Constitutional+Convention

toc = Key Terms & People =


 * In your Social Studies Only notebook/binder, create a definition for each of the following terms or people. Make sure you cite your research .**
 * constitution
 * legislative branch
 * executive branch
 * judicial branch
 * New Jersey Plan vs. Virginia Plan
 * Great Compromise
 * Three-Fifths Compromise
 * fugitive slave clause
 * electoral college
 * ratify
 * federalists vs. anti-federalists

Much of the time spent by the delegates attending the Constitutional Convention was spent in debate. Various ideas, perspectives, and positions all had to be discussed and negotiated in order for there to be a fully agreed upon government system with which to replace the Articles of Confederation. = = =Resolutions= Listed below are the five major arguments of the Constitutional Convention.


 * 1) Resolved: The government's power should come from the states (Hart 109).
 * 2) Resolved: Slaves should be counted as people (Hart 111).
 * 3) Resolved: Slave trade should be outlawed (Hart 112).
 * 4) Resolved: The government should be led by a single person (Hart 113).
 * 5) Resolved: The Congress should elect the chief executive (Hart 114).

=Instructions= Complete the following research for each above the above listed resolutions.
 * Identify the position and argument(s) made in favor of the resolution (Proposition).
 * Identify the position and argument(s) made against the resolution (Opposition).
 * Identify the compromised solution to the argument.

[|Research Notebook Rubric]
 * Make sure your research notes meet the class requirements.

=Graphic Organizer(s)=

**Debate** [|Debate Organizer]

**Research**
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 * The graphic organizing model below is an optional means for recording your research.

=Secondary Source(s)=
 * History Alive pg. 109 - 114
 * Constitutional Convention Debate Topics

**Video Resources**
- Click on the Hippocampus icon below. It will take you to our Hippocampus class page. - Find the video(s) listed below on the left side of the screen under "BOOKMARKS"
 * Instructions**

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 * State's Plans
 * Compromise Reigns

Electing a U.S. President in Plain English -- Electoral College media type="custom" key="7647565"
 * CommonCraft**

Standards


 * 8.2.2 - Analyze the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution and the success of each in implementing the ideas of the Declaration of Independence.
 * 8.2.3 - Evaluate the major debates that occurred during the development of the Constitution and their ultimate resolutions in such areas as shared power among institutions, divided state-federal power, slavery, the rights of individuals and states (later addressed by the addition of the Bill of Rights), and the status of American Indian nations under the commerce clause.