Chapter Survey
• Title of Chapter 8: Forming a Government
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Title of Section 4:
The Articles of Confederation
Problems in the New Nation
The Constitution
Ratification of the Constitution
Montpelier – Estate of James Madison
Visual Aides
• p. 224 Write caption: Enlightenment philosopher John
Locke of England
• p. 226 Write caption: New Jersey’s state constitution of 1776
gave both male and female property
owners the right to vote.
• p. 240 Write caption: Both the Declaration of Independence
and the Constitution were signed in
Philadelphia’s Independence Hall.
• p. 246 Map title:
The Federalists and Antifederalists
Predictions
• Why might people disagree on the best way
to govern a new nation?
1) How did the ideas of John
provide a basis for American
government?
• Locke said that
the duty of
government was
to protect the
natural rights of
its citizens.
Locke
What are “natural
rights”?
The
States slowly began
to create their
own
constitutions…
2) Define
republic.
• A government in which the people
elect their leaders.
The Articles of Confederation
1781
3) What powers did the central
government have under the
Articles of Confederation?
• IT COULD…
• Coin and borrow
money
• Make treaties
• Resolve conflicts
between the
states
• IT COULDN’T…
• Force the states
to contribute
money or troops
• Elect a president
• No national court
Articles
of Confederation provide an
4) In your opinion, did the
effective way to govern the new nation?
5) Define
ratification.
• Formal approval of the states
• All 13 states had to ratify the Articles of
Confederation.
6) How could new states enter the Union
under the Northwest
Ordinance
of 1787?
• 60,000 free inhabitants
• Draft their own constitution
• They could petition Congress to
enter the Union as a state.
7) How did Shay’s Rebellion
convince many Americans that a new
form of government was needed?
• Congress was unable to help
Massachusetts put down the rebellion.
• The Articles of Confederation just didn’t
work.
8) Why did delegates meet for the
Constitutional Convention?
• To change the Articles of Confederation
9) Why is James
Madison considered to
have been one of the most important
delegates at the Constitutional
Convention?
• He contributed many ideas
to the Constitution.
• “Father of the Constitution”
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10) Describe the Virginia
Plan.
• “Large-state Plan”
• States would have representation
based on population.
11) Describe the New
Plan.
• “Small-state Plan”
• States would have
equal representation.
Jersey
12) Describe the Great
Compromise
• There would be two houses of Congress.
• The Upper House – Equal Representation
• The Lower House – Representation based
on population
13) What was the Three-Fifths
Compromise.
• Slaves would count as 3/5 of a person.
14) Define
federalism.
• Distribution of governmental power
• Between the central government and the
states
checks and
balances.
15) Define
• A system to prevent any branch of
government from becoming too powerful.
CHECKS AND
BALANCES
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22) Why did some people
oppose
the new Constitution?
• They thought it gave too
much power to the
central government.
• What were they called?
• Antifederalists
• Samuel Adams
• Patrick Henry
23) Define
federalists.
• Supporters of the
Constitution and a
strong central
government.
• George Washington
• James Madison
• Alexander Hamilton
• Benjamin Franklin
24) What were the
Federalist
Papers?
• A series of essays that
defended the Constitution.
• Published anonymously
under the name “Publius.”
• Actually written by:
• Alexander Hamilton
• James Madison
• John Jay.
25) What is the
Bill of Rights?
• The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
GAME
26) Why did some
states
demand a bill of rights?
• In order to protect the rights of citizens