1. Exam Review Day 4

2. Tues. 5/17
Was the American Revolution “common sense”?

3. Review Quiz 3

4. Now that the Revolutionary War is over…what do we do?

5. Articles of Confederation
Ratified in 1781; first gov’t of U.S.
“a league of friendship”
No executive; no courts
Legislative branch (Congress) made laws but couldn’t enforce payment of taxes
Only accomplishment is Northwest Ordinance—bans slavery from Ohio territory; sets up admission for future states

6. SHAYS REBELLION Daniel Shays leads a rebellion protesting taxes
Eventually put down by a private militia
**SIGNALS THAT AOC is WEAK!

7. 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philly
U.S. Constitution is born!
Bill of Rights is adopted!
Woohoo we have a plan!

8. U.S. Constitution
Created by 55 delegates (lawyers, merchants, planters) =$$$
led by James Madison and Washington
System of federalism—divides power between national and state govt.
Creates three branches of govt.
Legislative-makes laws
Executive-carries out laws (president)
Judicial-interprets laws
Depends upon a system of checks and balances
Includes a Bill of Rights with ratification of Constitution in 1791

10. Ratify the Constitution?
Federalists wanted the Constitution ratified (approved) right away!
Anti-Federalists wanted more protections promised for individual freedoms! (They wanted a bill of rights)
Federalist Papers written by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison argue in favor of Constitution!

12. Amendments to U.S. Constitution
To add an amendment Step 1: Proposal - An amendment can be proposed by either a two-thirds vote in Congress, including both the House of Representatives and the Senate, or a national convention made up of two-thirds of the states. All our current amendments were proposed by Congress. Step 2: Ratification - Next, the amendment has to be ratified. It can be ratified by either three-fourths of the state legislatures or by state conventions in three-fourths of the states. Only the 21st amendment used the state convention method.

13. Review the Constitution
Textbook pages with partner
Be able to answer:
How the set up of the Articles of Confederation eventually led to a replacement with the U.S. Constitution