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Unit 2 Creation of the Constitution

Unit 2 Creation of the Constitution. Essential Question. How did the Framers create the Constitution?. Unit Overview. Lesson 8 :     What were the Articles of Confederation, and Why Did Some Founders Want to Change Them? Lesson 9 :     How was the Philadelphia Convention Organized?

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Unit 2 Creation of the Constitution

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  1. Unit 2 Creation of the Constitution

  2. Essential Question • How did the Framers create the Constitution?

  3. Unit Overview • Lesson 8:     What were the Articles of Confederation, and Why Did Some Founders Want to Change Them? • Lesson 9:     How was the Philadelphia Convention Organized? • Lesson 10:   Why Was Representation a Major Issue at the Philadelphia Convention? • Lesson 11: What Questions Did the Framers Consider in Designing the Three Branches of the National Government?   • Lesson 12:    How Did the Delegates Distribute Powers between National and State Governments? • Lesson 13: What Was the Anti-Federalist Position in the Debate about Ratification?    • Lesson 14:    What Was the Federalist Position in the Debate about Ratification?   

  4. Unit 2 Purpose • After independence, America’s first form of government, the Articles of Confederation, proved inadequate. • Fifty-five men, the Framers, met to create the US Constitution, during which they debated the most basic ideas about political life and government institutions. • In this unit, you will learn • Why the Articles of Confederation were replaced • Why the Constitution was created as it was • And how the debates over ratification raised issues debated to this day.

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