1. TITLE:
EXPANDING DEMOCRACY
Must have 7 pictures

2. Using prior knowledge, what is the U.S. Government consisted of?
OA #1 (new left page)
Using prior knowledge, what is the U.S. Government consisted of?

3. Constitution

4. ESSENTIAL QUESTION
What issues/ideas were important to the Founding Fathers at the time of the Constitution?

5. CORNELL NOTES
Federalism = power is divided between state gov’ts and national gov’t
Representative democracy
Three Branches
Legislative = Congress
Executive = President
Judicial = Supreme Court

6. Congress 535 total voting members 100 senators 435 representatives
6 non-voting members

7. House of Representatives
Republican = 245
Democratic = 188
Vacant = 1

8. Senate Republican = 54 Democratic = 44
Independent (caucusing with Democrats) = 2

9. CORNELL NOTES Virginia Plan Proposed by James Madison
Bicameral legislature (2 houses = based on population)
Favors large states

10. CORNELL NOTES New Jersey Plan Proposed by William Paterson
One house legislature (based on equal representation)
Favors small states

11. CORNELL NOTES Compromises 3/5 Compromise Great Compromise
Roger Sherman
Bicameral legislature = House of Representatives (population) & Senate (equal vote)
3/5 Compromise
3/5 of slave population counted

12. CORNELL NOTES Bill of Rights
Antifederalists = wanted a written guarantee of protected rights
Federalists = believed in a strong central government

13. LEFT COLUMN
Write 3 level 2 questions based on your notes.

14. SUMMARY
Based on your notes and direct instruction, answer the ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
What issues/ideas were important to the Founding Fathers at the time of the Constitution?

15. Activity
Calculate the percentage of words in each article out of 4447 total words.
Write down the main subject, structure, or power addressed in each article.
Map the percentages from the table on your handout by coloring the squares.
Each square = 1%
Use different colors for each Article & the Preamble

16. ESSENTIAL QUESTION
How did the Founding Fathers express the 6 big ideas in the Constitution?

17. 6 Big Ideas limited government republicanism checks and balances
federalism
separation of powers
popular sovereignty