1. MAKING OF US CONSTITUTION

2. INTRODUCTION
The war made the 13 American Colonies independent in
The Colonies joined under an alliance of friendship , called Confederation .
By 1787 , the confederation was in trouble .Its Congress was weak .It could not pay its debts to other countries .
It could not even pay the American soldiers who fought in the war for independence . And some of those unpaid soldiers were beginning to protest .
The confederation government could not protect private property and prevent anarchy .
They asked Congress to call a meeting of state leaders to discuss changes .
George Washington believed a stronger government was necessary . He agreed to attend a meeting to improve the government .
The meeting was called the Philadelphia Convention , today we call it the Constitutional Convention .

3. 55 men from 12 states took part
55 men from 12 states took part .Only the smallest state , Rhode Island , not to send someone .
The men who attended the convention were called delegates .
The delegates elected George Washington president of the convention .
But Washington suggested James Madison became the leader .
Madison had come to Philadelphia with a plan to strengthen the power of a Central government .
He was very intelligent .He was also very wise about politics So he gave his plan to the Delegates .
The Madison Plan had three parts .
1. The first branch was a legislature that made the Law . States with larger populations would have more votes than states with smaller populations .

4. 2. The second branch was the Executive , or President
2. The second branch was the Executive , or President . The President would enforce the law .
3. The third branch was a Court System , including a Supreme Court . The Courts would rule on disputes about the meaning of the law .