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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