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Defining A NationChapter 1 Section 2
Lecture Focus Question
What ideas and
debates led to the
Constitution and Bill of
Rights? Explain.
Revolution Ends Franklin secures support of the French
General La Fayette joins GW and
together they beat GB
Battle of Yorktown: British General
Cornwallis surrenders to GW
Treaty of Paris 1783: GB officially admits
defeat and recognizes U.S. as a
separate, independent country
Freedom of ReligionRev led to changes in relationship
between church and state
Ecclesiastical tyranny: power of a
church backed by govt to make people
worship in a certain way
Jefferson’s letter to Danbury Baptist
Association separation of church and
state
Early GovernmentEveryone agreed on 2 basic ideas:
Democracy: a government by the people
Republic: a government run by the people
through elected officials
Simon Says…
SThe U.S. is still a democratic
republic.
Connection #1
What do you
remember about
democracies from
World History class
last year? (Provide
at least one thing!)
Plan “A” Articles of Confederation:
plan that established a limited
national govt in the U.S. right
after the Revolution
Confederation: a group of
individuals loosely united
together for a common purpose
States retained most of the
power
Weaknesses States retained most of power
Only 1 branch: Congress
Powerless to tax states
Powerless to enforce laws
One vote for each state,
regardless of population
No national court system to
interpret laws
Changes/additions required
unanimous vote
Federalists In favor of a stronger national
government
Federalist Papers: series of articles
supporting Federalist ideas
Warned lack of a national court
system & economic policies would
create chaos
Shay’s Rebellion: rebellion grew out of
farmers’ unrest over high taxes in
Massachusetts
Alexander Hamilton
The Articles Fail Anti-Federalists: those opposed
to a strong central government
Sedition Act: made it illegal to
say anything negative about the
govt.
Most in agreement Articles
are failing!
Articles are tossed out
Patrick Henry
Brain Snack Complete the flow chart: What issues led to the
Articles of Confederation being tossed out by the Founding Fathers?
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New Plans and Compromises Virginia Plan:
representation based
on population
New Jersey Plan: equal
representation for each
state regardless of
population
Great Compromise:
solved the issue of
representation →
combined the 2 plans
Three-Fifths
Compromise: counted
each slave as 3/5 of a
person for the purpose
of Southern
representation
Three Branches of Govt Legislative Branch:
creates the law
Judicial Branch: interprets the law / power of judicial review
Executive Branch: enforces the law
Separation of powers: 3 branches, each with its own area of authority
Checks and balances: each branch has the ability to curb the power of the other branches
Simon Says…
SOur system of checks and
balances and our separation of
powers in government are
what prevent a president from
becoming a dictator or king.
The U.S. Constitution Anti-Federalists argue
Constitution takes away too
much power from
individuals/states
James Madison writes/adds
Bill of Rights to make Anti-
Federalists happy
Bill of Rights: first 10
amendments of the
Constitution which protect
individual rights
U.S. Constitution is ratified!
Connection #2Which Amendment
comes to your mind
first when you think
of the Bill of Rights?
Why do you think
it’s an important
right to have?
SUMMARY
Summary These notes were about…
(Main Idea Use the WIN
strategy!) (1-2 sent.)W.I.N. strategy:
WHO/WHAT - Figure out the most important who or what (topic)
INFORMATION - Figure out the most important information about the who
or what
NUMBER OF WORDS - Write the main idea using the fewest possible
number of words
Lecture Focus Question
What ideas and
debates led to the
Constitution and Bill of
Rights? Explain. Response = 3-4 well thought out sentences minimum!
(topic sentence + supporting details)
Notes Grading Rubric
MIS: missing
INC: incomplete
✔: complete