AS1 Assignment: Ideas
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Watch the Sunnylands Classroom videos.
Key Constitutional Concepts Part 1
Key Constitutional Concepts Part 2
As you watch, respond to the following:
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Why would Signers Hall be located in Philadelphia?
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Why was there concern that the ‘new’ system of government might not succeed?
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What were some of the general problems with being governed by a distant monarch?
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What do concepts like ‘different states’, ‘free citizens’ and ‘state sovereignty’ tell you about the early
Americans?
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How did Shay’s Rebellion in some ways mirror the Revolutionary War ideals?
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Explain how the Constitutional Convention was a complete overthrow of government.
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Why do you think they all took, and obeyed, a vow of secrecy about what they were doing?
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How do the ‘Rule of Law’ ideas that you learned about earlier relate to the ideals of the founding fathers?
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Why was the Constitution intentionally written to block ambition?
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Explain the difference between the ‘United states of America’ and the ‘united States of America’.
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What do you think about the idea of ‘3/5th’ of all other persons Compromise?
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The framers of the Constitution did not support ‘true’ Democracy. Instead they felt that only those with a ‘stake
in society’ should have a vote. Describe what this means.
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Do you think the delay of the Bill of Rights into the Constitution was a good idea? Explain.