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The US Constitution

FQ : How did the Constitution create a more effective government than the AOC? What Enlightenment ideas are contained in the Constitution?. The US Constitution. Why did many state leaders agree to a meeting?. They wanted to “fix” The Articles of Confederation.

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The US Constitution

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  1. FQ: How did the Constitution create a more effective government than the AOC? What Enlightenment ideas are contained in the Constitution? The US Constitution

  2. Why did many state leaders agree to a meeting? • They wanted to “fix” The Articles of Confederation.

  3. What were some of the controversies at the Constitutional Convention? • How states should be represented in Congress (by population or by equality). • The counting of slaves in determining a state’s population. • Slavery Equality Population

  4. The Virginia Plan • Bi-cameral Congress based on population • Executive Branch • Judicial Branch Edmund Randolph James Madison

  5. The New Jersey Plan • Given in response to the Virginia Plan • Keeps a unicameral Congress based on equal representation. William Paterson

  6. Compromises • The delegates adopt the Connecticut Plan which calls for a bi-cameral Congress in which one house is based on equality and one house is based on population. • Delegates added the 3/5 clause (which count 5 slaves as 3 people for determining representation based on population).

  7. What was one main result of this meeting? • The creation of a new government: • under the supremacy of the US Constitution. • This established specifics for the federal gov.: • three branches of government • separation of powers • checks and balances system • and ultimately included a bill of rights. • This new government balanced the needs of both small and large states.

  8. Debate Over Ratification • Once the convention ended, the Constitution would not be a reality until 9 states ratified or approved it. • Supporters of the Constitution were called Federalists because they agreed with the balance of power between the states and the federal government. • Opponents of the Constitution were called Anti-Federalists because they did not want a strong central government.

  9. Federalists • Wrote their arguments in support of the Constitution in a series of essay called The Federalists. • Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote these essays. • They argued the Constitution was not perfect but was better than the Articles of Confederation.

  10. Anti-Federalists • Wrote their arguments in The Letters from the Federal Farmer. • Patrick Henry, George Mason, and Richard Henry Lee wrote these arguments. • Their main opposition to the Constitution was that it did not guarantee the government would protect the rights of the people or the states. • They demanded an addition to the Constitution called The Bill of Rights.

  11. The Bill of Rights • The federalists finally agreed to add The Bill of Rights to the Constitution as long as all the states would ratify the Constitution. • The Bill of Rights included such things as: • Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition • Right to bear arms • Right against unreasonable search and seizures • Rights of accused persons • Right to a swift and fair trail

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