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Grab A Delegates Activity Sheet Grab A Delegates Activity Sheet & a Venn Diagram& a Venn Diagram
Take out Notes and have out Take out Notes and have out your Venn Diagramyour Venn Diagram
Venn DiagramVenn Diagram
Label Venn Diagram “Government Powers Label Venn Diagram “Government Powers Under the Articles of Confederation”Under the Articles of Confederation”
Label one circle “State Governments” and Label one circle “State Governments” and the other “The Central Government”the other “The Central Government”
Put the powers associated with each into Put the powers associated with each into the Venn Diagramthe Venn Diagram
The Constitutional The Constitutional ConventionConvention
Why was the Convention held?Why was the Convention held?
Revision of the Revision of the Articles of Articles of ConfederationConfederation
What were some of What were some of the issues that the issues that needed to be needed to be considered at the considered at the Convention?Convention?
The DelegatesThe Delegates
55 Delegates55 Delegates
31 College Degrees / 31 Lawyers31 College Degrees / 31 Lawyers
45 Congressmen45 Congressmen
30 Served in War30 Served in War
Avg Age 43. Oldest 81 Youngest 27Avg Age 43. Oldest 81 Youngest 27
17 slaveholders17 slaveholders
Who Came?Who Came?
George WashingtonGeorge Washington
Ben FranklinBen Franklin
Edmund RandolphEdmund Randolph
George MasonGeorge Mason
Alexander HamiltonAlexander Hamilton
Roger ShermanRoger Sherman
James WilsonJames Wilson
Charles Cotesworth PinckneyCharles Cotesworth Pinckney
John DickinsonJohn Dickinson
William PattersonWilliam Patterson
James MadisonJames Madison
James Madison’s ImportanceJames Madison’s Importance““The Father of the Constitution”The Father of the Constitution”
Organizer of the ConventionOrganizer of the Convention
Studied extensively before Studied extensively before convention began on the History convention began on the History of Governmentsof Governments
Would propose and write much Would propose and write much of the language in the of the language in the ConstitutionConstitution
How was the Convention to run?How was the Convention to run?
Unanimously George Washington the Unanimously George Washington the Presiding officerPresiding officer
1 State 1 Vote 1 State 1 Vote
Majority WinsMajority Wins
No meetings unless 7/13 quorumNo meetings unless 7/13 quorum
Closed DoorsClosed Doors
Delegates ActivityDelegates Activity
Take out delegates activity directionsTake out delegates activity directions
Computer Lab in library TuesdayComputer Lab in library Tuesday
Vocabulary ActivityVocabulary Activity
Take out Constitution Unit Vocabulary Take out Constitution Unit Vocabulary ActivityActivity
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Grab a VA plan v. NJ plan worksheetGrab a VA plan v. NJ plan worksheet
Open book to page Read Page 202-203 Open book to page Read Page 202-203 and complete worksheetand complete worksheet
Prepare for NotesPrepare for Notes
The Constitutional The Constitutional ConventionConvention
Getting to Work!Getting to Work!
Revise or Restart?Revise or Restart?
Revise the ArticlesRevise the Articles
Restart with New DocumentRestart with New Document
Edmund Randolph SpeaksEdmund Randolph Speaks
Moves for a new Moves for a new documentdocument
Strong National Strong National GovernmentGovernment
The Birth of the Legislative The Birth of the Legislative BranchBranch
Our Lawmaking Our Lawmaking BranchBranch
Arguably most Arguably most important of the 3 important of the 3 in a republic.in a republic.
The Virginia PlanThe Virginia Plan
Authored by James MadisonAuthored by James Madison
From VAFrom VA
What do we know about Virginia?What do we know about Virginia?
The Virginia Plan (Throw ‘em The Virginia Plan (Throw ‘em out!)out!)
2 house legislature2 house legislature
Proportional Representation in LowerProportional Representation in Lower
Lower Elected by PeopleLower Elected by People
Upper Elected by LowerUpper Elected by Lower
Chief ExecutiveChief Executive
Court SystemCourt System
New Jersey Plan (Revise ‘em)New Jersey Plan (Revise ‘em)
Proposed by William Proposed by William PattersonPatterson
From NJFrom NJ
What do we know What do we know about NJ?about NJ?
New Jersey PlanNew Jersey Plan
1 House Legislature1 House Legislature
1 vote 1 state1 vote 1 state
Congress elects weak Executive branch of Congress elects weak Executive branch of more than 1 personmore than 1 person
No plan for judicial systemNo plan for judicial system
The Great Compromise!The Great Compromise!
Roger Sherman Roger Sherman proposesproposes
CTCT
The Great CompromiseThe Great Compromise
2 House Legislature2 House Legislature
Lower based upon PopulationLower based upon Population
Upper – 2 per stateUpper – 2 per state
VA Plan v NJ PlanVA Plan v NJ Plan
Outcome:Outcome:
The structure of our Legislative BranchThe structure of our Legislative Branch
Basic structure for Executive and JudicialBasic structure for Executive and Judicial
RemindersRemindersHistorical Fiction Due TuesdayHistorical Fiction Due Tuesday
Collage that is half a piece of poster board with Collage that is half a piece of poster board with pictures related to your book and the time pictures related to your book and the time periodperiod
3 Minute Presentation3 Minute Presentation– 1 minute summary1 minute summary– 1 minute connecting major events in book to actual 1 minute connecting major events in book to actual
historyhistory– 1 minute talking about actual history / accuracy as 1 minute talking about actual history / accuracy as
presented in bookpresented in book
RemindersReminders
Constitutional Delegates activity due Constitutional Delegates activity due TuesdayTuesday
Constitution Center Trip Constitution Center Trip Reminders!Reminders!
No Permission you don’t go.No Permission you don’t go.
Head to cafeteria after 1Head to cafeteria after 1stst Period Period
What to BringWhat to Bring– Something to write withSomething to write with– Money for Lunch (No mo’ than $15)Money for Lunch (No mo’ than $15)– Dress school and weather appropriateDress school and weather appropriate
PacketPacket
Understanding on behaviourUnderstanding on behaviour
For the RemainderFor the Remainder
Constitutional Convention Word SearchConstitutional Convention Word Search
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Prep Fo’ NotesPrep Fo’ Notes
The Constitutional The Constitutional ConventionConvention
Representation and SlaveryRepresentation and Slavery
IssueIssue
If lower house is by population who counts If lower house is by population who counts as population?as population?
North v. SouthNorth v. South
Who counted for representation?Who counted for representation?
North – Slaves do not count, propertyNorth – Slaves do not count, property
South – Slaves should countSouth – Slaves should count
Slavery in the SouthSlavery in the South
Brutal system of forced laborBrutal system of forced labor
The Abolitionist MovementThe Abolitionist Movement
Abolitionist Abolitionist MovementMovement
ManumissionManumission
1780 – PA Act for 1780 – PA Act for Gradual Gradual EmancipationEmancipation
Issue: Slavery in the SouthIssue: Slavery in the South
Many Northern States wanted to ban Many Northern States wanted to ban slaveryslavery
South demanded slavery continueSouth demanded slavery continue
Would not discuss slave trade for 20 yearsWould not discuss slave trade for 20 years
Representation SolvedRepresentation Solved
3/5 Compromise3/5 Compromise
Slaves would count Slaves would count as 3/5 a personas 3/5 a person
Math Time!Math Time!
If VA has a white If VA has a white population of 300,000 population of 300,000 and a slave and a slave population of 200,000 population of 200,000 while PA has a while PA has a population of population of 430,000, which state 430,000, which state has a larger has a larger population?population?
If SC has a white If SC has a white population of 350,000 population of 350,000 and a slave and a slave population of 400,000 population of 400,000 while New York has a while New York has a population of 550,000 population of 550,000 which has a larger which has a larger population?population?
Civics in Action PacketCivics in Action Packet
