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Articles of Confederation Vs. The Constitution

Articles of Confederation Vs. The Constitution. Warm Up: 10/11/19. Please open to your 3.1 guided notes from yesterday. We will complete those before moving on. Turn and talk: What were ‘patriots’? What were ‘loyalists’? Can you name any specific ones?. Warm Up: 10/11.

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Articles of Confederation Vs. The Constitution

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  1. Articles of Confederation Vs. The Constitution

  2. Warm Up: 10/11/19 Please open to your 3.1 guided notes from yesterday. We will complete those before moving on. Turn and talk: What were ‘patriots’? What were ‘loyalists’? Can you name any specific ones?

  3. Warm Up: 10/11 • Please open to your warm up section • Title this entry: • Articles of Confederation vs Constitution • Create a chart like the one below:

  4. Today we will: • Describe problems that persisted with the U.S. Constitution even after it replaced the Articles of Confederation • Verbally and in writing • Using textual evidence • Key Concept 3.2

  5. Background: • Fill in the note catcher you created during warm up • Articles of Confederation vs Constitution • Bullet notes or ideas are ok • Complete sentences not required

  6. Articles of Confederation • Dates: 1781-1787 • Type of Government: Confederation-firm league of friendship among the 13 states • Branches of government: one- a unicameral Congress; executive and legislative duties combined in Congress • President? No, Congress performed both executive and legislative functions

  7. Who has the power? States held the most power! • Weaknesses of Articles: • Gave each state one vote regardless of size • Gave Congress no power to tax • No president • No judicial branch • Provided no common currency • No power over trade • No coercive power • Amendment only with the consent of all states • No army

  8. The Constitution • Dates: Ratified 1789- present! • Type of Government: Federal government- power divided between a central government and state governments • Branches of government: yes- 3 • Executive (carries out the laws) • Legislative (makes the laws) • Judicial (interprets the laws) • President? yes

  9. Who has the power? Federalism: power divided between national and state governments • Problems “fixed” under the Constitution: • Bicameral Congress- one house based on pop. and the other on equal representation • Congress may tax • Created a President • Separate judicial branch • Congress has power to coin money • Congress has power to regulate foreign and interstate commerce • States have powers but are limited by the Constitution • 2/3 of congress can propose an amendment to the Constitution; ¾ of states needed to ratify an Amendment • Congress can create army/navy

  10. What about Slavery? • Examine the 2 excerpts • Final draft of Declaration of Independence • Rough draft of Declaration of Independence • Respond to the 2 follow-up questions in complete sentences

  11. Slavery in the Constitution: • Read the conversation from the Constitutional Convention • Complete the graphic organizer: • According to each person, was slavery a problem? • If no, why not? If yes, what was more important than ending slavery?

  12. Historical Interpretations: • Examine the secondary source texts • Complete the graphic organizer: • According to each author, was slavery a problem? • If no, why? If yes, what was more important than ending slavery?

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