I. Review
A. Our first form of a national government was called
_________________________
i.
The national government under the Articles was too
weak because . . .
1) The national government couldn’t enforce the laws it
created
2) It could raise revenue through taxation
3) The individual state governments were stronger than the
national government
4) The national government couldn’t settle problems
between the states.
II. Review
B. The Framers of the constitution created a stronger
national government
i.
The Framers didn’t want the national government to
become too strong and become abusive of its power so
the they imbedded principles like ___________ in the
Constitution
III. Overview of Unit 5
A. We will be learning if the new Constitution worked.
i.
How did the President’s use their executive power to help
the government become established and solve problems?
ii. What kind of laws did the Legislative branch use to help
or hurt the nation?
iii. What power would the Judicial Branch have?
B. We will be learning a lot about each of the first 7
Presidents and their contribution to helping the nation
become what it is today.