US CONSTITUTION

US CONSTITUTION

Vocabs, Key Terms and Pople 

Shays’s Rebellion Anti-tax protest by farmers 

James Madison One of the leaders of the Constitutional Convention 

Roger Sherman Delegate who developed the Great Compromise 

Great Compromise Agreement made by the Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house
Three-Fifths Compromise Agreement that allowed states to count three-fifths of their slaves as part of the population
federalism The division of power between the federal and state governments

legislative branch The branch of government that makes laws 

executive branch The branch of government that enforces the laws 

judicial branch The branch of government that interprets the laws and the Constitution 

checks and balances Powers given to separate branches of government to keep any one from getting too much power 

electoral college A group selected to elect the president, in which each state’s number of electors is equal to the number of its senators and representatives in Congress.

​SHAY’S REBELLION IN 1787

Led by Daniel Shay
Accused the government of taxing too much
Americans feared giving too much power to the national government which results in the government being weak to deal with the nation’s problems
4 farmers were killed
Americans feared their new country was sinking into chaos and violence.

Proposal:

Virginia Plan led by political leader James Madison. It proposed a two-house legislature, with each state’s representation based on the size of its population. Under this plan, the larger the state, the more political power it would have.

New Jersey Plan proposed by William Paterson. It is a unicameral legislature with equal votes of States and an executive elected by a national legislature.

​The great compromise plan developed by delegate Roger Sherman.. It called for a legislature with two houses—a House of Representatives and a Senate. Each state would have two members in the Senate. In the House, the number of representatives from each state would be based on the size of the state’s population.

How about the slaves? Will they be counted as part of the population?
Northern States - few slaves
Southern States - numerous slaves.

Three-Fifths Compromise It allowed each state to count three-fifths of their slaves as part of the population.

Multiple Choice

The branch of government that makes laws 

• executive branch

• legislative branch

• electoral branch

• Judicial branch

Multiple Choice

Who was the Delegate who developed the Great Compromise?

• James Madison

• Roger Sherman

• Daniel Shay

• William Paterson

​CREATING A NEW GOVERNMENT
Federalism means power is divided between the national and state governments.
Powers of the National Government:
control of foreign affairs
providing national defense
regulating trade between states.

Powers of the States:
providing for and supervising education
regulating trade within a state.
*****Both levels of government shared such powers as the right to tax, borrow money, pay debts, and establish courts.

Multiple Select

What are the powers of the National Government?

• control of foreign affairs

• providing and supervising education

• • providing national defense

• • regulating trade between states. 

Multiple Choice

Who developed the great compromise plan?

• James Madison

• Roger Sherman

• William Paterson

• Daniel Shay

​The delegates also feared placing too much power in the hands of the people. So instead of choosing a president directly, each state would choose a group of electors equal to the number of senators and representatives each state had in Congress. Together, these electors were known as the electoral college. They were the ones who cast ballots for the presidential candidates. The delegates at the Constitutional Convention also created a way to amend, or change, the Constitution.

****End of Module 4, Lesson 2****