Sprang just right govt ppt

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WANTED WANTED : : A “Just A “Just Right” Right” Government Government

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PowerPoint on the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution to go with lesson plan at http://hti.osu.edu/connect/classroom-activities

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WANTEDWANTED::

A “Just A “Just Right” Right”

GovernmentGovernment

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Wanted: A government Wanted: A government that…that…

muchmuch

• Has enough ________ to do its Has enough ________ to do its jobjob

• Doesn’t give anyone too ______ Doesn’t give anyone too ______ powerpower

• Considers the needs of all Considers the needs of all __________________

• Lets people have a ________Lets people have a ________

• Protects individual __________Protects individual __________

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In 1777, the Americans wrote their first plan for government in a document called the

Articles of Articles of ConfederationConfederation

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TheThe Articles of ConfederationArticles of Confederation?? What’s a What’s a confederationconfederation????

A A confederationconfederation is a _________ of is a _________ of individuals _______ together individuals _______ together

for a _________. for a _________.

The First Attempt: The First Attempt: The Articles of The Articles of ConfederationConfederation

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The First Attempt: The First Attempt: The Articles of The Articles of ConfederationConfederation

• Each state was _________________ and had its Each state was _________________ and had its own ________________.own ________________.

• Each state would send _______________ to the Each state would send _______________ to the “Congress of the Confederation.”“Congress of the Confederation.”

• The Congress was the only ____________ The Congress was the only ____________ government. There was no ___________.government. There was no ___________.

• In Congress, each state got _______ vote.In Congress, each state got _______ vote.

independentindependentgovernmentgovernment

representativesrepresentatives

centralcentralPresidentPresident

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• Congress had no way to Congress had no way to __________ its _______!__________ its _______!

• Congress had no power Congress had no power to collect _________ to to collect _________ to pay for the military!pay for the military!

• The Articles could only The Articles could only be _________ if ______ be _________ if ______ the states agreed!the states agreed!

• States get to keep their States get to keep their ______ and __________________ and ____________

• No _____________ telling No _____________ telling the states what to dothe states what to do

• Congress had the Congress had the power to create a power to create a _________ to ________all _________ to ________all the statesthe states

The First Attempt: The First Attempt: The Articles of The Articles of ConfederationConfederation

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Wait! Not so fast…

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Under the Articles of Under the Articles of Confederation, a President Confederation, a President

would lead the country.would lead the country.

TrueTrue FalseFalse

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States would be States would be independent under the independent under the

Articles of Confederation.Articles of Confederation.

TrueTrue FalseFalse

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TrueTrue FalseFalse

The Articles of The Articles of Confederation were easy Confederation were easy

to change.to change.

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TrueTrue FalseFalse

The more people a state The more people a state had, the more votes it got had, the more votes it got

in Congress.in Congress.

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Congress did not have the Congress did not have the power to collect taxes.power to collect taxes.

TrueTrue FalseFalse

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Congress could pass laws Congress could pass laws and force states to follow and force states to follow

them.them.

TrueTrue FalseFalse

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The Articles of The Articles of Confederation created the Confederation created the first American government.first American government.

TrueTrue FalseFalse

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There were some

good things and

some bad things

about the Articles

of Confederation.

In general, people

felt like the

government wasn’t

working!

Congress is too weak to Congress is too weak to end the conflicts between end the conflicts between

our states! our states!

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But there was no

easy solution… Large states should

have more say!

Small states should

have more say!

More help for

fishermen!

More help for

farmers!

Up with central

government!

Down with central

government!

We need a President!

Who needs a

President?

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States Had Different States Had Different NeedsNeeds

Some states depended on , Some states depended on ,

while others mostly grew while others mostly grew . .

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States Had Different States Had Different SizesSizes

Some states had people, Some states had people,

while others had while others had . .

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People Had Different People Had Different OpinionsOpinions

Some peopleSome people

Others thought a central government was Others thought a central government was . .

fearefearedd necessarnecessar

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a central government.a central government.

A central government will have too much power! We’ll

lose our freedom! But we’ll never get

anything done if no one is in charge!!

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Everybody thought the Everybody thought the central government should central government should

have more power.have more power.

TrueTrue FalseFalse

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Some people were afraid Some people were afraid states might lose their states might lose their

independence.independence.

TrueTrue FalseFalse

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Different states had Different states had different needs for different needs for

government to meet.government to meet.

TrueTrue FalseFalse

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The states all got along The states all got along with each other.with each other.

TrueTrue FalseFalse

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The government created by The government created by the Articles of Confederation the Articles of Confederation

had everything under had everything under control among the states.control among the states.

TrueTrue FalseFalse

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Something needed to change, but

people didn’t want a central

government to have too much

power!

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The states decided to put aside some

of their differences and come together to try to solve the

problem of forming a new

government…

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Articles of Confederation

Articles of Confederation New IdeaNew Idea

A New Idea!A New Idea!

1 Branch1 BranchLegislative—makes laws 3 3

BranchesBranches

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A New Idea!A New Idea!

Legislative:

Makes laws

Judicial: Interprets laws

Executive:

Carries out

laws

But But

Wait!Wait!

How many How many should each state should each state get in the get in the legislature?legislature?

votesvotes

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Each state gets to send Each state gets to send representatives to the legislature. representatives to the legislature. Which states would have the most Which states would have the most power if…power if…• The more people a state had, the The more people a state had, the

more representatives it got?more representatives it got?

Answer: The more people, the Answer: The more people, the more power!more power!

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Each state gets to send Each state gets to send representatives to the legislature. representatives to the legislature. Which states would have the most Which states would have the most power if…power if…• Each state got one vote, no Each state got one vote, no

matter how small?matter how small?

Answer: People in the small states Answer: People in the small states would have more power.would have more power.

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The Virginia PlanThe Virginia PlanThe Virginia PlanThe Virginia Plan The New Jersey PlanThe New Jersey PlanThe New Jersey PlanThe New Jersey Plan

Battle of the PlansBattle of the Plans

• Legislative branch has Legislative branch has ___ “chambers”___ “chambers”

• Number of votes for Number of votes for each state depends on each state depends on the state’s ___________the state’s ___________

• ________ states would ________ states would have more powerhave more power

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• Legislative branch has Legislative branch has ___ “chamber”___ “chamber”

• Each state gets ___ voteEach state gets ___ vote

• ________ states would ________ states would have more powerhave more power

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(Virginia was a large state, and New Jersey was a small state. (Virginia was a large state, and New Jersey was a small state. Surprise!)Surprise!)

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All states should have the same powerAll states should have the same power

Larger states should have more powerLarger states should have more power

Is it more fair for every state to Is it more fair for every state to have the same amount of power no have the same amount of power no matter how few people live there, matter how few people live there, or should states with more people or should states with more people

have more power?have more power?

WHY?WHY?

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There were a lot of

differences to

overcome and a lot

of compromises to

make…but

finally…

The The Constitution of Constitution of

the United the United States of States of AmericaAmerica

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LegislativeLegislative: :

Makes Makes lawslaws

JudicialJudicial: : Interprets

Interprets lawslaws

ExecutiveExecutive: :

Carries out Carries out

lawslaws

Divide Congress Into Two Divide Congress Into Two Houses Houses

SenateSenateHouse of House of

RepresentativeRepresentativess

Each state gets 2 votes.

The more people the state has, the more votes it gets!

And that’s not And that’s not all…all…

The Constitution The Constitution SolutionSolution

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Not only did the Constitution resolve the

problem of the legislature, but it

solved some other problems as well…

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Did the Articles of Did the Articles of Confederation require Confederation require

states to treat other states states to treat other states the same as their own the same as their own

citizens?citizens? YesYes NoNo

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The Constitution requires each The Constitution requires each state to treat ________ of other state to treat ________ of other states the ______ as it treats its states the ______ as it treats its

own citizens.own citizens.

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The Constitution The Constitution SolutionSolution

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How many states had to How many states had to agree in order for the agree in order for the

Articles of Confederation to Articles of Confederation to be changed?be changed? All statesAll states

A majority of A majority of statesstates

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The Constitution can be changed The Constitution can be changed if ________________ of the if ________________ of the

members of Congress and members of Congress and ________________ of the states ________________ of the states

agree.agree.

two-thirds two-thirds (2/3)(2/3) three-fourths three-fourths

(3/4)(3/4)

The Constitution The Constitution SolutionSolution

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Did the Articles of Did the Articles of Confederation require Confederation require

states to follow the laws states to follow the laws Congress passed?Congress passed? YesYes

NoNo

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The Constitution says that The Constitution says that the laws passed by Congress the laws passed by Congress are _________ to laws passed are _________ to laws passed

by the _______.by the _______.superiorsuperior

statesstates

The Constitution The Constitution SolutionSolution

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The new

Americans made

compromises and

found solutions for

their new

government. Let’s

review the final

product of the

Constitutional

Convention!

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Laws are made by the Laws are made by the _______ branch._______ branch.

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Laws passed by Congress Laws passed by Congress are _____ to state laws.are _____ to state laws.

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Congress has ______.Congress has ______.

1 1 chamberchamber

2 2 chamberschambers

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Each state gets two votes Each state gets two votes in the __________.in the __________.

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SenateSenateAA BB

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In the House of In the House of Representatives, the number Representatives, the number of votes each states gets is of votes each states gets is

based on its ________.based on its ________.

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A change to the A change to the Constitution must be Constitution must be

approved by ___________.approved by ___________.

All All statesstates

¾ of ¾ of statesstates

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Although they managed to solve

the problems created by the Articles, there

were still many decisions to be made before

everyone accepted the Constitution!