Friday September 5, 2014
Mr. Goblirsch – U.S. History
OBJECTIVE – Students Will Be Able To – SWBAT:
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Identify key elements of the U.S. Constitution, including: the structure,
qualifications for offices, and the electoral college system.
AGENDA:
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WARM-UP: Rights Journal
Finish Reviewing Constitutional Convention Chart
GUIDED PRACTICE: Analyzing the Constitution
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE: Electoral College Questions
CLOSURE: Constitution Review
Rights Journal WARM-UP: (Follow the directions below)
***5 Minutes***
 As American citizens we are afforded several rights and
personal liberties. Make a list of some of the rights you can
think of, and then write a ½ page journal entry about one of the
rights you mentioned that you think is the most important and
why.
Constitutional Convention (May 1787) Issues
DIRECTIONS: Read Pgs. 68-71 and complete the chart below in your notebook. Briefly
describe the conflict between the two sides and the compromise decided on.
CONFLICT
1. Representation
SIDES
1. Big v. Small States
COMPROMISE
1.
Briefly describe the issue
2. Slaves
2. North v. South
2.
Briefly describe the issue
3. Division of
Power
3. Strong Gov’t v.
Strong States
3.
Briefly describe the issue
4. Limiting Nat’l
Gov’t authority
4. Prevent to strong
of Nat’l Gov’t
4.
Briefly describe the issue
5. Ratification
5. Federalists v.
Antifederalists
5.
CONFLICT
Large States
vs
Small States
Reps by population or
Only 1 Rep
COMPROMISE
The Great Compromise
2 House Congress
Senate (2 Reps) chosen by state legislature
House of Reps (pop) chosen by voters
VIRGINIA VS. NEW JERSEY
PLANS
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Virginia Plan:
Bicameral
Legislature based on
state population
New Jersey Plan:
Unicameral
Legislature based on
one state = one vote
CONFLICT
North vs South Slave Issue
N
Slaves not counted in pop (H of R)
Slaves counted when levying taxes
S
Slaves counted in pop (H of R)
Slaves not counted when levying taxes
COMPROMISE
3/5th Compromise
3/5th of a states slaves count in population
CONFLICT
Strong Central Govt or Strong States Govt
COMPROMISE
Federalism
Pwr divided between National & State govt
Delegated Powers (National govt)
Reserved Powers (State govt)
Shared Powers (Tax & Courts)
CONFLICT
Limit Authority of the National Govt
COMPROMISE
Separation of Powers
Legislative— make laws
Executive— administer the laws
Judicial— interpret laws & settle disputes
Checks & Balances
Prevents any one from dominating the others
SEPARATION OF POWERS:
Montesquieu
CONFLICT
Ratifying the New Constitution
9 out of 13 must approve it
Federalists---favored balance of pwr
Antifederalists--opposed strg central govt
COMPROMISE
Bill of Rights
Govt must protect citizens & states rights
and freedoms
ADOPTION OF THE BILL OF
RIGHTS
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
To satisfy the StatesRights advocates, a
Bill of Rights was
added to the
Constitution to
guarantee individual
rights
The Bill of Rights was
ratified in December of
1791- three years
after the Constitution
was ratified
First Ten Amendments
Bill of Rights
1 Freedom of speech, religion, press
2-3 Right to bear arms (citizen soldiers)
No troops in private homes in peacetime
4 No searching homes without proper
warrants
5-6-7-8 Fair treatment for individuals
accused of crimes
9-10 Limits pwrs of fed govt
1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution
Protect individual and states rights
Bill of Rights
First 10 Amendments to the Constitution
All passed at the same time
Guarantees Personal Rights & Liberties
Without Bill of Rights NO RATIFICATION
Amendments: 27 Total
Preamble
Blue Print
Purpose of the Constitution
The legitimacy of the Constitution comes
from the American People NOT the States
“We the People of the United States in order to form a
more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic
tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote
general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to
ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this
Constitution for the United States of America.”
Article 1
Legislative Branch
Congress
House of Representatives & Senate
Make the Law
Most directly represents the people
That’s why it is first
Article 2
Executive Branch
President
Cabinet & Presidential Advisors
Administer the Laws
Article 3
Judiciary Branch
Federal Courts & Judges
Judicial Power
cases involving laws & people breaking them
Judicial Review
Decide if Laws are Constitutional
Articles 4-7
Relations between States
Amending
Supremacy
Ratification
Electoral College Questions
1.
How was the electoral process for choosing the president decided
on at the Constitutional Convention?
2.
What do you think caused some delegates of the Constitutional
Convention to be unwilling to let the people elect the president
directly?
3.
How is the number of electoral votes for each state determined?
4.
Which six states and one district have the fewest electoral votes?
How many does each have?
5.
How does the electoral college “double-election” system work?
6.
Explain how a presidential candidate can lose the popular vote and
still become president.
7.
What’s the fewest number of states a president could win and
become the president?
CLOSURE:
Constitution Review
– The Constitution is ...
– The 3 branches of the U.S. government
are …
– The qualifications to become a
Representative / Senator / President are
…