online Game.... state v. Federal Powers
http://www.pbs.org/tpt/constitution-usa-peter-sagal/constitution-games/power-play/
Constitution Tic tac toe
http://web.jccc.edu/constitution/tic_tac/tic_tac.htm
Constitution Frogger
http://web.jccc.edu/constitution/frog/frog.htm
Constitution Alien Invaders
http://web.jccc.edu/constitution/alieninvaders/alieninvaders.htm
Article 1 Hangman
http://www.quia.com/hm/172969.html
Executive Branch "Who wants to be a millionaire"
http://www.quia.com/rr/87003.html
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