Bell Ringer- when done practice words on Quia
 Record the Definitions of:
 Republic
 Articles
of Confederation
 Constitution- The “rule book” for our country
 Executive Branch- the President, enforces the
laws
 Legislative Branch – Congress, makes the laws
 Judicial Branch- Court, interprets and reviews
the laws
WANTED:
A “Just Right”
Government
Wanted: A government that…
• Has enough ________ to do its job
• Doesn’t give anyone too ______
power
much
say
• Considers the needs of all
_________
states
• Lets people have a ________
• Protects individual __________
power
rights
The Articles of Confederation
group
A confederation is a _________
of
individuals _______
united together
for a _________.
purpose
The Articles of Confederation
independent
• Each state was _________________
and had its
government
own ________________.
representatives to the
• Each state would send _______________
“Congress of the Confederation.”
central
• The Congress was the only ____________
government. There was no ___________.
President
• In Congress, each state got _______
vote.
one
A Rocky Relationship
Hey, this sounds great!
Wait! Not so fast…
• States get to keep their
• Congress had no way to
power and independence
enforce
laws
______
____________ __________
its _______!
• No _____________
government telling
the states what to do
• Congress had no power to
taxes
collect _________
to pay
for the military!
• Congress had the power to
military to
create a _________
• The Articles could only be
protect
changed if ______
ALL the
________all
the states
_________
states agreed!
QUICK QUIZ!
THE ARTICLES OF
CONFEDERATION
Under the Articles of
Confederation, a
President would lead
the country.
 True
 False

Under the Articles of
Confederation, states
would be
independent.
 True

 False
The Articles of
Confederation were
easy to change.
 True
 False

Under the Articles,
states with more
people got more
votes in Congress.
 True
 False

Under the Articles,
Congress did not
have the power to
collect taxes.
 True

 False
Under the Articles,
Congress could pass
laws and force states
to follow them.
 True

 False
The Articles of
Confederation created
the first American
government.
 True

 False
Almost 10 years go
by…..
1777- 1787
QUICK QUIZ!
IRRECONCILABLE
DIFFERENCES?
Everyone thought the
central government
should have more
power.
 True
 False

Some people were
afraid states might
lose their
independence.
 True

 False
Different states had
different needs for
government to meet.
 True

 False
The states all got
along with each other.
 True
 False

The government created
by the Articles of
Confederation had
everything under control
among the states.
 True
 False

You’re Invited!!
 The Articles of Confederation aren’t working and the
Confederation Congress needs YOU to get everyone
together
 Your Task is to create INVITATIONS to the
Constitutional Convention (using Microsoft publisher and pg
228230)
 You will need to include:
 When and where it will take place
 What is going to happen there
 The Very Important People that will also be attending (real ppl)
 One historic picture and a Catchy Title
Bell Ringer
 On the “ Constitution Vocabulary- Unit 4” paper
 Record the Definitions of:
 Great
Compromise
 3/5’s Compromise
 Checks and Balances
 Popular Sovereignty
 Bicameral- two houses in congress
 Federalism
Constitutional Convention
 When:
 Where:
 Why:
 VIP:
A New Idea!
Articles of
Confederation
1 Branch
Legislative—makes laws
New Idea
3 Branches
Battle of the Plans
The Virginia Plan
The New Jersey Plan
2
• Legislative branch has ___
“chambers”
1
• Legislative branch has ___
“chamber”
• Number of votes for each
state depends on the
population
state’s ___________
• Each state gets ___
1 vote
Larger states would
• ________
have more power
Smaller states would
• ________
have more power
(Virginia was a large state, and New Jersey was a small state. Surprise!)
The Constitution Solution
Legislative:
Makes laws
Divide Congress Into Two Houses
Senate
Each state gets 2
votes.
House of
Representatives
The more people
the state has, the
more votes it gets!
This is the Great Compromise!
What about slaves? How do
they count??? Look up the 3/5s
Compromise!
QUICK QUIZ!
THE CONSTITUTION
SOLUTION:
POPULAR
SOVEREIGNTY
Bell Ringer
 Record the following words + definitions:
 Elastic Clause (pg 254- between the pictures)
 Federalist- a person who supports the
Constitution
 Anti-Federalist: a person who does not support
the Constitution
 Amendment- a change to the Constitution
 Core 3- Federalism
 When done, practice them on quia…vocab quiz thurs!
The Articles required
states to treat
citizens from other
states the same as
their own citizens.
 True
 False

The Constitution
requires each state to
treat ________
citizens of other
states the ______
same as it
treats its own citizens.
How many states had
to agree in order for
the Articles of
Confederation to be
changed?
 All states

 A majority of states
The Constitution can be
changed if
________________
two-thirds (2/3) of the
members of Congress and
________________
three-fourths (3/4) of the
states agree.
The Articles of
Confederation required
states to follow the
laws Congress passed.
 True
 False

The Constitution says
that the laws passed by
Congress are
_________
superior to laws
passed by the _______.
states
Under the
Constitution, laws are
made by the _______
branch.
A
B
executive legislative
Under the
Constitution, laws
passed by Congress
are ___ to state laws.
A
superior
B
inferior
Under the
Constitution,
Congress has ______.
A
B
1 chamber 2 chambers
Under the
Constitution, each
state gets two votes
in the _______.
A
House of
Representatives
B
Senate
Under the Constitution,
the number of votes
each state gets in the
House of Representatives
is based on its _____.
A
Population
B
Taxes
Under the Constitution,
a change to the
Constitution must be
approved by ____.
A
All States
B
¾ of States
Once they wrote up the
Constitution…
THEY HAD TO HAVE
ALL THE STATES
VOTE ON IT AND
RATIFY IT!!
Federalist
v.
 Supported Central
government
 Favored separation
of powers into
three branches
 Wanted a president

 (The Federalist Papers)

Anti-Federalist
*Supported state
power
*Wanted Congress
to have more power
than the Executive
*Feared a strong executive
would become abusive
*Wanted a list of rights
to protect the people
Bill of Rights (modern English)
 1- Freedom of the Press, Speech, Religion, of




Assembly, of Petition
2- Right to own a gun
3- No soldiers can be forced in your house without
consent
4- no illegal search and seizure (need warrant or
probable cause)
5- Your rights when accused of a crime (not tried for
the same crime twice, fair treatment in court, don’t
have to speak against yourself in court)
Bill of Rights Cont’d
 6- Right to a speedy trial
 7- Right to a jury of your peers when on trial
 8- No Cruel or unusual punishment, or excessive bail
 9- These amendments and the Constitution can not
be used to take away people’s universal rights
 10- All powers not listed in the Constitution will be
state powers (education, marriage, etc)
Bell Ringer
 Practice the Constitution Unit
Vocabulary on quia or zondle for
approx. 10 minutes
QUICK QUIZ!
ARTICLES VS.
CONSTITUTION
A) Created a president
Both
Articles
Constitution
Decide whether each
statement applies to
the Articles of
Confederation, the
Constitution, or both.
A
B) Created a government
Both
Articles
Constitution
Decide whether each
statement applies to
the Articles of
Confederation, the
Constitution, or both.
A
B
C) Had one branch of
government
Both
Articles
Constitution
Decide whether each
statement applies to
the Articles of
Confederation, the
Constitution, or both.
A
C
B
D) Had enough power to
do its job
Both
Articles
Constitution
Decide whether each
statement applies to
the Articles of
Confederation, the
Constitution, or both.
A
D
C
B
E) Created a court system
Both
Articles
Constitution
Decide whether each
statement applies to
the Articles of
Confederation, the
Constitution, or both.
A
C
D
B
E
F) Gave large and small
states the same power
Both
Articles
Constitution
Decide whether each
statement applies to
the Articles of
Confederation, the
Constitution, or both.
A
C
D
B
E
F
G) Created a Congress
Both
Articles
Constitution
Decide whether each
statement applies to
the Articles of
Confederation, the
Constitution, or both.
A
G
B
D
E
C
F
H) Compromised between
large and small states
Both
Constitution
Decide whether each
statement applies to
the Articles of
Confederation, the
Constitution, or both.
A
H
Articles
G
B
D
E
C
F
I) Created a military
Both
Constitution
Decide whether each
statement applies to
the Articles of
Confederation, the
Constitution, or both.
A
H
Articles
I
G
B
D
E
C
F
I) Didn’t let Congress
enforce its laws
Both
Constitution
Decide whether each
statement applies to
the Articles of
Confederation, the
Constitution, or both.
A
H
I
G
B
D
E
Articles
J
C
F
 Checks and balances notes
May withhold funding for presidential
initiatives
 What is obamacare?
 What was the government shutdown?
 How was it shown in the news?
 Do you think the government shutdown was worth
it?
Explore our Government!
 Go to www.icivics.org
 On the top right, Search “The Constitution Rules”
 Click on the first webquest
 Answer questions in complete sentences on a separate
sheet of paper (preamble is on pg 248 in txbk)
 Then Search “you be the judge”
 Click on the first webquest
 Answer questions in complete sentences on a separate
sheet of paper
 Turn in when done
NEW SEATS
Find your name on the
blue post it note on
the table
Bell ringer
 On the space on the top or bottom of the handout
‘Electoral Process’, answer the question:
What makes a
good citizen?
 Please take out a highlighter when done
Bill of Rights Picture Book
 You will create a powerpoint ‘picture book’ that
illustrates your rights as a citizen of the US
 Each slide will illustrate an amendment- make sure to
label which one it is!
 You may not use more than one word per slide
 You may have to use more than one picture or symbol to get the point
across
 Only school appropriate pictures allowed
 You do not need to cite these pictures

+
Vocabulary Quiz
 Please log in to Quia
 Open the assignment “ Constitution Vocab Quiz”
 Secret Word: _________________________
 When you’re done, please go to edmodo and read the
links under 2nd Amendment Debate

NC’s gun law, Guns in parks and bars, NRA position
What’s the big deal with the 2nd Amendment?
Should Restrict/Ban Guns
Should NOT ban guns
Bell Ringer
 You should have someone else’s Citizenship paper in
front of you
 Please sign the bottom
 When done, please place the number correct over 30
 If they did not write their FULL name, take off a
point
 Ex) 29/30
If we don’t have a king, who is America’s ruler?
 Have you ever wondered…
 What challenges did Washington face as our nation’s
first president?
 How did the people feel about having a president
instead of a king?
 Was the transfer of power to a new president easy?
To answer these questions, we must look at
what our country’s first two presidents did
President Scramble
 You will be assigned to a group of three
 Your group will be given a president and one of his terms
to create a quick poster on
 You MUST read the given information as a group from
Edmodo and include the BOLDED/UNDERLINED
words on your poster with an explanation
 You must include the dates of that term as president ( a
presidential term is only 4 years!)
 You must include two drawings- not traced- of that term
President Scramble
Everyone: Go to edmodo, open ‘President Scramble Read
ONLY your section together
White paper= George Washington’s 1st Term
Blue Paper = George Washington’s 2nd Term
Yellow Paper = John Adams’s term as president
 You MUST read the given information as a group from Edmodo and
include the BOLDED/UNDERLINED words/phrases on your poster
with an explanation!
 You must include the dates of that term as president ( a presidential term
is only 4 years!) You must include two drawings- not traced- of something from that term
President Scramble
 Now that your group’s poster is finished, you need to
assign a number 1 through 3 to each group member
Bell Ringer
 Open your laptop and go to Quia
 Go to ‘ The US Congress and its Role in Government’
 Read through he given reading
 Secret Word: ________________________
 When done, take out the movie questions from
yesterday and close the laptop
Thomas Jefferson as President
 Thomas Jefferson was president from 1801-1809
 One of the most significant things he did for our
nation was the Louisiana Purchase in 1803
 With your table partner and pages 318- 323 in the
Red Textbook, complete the crossword puzzle!
 The first 3 groups done get an extra credit point on
their test this MONDAY
Bell Ringer
 Take out a sheet of paper, put your name at the top
 We will be doing a QUICK WRITE
 You will have 7 minutes to write as much as you can
in answering the question below
 What were the successes and challenges
America faced as a new nation?

Constitution, Articles of Confederation, George
Washington’s presidency, John Adams’ presidency–
the more details the better!! Be sure to have both!
Join the Lewis and Clark Expedition!
 Go to www.usmint.gov/kids/games/
 Click on ‘Lewis and Clark Adventure’
 Play the games and either during the games or after,
use the information and links provided to answer the
questions on your sheet
 20 minutes! Please answer the QUESTIONS first!
Benchmark
 Log in to Quia
 Go to 8th Grade Social studies benchmark
 This will count as a test or class work grade
 Secret Word: __________________________
 When done, create a unit 4 vocab powerpoint. Have
the word definition and picture for Impressment and
Embargo Act of 1807, Treaty of Ghent
#tbt
HAPPY
HALLOWEEN!!
Bell Ringer
 Brain pop
 Log in to quia
 Go to “The Role of American Political Parties”
 Secret Word:________________________
 When done, read a book!
War of 1812
 Go to Edmodo
 Open the link to “Perspectives on the War of 1812”
 Use the link to help you answer the questions in your
packet
 It will read out loud for you- you may use headphones if
you want!
Turn in when done… Test on Monday! Short Review Tmrw