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Unit #1: Constitutional Underpinnings

Unit #1: Constitutional Underpinnings. AP US GoPo. Class Starter. Make a simile/analogy: Our government is like _______________. William Penn:.

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Unit #1: Constitutional Underpinnings

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  1. Unit #1:Constitutional Underpinnings AP US GoPo

  2. Class Starter • Make a simile/analogy: • Our government is like _______________.

  3. William Penn: Government, like clocks, go from the motion men give them, and as governments are made and moved by men, so by them they are ruined too. Wherefore governments rather depend upon men, than men upon governments.

  4. Class Starter List 3 advantages/pros for the democratic form of government. List 3 disadvantages/cons for the democratic form of government

  5. Democracy

  6. Theories of Democracy • Pluralism: Groups with shared interests influence public policy by pressing their concerns through organized efforts. • Groups compete with each other for control over government, ex. Interest Groups

  7. Theories of Democracy Elitism: Our society is divided along class lines and that an upper-class elite pulls the strings of government.

  8. Theories of Democracy Hyperpluralism: Many competing groups are so strong that they cripple the government’s ability to make policy.

  9. Seminar Directions Move desks in a tight circle Each student will have the opportunity to speak Do not interrupt another student Do not criticize or put down another student for sharing their ideas/beliefs

  10. Class Starter Explain Locke’s major concepts in Second Treatise on Civil Government. How is Locke’s legacy reflected in US government?

  11. Origins of the Constitution AP US GoPo

  12. I. Road to Revolution • 1754-1763—French and Indian War • 1776—Second Constitutional Convention • Declaration of Independence

  13. II. The English Heritage • Locke: • Natural Rights • Consent of the Government • Limited Government • Right to Revolt

  14. III. Articles of Confederation • State dominated national government • 1-house legislature, Congress • What were the major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? • Changes in states: • Bills of rights • Power concentration in legislatures

  15. IV. Economic Turmoil • Post-war depression • Debtors were frustrated and were not going to allow creditors to take their property • Shays’ Rebellion 1786 • Economic elites are worried

  16. V. Change to Come • Annapolis Meeting—1786, suggested changes • Asked permission from Congress to meet again in Philadelphia in 1787

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