1. Creating the Constitution Unit 1, Chapter 2, Section 4

2. Starter (S8) List the Major Compromises contained in the Constitution.
Answer:

3. Georgia Standards
SSCG3: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the United States Constitution.
a. Explain the main ideas in debate over ratification: include those in the Federalist.

4. Word Bank (V3) 1. Federalists: 2. Quorum:
3. Articles: Rule of law: 5. Veto: Amendment:
7. Treaty: Electoral college:.
9. Cabinet: Bill of Rights:

5. Review Unit 1, Chapter 2, Section 3 The Critical Period
Articles of Confederation
Governmental Structure
Powers of Congress
State Obligations
Weaknesses
Critical Period in the 1780s
Need for stronger Government
Mount Vernon
Annapolis

6. Virginia Plan Largely the work of Madison
Called for 3 branches of government: Legislative, executive, and judicial
The Legislature would be bicameral
Representation in each house based on either State’s population or money given to support the central government.
Lower house chosen by popular vote
Upper house chosen by the House as nominated by the State

7. New Jersey Plan William Paterson credited as primary author
Retained a Unicameral Congress with each state equally represented.
Plural Federal executive
Limited power to tax and regulate trade

8. Big Differences (Page 51)
How would the States be represented?
By money
By population
Big States expected to dominate

9. Compromise Connecticut Compromise Congress composed of two houses
Senate has states equally represented (2)
House representation based on population
The Great Compromise

10. Compromise Three-Fifths Compromise Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
How to count population
South wanted slaves counted
Northern states did not want them counted
Free persons will be counted, only three-fifths of all others would be counted.
The south could count their slaves, but must pay for them in direct tax levied by Congress
Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
Congress could regulate commerce, but were forbidden the power to tax exported goods, and could not act on the slave trade for 20 year.

11. Sources of the Constitution
William Blackstone
Montesquieu
Rousseau
Locke
Articles of Confederation
Experience

12. Finished
On September 17, 1787
The final form was approved by the convention

13. Summary Creating the Constitution The Framers
Organization and Procedures
The Virginia Plan
The New Jersey Plan
Compromises
Connecticut Compromise
Three fifths Compromise
Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise

14. Group Activity Using a Venn Diagram (Graphic Organizer)
Compare and Contrast the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan for the new government.

15. Skills For Life
Page 55 Read and follow instructions under Test for Success.
Write a brief letter to the editor or a newsgroup posting, or prepare an oral argument on the issue.

16. Homework Unit 1, Chapter 2, Section 5 Page 58, Section 5 Assessment
Questions 1 - 3

17. Re-teaching Activity Handout: Work in Groups
Conventions Proceedings and Compromise
Turn in at End of Class
10 points

18. 6. Amendment: 7. Treaty: 8. Electoral college:. 9. Cabinet:
Word Bank (V3)
6. Amendment:
7. Treaty:
8. Electoral college:.
9. Cabinet:
10. Bill of Rights:

19. 1. Federalists: 2. Quorum: 3. Articles: 4. Rule of law: 5. Veto:
Word Bank (V3)
1. Federalists:
2. Quorum:
3. Articles:
4. Rule of law:
5. Veto: