Unit 4 Chapter 8—Creating a New Government Expectations of the Student Explain the issues surrounding the writing of the Articles of Confederation Explain how the Northwest Ordinance established the principles and procedures for an orderly expansion of the United States Explain the role of compromise in the creation of the Constitution Describe the causes and effects of the creation and ratification of the Constitution Guiding Questions Why and how did the Articles of Confederation place limits on the government? What did the Northwest Ordinance do, and why was it important? Why did the Articles of Confederation fail? Essential Vocabulary Significant Events Confederation Ratify Articles of Confederation federalism Northwest Ordinance Federalist Virginia Plan Anti-Federalist New Jersey Plan The Federalist Papers Great Compromise Bill of Rights Three-fifths Compromise Land Ordinance of 1785 Constitution Republic Annapolis Convention Shays’ Rebellion Constitutional Convention, 1787 Essential People James Madison John Jay Alexander Hamilton George Washington George Mason Benjamin Franklin Patrick Henry William Patterson Daniel Boone Roger Sherman Edmund Randolph Alexander Hamilton Unit 4 Government Expectations of the Student Identify colonial grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence and explain how they were addressed in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights Analyze how the U.S. Constitution reflects the principles of limited government, republicanism, checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers, popular sovereignty, and individual rights Summarize the process for amending the U.S. Constitution Summarize rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights Guiding Questions Explain how the Constitution reflects the seven principles of government. What rights are guaranteed every American in the Bill of Rights? What is the process of amending the Constitution? What historic documents influenced the structure of the government crated by the Constitution? Essential Vocabulary Constitution Bill of Rights Popular sovereignty republicanism federalism separation of powers checks and balances Limited government Dates to Remember ratification individual rights unalienable rights Elastic Clause (Necessary and assembly Proper Clause) quarter Habeas Corpus Electoral College suffrage jury trial Amendment process due process Progress Check 4.1—Thursday 11/15 Geography Quiz #2— Thursday 11/29 Unit 4 Test—Wednesday 11/8
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