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Unit 2: Foundations of United States Government

Unit 2: Foundations of United States Government. Chapter 2: Origins of United States Government. Chapter 2: Origins of the United States Government. Section 1: Early Influences. 4 English Ideas Explained. 1. Limited gov. One person does NOT have all the power Magna Carta

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Unit 2: Foundations of United States Government

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  1. Unit 2: Foundations of United States Government Chapter 2: Origins of United States Government

  2. Chapter 2: Origins of the United States Government Section 1: Early Influences

  3. 4 English Ideas Explained • 1. Limited gov. • One person does NOT have all the power • Magna Carta • 1215 England • Citizens force King John to sign • Limited power of king • Rule of law—gov leaders must act according to a set of laws • 2. Representative gov • Bicameral • Two houses of legislative branch • 3. Petition of Right • 1628 • Parliament forces Charles I to sign it • Limited power of the monarch • Parliament (elected by people) had more power • 4. English Bill of Rights • Citizens rights from gov violations

  4. English Documents Explained • Magna Carta webpage • Petition of Right • English Bill of Rights

  5. Colonies • Charters • English monarchs gave settlers right to establish a colony • Most charters included limited and rep gov. • Governments • As number of colonies grew, each developed limited and rep gov.

  6. Chapter 2: Origins of United States Government Section 2: Independence

  7. Searching for Unity • a. Tough to unite • i. Colonies formed for different reasons • 1. Profit • 2. Religion • 3. Georgia: refuge for debtors • ii. Different economies and geography • 1. New England: fishing and lumber • 2. South: crops

  8. 13 Original Colonies

  9. Attempts at Unity

  10. An Ocean Apart • a. Anger over British taxes unite the colonies • b. First Continental Congress • i. Protest British policies • ii. Send King George III the Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress • iii. British tighten control • iv. Colonists declare independence in 1776 • Schoolhouse Rock: No More King

  11. Chapter 2: Origins of United States Government Section 3: The First National Government

  12. Articles of Confederation

  13. Articles of Confederation

  14. Articles of Confederation DID NOT WORK • Reasons: • 1. each colony was very different including issue of slavery • 2. size of new nation was large/communication was slow • 3. states did their own thing—ignored federal laws and taxes • 4. Aritcles of Confederation HAD NO POWER!

  15. What next? • Many felt we needed a strong federal government • Otherwise, we would have no country! • Example: Shays’s Rebellion

  16. Articles of Confederation Video (7 minutes) • Articles of Confederation video

  17. Chapter 2: Origins of the United States Government Section 4: The Constitutional Convention

  18. Constitutional Convention

  19. Constitutional Convention

  20. General Info • *Delegates met in Philadelphia in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation • *However, delegates moved quickly to form a stronger national gov. • *worked 4 months in a hot Phila summer in secrecy

  21. Key People • George Washington • Benjamin Franklin • Alexander Hamilton • James Madison

  22. George Washington

  23. Benjamin Franklin

  24. Alexander Hamilton

  25. James Madison

  26. Rival Plans

  27. The Great Compromise

  28. Finalizing the Constitution • Most signed the new Constitution, even though many still opposed.

  29. Chapter 2: Origins of the United States Government Section 5: Ratifying the Constitution

  30. Federalists vs. Anti Federalists a. Federalists i. Constitution would protect rights and was necessary to hold nation together b. Antifederalists i. Did not want the new gov. ii. Constitution would create a gov. that would threaten people’s rights and state’s rights

  31. RATIFICATION! • After a lot of debate, all states eventually ratified (passed) the Constitution

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