Thursday, September 27, 2012

Shaping a Nation: PowerPoint & TEST REVIEW






Test Preparation:



Things to know:
  • Bill of Rights
  • the 10th Amendment
  • Ratification of the Constitution
  • Shays' Rebellion [causes, effects]
  • Land Ordinance of 1785: 
1. What it was
2. What the funds were used for
  • Why was the Constitution finally ratified?
  • The reason why it was so difficult to create a system of Government in the U.S.
  • Key conflicts in the Constitutional Convention
  • The NJ Plan
  • The VA Plan
  • The Great Compromise
  • the 3/5ths Compromise and the Argument of the N. and S.
  • Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
  • Republican Motherhood
  • Checks and Balances
  • Slavery in the Constitution
  • Powers of the central government in the Articles of Confederation
  • Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists

Free Response for College Prep Classes:
1.     What was really at stake in the debate between Federalists and Anti-Federalists? Did the Federalists win primarily because of their superior political skills or because they had a clearer view of the meaning of the Revolution and the future of the United States

2.     What are two ways the Constitution limits majority rule in the United States?

Essay for HONORS: [THIS MEANS MY HONORS CLASS]
To what extent was the new constitution    necessary? [this question will be followed by 6 Documents you must interpret and then utilize in your essay. It is beneficial to you to understand the historical significance of the Constitution i.e.- Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists, and the Articles of Confederation]



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