Wonders U2W1 - Who Wrote the U.S. Constitution? Part Two

Wonders U2W1 - Who Wrote the U.S. Constitution? Part Two

What do good problem solvers do?

What were the three parts of the national government in this plan?

Multiple Select

What are the three branches of the national government?

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Executive

• State

How did equal representation work?

How did equal representation work?

How is the Virginia Plan different?

Multiple Choice

Who was arguing about the Virginia Plan?

• Democrats vs. republicans

• Big states vs. small states

• Men vs. women

• Plants vs. zombies

What other differences did they have?

Who was against slavery? Who was for it?

Debate - A discussion or argument

What was causing so many disagreements?

Multiple Choice

To argue or discuss is to:

• propose

• debate

• represent

• resolve

What did the New Jersey Plan suggest?

How is this different from our current government?

Poll

Do you think the New Jersey Plan was a good idea?

• Yes.

• No.

Who wanted the New Jersey Plan? Who wanted the Virginia Plan? Who did not vote?

Were the big states and small states working together or alone?

Why was James Madison important?

Poll

Which would you vote for?

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Neither

Reread

Why did state differences lead to a debate about state representation? Who was arguing? Why?