Where it all began…. 1. Take a sheet of paper. 2. Do not write your name on it. 3. Answer the following question:What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania famous.

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Where it all began…

1. Take a sheet of paper. 2. Do not write your name on it. 3. Answer the following question:What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania famous for? 4. When finished, crumple your paper into a ball and wait…

 A. Petition of Right   2. First time Parliament limited the King’s power.  3. Declared that even a monarch had to obey the law of the land.  No Marshall Law during peacetime  No Quartering Troops without consent  Trial by Jury of Peers

 A. Declaration of Independence   2. Thomas Jefferson main writer  English Colonies broke away from England  men from 13 colonies signed the document  5. 2/3 of it filled with complaints against the King (“injuries and usurpations”)

A. Popular Sovereignty – the people hold the power B. Limited Government – there were restriction placed on governmental power C. Civil Rights and Liberties – rights the government must protect (“unalienable rights”)

D. Separation of Powers – power of government divided into 3 branches E. Checks and Balances – each branch can check the power of the other two branches

A. POWERS:  Make war and peace  Send Ambassadors  Make treaties  Borrow money  Set up monatary system  Build navy  Raise army (ask states) B. WEAKNESSES:  1 vote per state  Can’t collect taxes  Can’t regulate trade  No Executive  No Fed Court System  13/13 vote to amend  9/13 to pass law  Only a “firm league of friendship”

A. Ancient Greece and Rome B. Montesquieu’s The Spirit of the Laws C. Rousseau’s Social Contract D. Locke’s Two Treatises of Government E. Their own experiences – 2 nd C.C./State Gov./A.O.C.

A. Summer of 1787 B. Delegates intended to Revise the A.O.C. C. Delegates agreed to create a New Government

 D.New Jersey Plan  1. One House of Congress  2. Equal Representation  E.Virginia Plan  1. Two Houses in Congress  2. Representation based on Population

 F.Connecticut/Great Compromise  1. Two Houses in Congress  2. first filled according to population  3. second filled equally among the states  G.3/5 Compromise  1. Slave will be counted as population  2. Slaves would only count as 3/5 of person

 A. Need 9/13 States to Ratify  B. Federalists – supported new constitution and strong federal government  C. Anti-Federalists – opposed to new constitution and giving federal government strong powers  D. The Federalist – written to gain support for the Constitution in New York

 E. Delaware 1 st to ratify  F. New Hampshire 9 th to ratify  G. Rhode Island 13 th to ratify

 Why did the framers decide to create a new constitution instead of improving the A.O.C.?  If they only needed 9/13 of the states to ratify the new constitution, why did the framers keep going until they got all of the states to approve before enacting the new government?