Forming+a+New+Gov't+Test+Review

toc =Key Terms & People=

Using the resources listed below, write a definition for each of the following terms or people listed in your //**Social Studies Only**// notebook/binder. __//Make sure you can acknowledge the source for the information you used for your answer.//__ >
 * Articles of Confederation
 * constitution
 * compromise
 * Virginia Plan vs. New Jersey Plan
 * [|Great Compromise]
 * Three-Fifths Compromise
 * [|Electoral College]
 * ratify
 * republic
 * [|federalists] vs. [|anti-federalists] (ABC-CLIO: username- **kis** -- password- **welcome**)
 * Federalists Papers

=**Main Ideas**=


 * Answer the following questions in your** //Social Studies Only// **notebook/binder. The answers may be written as a complete paragraph, as a list, or as a picture/diagram. __//Make sure you can acknowledge the source for the information you used for your answer.//__**
 * 1) Identify the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. (Review your Articles of Confederation graphic organizer!!!)
 * 2) Document the arguments and reasoning made in favor, or against, solutions proposed for each topic at the Constitutional Convention. Identify the compromise solutions reached for each topic.
 * 3) Explain the reasons why some delegates at the convention refused to sign the final draft of the Constitution.
 * 4) Identify the major fears held by anti-federalists of a government based on the ideas of the Constitution.
 * 5) How did federalists attempt to refute the fears of anti-federalists in the Federalists Papers?

=Essay=
 * Be able to answer the following question in detail using "T-H-E-E Q" format.**

//***The original essay question has been eliminated due to the fact that I do not believe I have adequately prepared you to fully answer the question (**//**//"Quality, not quantity").//** **//Use your time now to focus on creating a stronger response to the essay that remains below.*//**
 * 1) Pretend you are a teacher giving grades to the delegates of the Constitutional Convention. Choose ONE of the compromise solutions and assess the quality of the solution as being an A,B,C,D, or F. Provide reasoning and evidence to support your grade assessment **(This essay will be graded on your ability to provide historical evidence and in-depth reasoning to support your grade)**.

=Video Resources= The information below is //**optional**// reading and is meant only to extend the knowledge you have gained from the primary resources listed above


 * Shay's Rebellion
 * International Relations
 * State's Plans
 * Compromise Reigns
 * Ratifying the Constitution

Schoolhouse Rocks
//How a Bill Becomes a Law media type="custom" key="2833239"//

CommonCraft
Electing a U.S. President in Plain English -- Electoral College [|Transcript] media type="custom" key="2833251"

=**[|Keynote]**= = =
 * Click on "Keynote" link to access notes.**