DO NOW!
• After you have quietly taken your seat, take out your
homework from over the weekend to be checked, and
turn to the Bellringer! Section in your binder
BELLRINGER!!
• In your own words (and complete sentences), explain
what a compromise is.
• Recall a time in your life where you had to make a
compromise. What was the outcome of that situation?
NEW VOCABULARY FOR FORMING A NEW
NATION
• Constitutional Convention
• Popular Sovereignty
• Three Fifths Compromise
• Federalism
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch
• Executive Branch
• Checks and Balances
HOMEWORK…
• Complete any vocabulary that you did not finish in
class.
DO NOW!
• After taking your seats quietly, take out your
Worksheet/Letters from the Time Capsule Activity.
• Pass your work down to the end of each row, making
one neat stack to be collected.
• Turn to the Bellringer! section of your binder
BELLRINGER!
• “Making of the American Constitution” Video
• During the video, listen for interesting facts about the
U.S. Constitution. Next, record the most interesting
fact you heard from the video.
WHICH PLAN IS BETTER?
• Split into groups of 4
• Each group will be assigned one plan: The Virginia Plan or
The New Jersey Plan
• Each person will record answers on their worksheet
• Each group will create a poster describing plan with an
illustration
• Each person has a job in the group:
• Researcher
• Artist
• Presenter
• Timekeeper
• Names with job titles on the back of each poster
MAYBE A COMPROMISE… A GREAT COMPROMISE!
• The Great Compromise
• Bicameral Legislature
• Number of Reps. based on state populations in the
lower house (House of Representatives)
• Number of Reps. equal from each state in the upper
house (The Senate)
THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
• Each group will be assigned to one of the branches of the U.S.
government: Executive, Legislative, or Judicial
• Your group will have the task of writing at least three facts
describing your branch of government
• The more facts you can find and record in your chart, the better!
CHECKS AND BALANCES
• A system created by
the framers of the
Constitution that
keeps any branch of
government from
becoming too
powerful
CLOSURE…
• Copy Homework:
• Create your own Graphic Organizer illustrating the
Strengths of the U.S. Constitution and the
Weaknesses on the Articles of Confederation
• Exit Ticket:
• Two things I learned this week are…
• One thing I still have a question about is…
DO NOW!
Take out your homework, pass it down to the end of your
row to be turned in.
Take out your binder and turn to the bellringer section of
your binder
PRIMARY
SOURCES VS.
SECONDARY
SOURCES
*Primary sources were either
created during the time period
being studied or were created at
a later date by a participant in
the events being studied. They
reflect the individual viewpoint of
a participant or observer.
*A secondary source is a work
that interprets or analyzes an
historical event. It is generally at
least one step removed from the
event and is often based on
primary sources.
Finding Clues in Primary Documents
Step 1: Read the document and identify any words
you may not know.
Step 2: Establish background knowledge. Use this to
think about the author’s position, tone, or
audience.
Step 3: Critique the document by thinking about
biases of the author or other positions that he or
she is not considering.
New Vocabulary
Tyranny: oppressive or unjustly severe governing on
the part of any ruler.
Conscience: moral principles that control the actions
or thoughts of an individual.
Immunity: Special privileges.
Franchise: a privilege of a public nature given to an
individual by a government.
“If a wrong step be now made, the republic may be lost
forever. If this new government will not come up to the
expectations of the people… their liberty will be lost and
tyranny must and will rise…
The rights of conscience, trial by jury, liberty of
the press, all your immunities and franchises… are
rendered insecure, in not lost, by this change…
But we are told that we need not fear because
those in power being our representatives will not abuse
the powers we put in their hands.”
-- Patrick Henry
Speaking against ratification of the Constitution, June 1788
“If a wrong step be now made, the republic may be lost forever. If this new
government will not come up to the expectations of the people… their liberty
will be lost and tyranny must and will rise…
The rights of conscience, trial by jury, liberty of the press, all your
immunities and franchises… are rendered insecure, in not lost, by this change…
But we are told that we need not fear because those in power being
our representatives will not abuse the powers we put in their hands.”
-- Patrick Henry
Speaking against ratification of the Constitution, June 1788
Let’s gather some facts:
1) When was this written?
2) Who wrote it?
3) What is the tone? How can you tell? Are there key phrases or
strong words that jump out at you?
“If a wrong step be now made, the republic may be lost forever. If this new
government will not come up to the expectations of the people… their
liberty will be lost and tyranny must and will rise…
The rights of conscience, trial by jury, liberty of the press, all your
immunities and franchises… are rendered insecure, in not lost, by this
change…
But we are told that we need not fear because those in power being
our representatives will not abuse the powers we put in their hands.”
-- Patrick Henry
Speaking against ratification of the Constitution, June 1788
1)What is going on during the time this piece was written?
What had just happened? Talk about the historical events that
might have influenced the author's position. Provide examples!
2)What is the author’s purpose? How can you tell?
3)What dangers does the author see in ratifying the
Constitution?
4)What rights does he fear will be lost?
“If a wrong step be now made, the republic may be lost forever. If this
new government will not come up to the expectations of the people…
their liberty will be lost and tyranny must and will rise…
The rights of conscience, trial by jury, liberty of the press, all
your immunities and franchises… are rendered insecure, in not lost, by
this change…
But we are told that we need not fear because those in power
being our representatives will not abuse the powers we put in their
hands.”
-- Patrick Henry
Speaking against ratification of the Constitution, June 1788
Let’s do some critical thinking:
1) Critique Patrick Henry’s passage. Are there any positions he is
not considering? Is his point clear? What if Patrick Henry had
gotten his way? Is it persuasive?
2) If you had read this document, how would it have affected
your view on the Constitution?
FEDERALISM
The sharing of power between a central government and
the states that make up a country
FEDERALIST VS. ANTIFEDERALIST
• Cornell Notes!
FEDERALIST VS. ANTIFEDERALIST
• Pamphlet
DO NOW!!
Quietly take your seat, take out your binder and
something to write with, turn to the Bellringer! Section
of your binder…
BELLRINGER!!
What do you think it would be like to have been one of the delegates at the
Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia?
What do you think the hardest and easiest parts of coming up with a new constitution
were? Why?
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION!
REFLECTION QUESTIONS!
• How did it feel to be a delegate to the Constitutional Convention?
• What part of the convention did you enjoy the most? The least?
• What was the most challenging part of acting as a delegate?
• Why was it important for the delegates to compromise on certain
issues?
• How do you think your experience was different from that of the
actual delegates? How do you think it was similar?
• What are three things you learned from today/the Constitutional
Convention experience?
DO NOW!
After quietly taking your seat, take out your text analysis
questions from last night to be checked for homework.
The Bellringer! will be handed our shortly.
BELLRINGER: THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
FEDERALIST VS. ANTIFEDERALIST PROPAGANDA
• Complete the propaganda assignment from Monday with your
partner.
• 30 minutes
• Students that were absent on Monday, wait for your assignment
from Mr. Glueck
CHAPTER TEST ON TUESDAY
What to study…
• Vocabulary words
• Text analysis questions
• Big topics: Articles of Confederation, Shays’s Rebellion,
Virginia Plan v. New Jersey Plan, Branches of Government,
Federalist v. Antifederalist, Electoral College Bellringer
• Articles of Confederation and Shays’s Rebellion Quiz
REVIEW BINGO!
HOMEWORK…
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