1. How we got HERE? Early United States Government

2. Revolution…Why? Taxation w/o representation Albany Plan of Union…Ben Franklin DOI…Thomas Jefferson July 4 th, 1776 State Constitutions No turning back…WAR!! We have no business winning…but WE WIN! 1775-1783 Treaty of Paris

3. Now what? Our First Government: Articles of Confederation…Sucked (chart) Who had power to: Articles of ConfederationConstitution Levying taxes States Federal courts None Regulation of trade States Executive None Amending document 100% Representation of states 1 per state Raising an army State militias Sovereignty STATES OVER FEDERAL

4. Fix it…Philadelphia Convention 1787 Created our current Government…The Constitution

5. Issues to solve: Virginia Plan New Jersey Plan Result: Connecticut Compromise (aka: The Great Compromise) 3/5 Compromise

6. Foundations: Magna Carta 1217 English Bill of Rights 1689 Two Treaties of Government (Locke, 1689) Social Contract Theory (Rousseau, 1762)

7. Final Hurdle: Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists Result: Bill of Rights = Ratification (1789)