Call for Constitutional Convention

1. • Using the image, what does this say about
weaknesses of the AofC?
• Why was Shay’s Rebellion an important event?

2. ● Previous slide
Challenge Question:
Why would the founding fathers fear the abuse of power
and how did that lead to the creation of a weak national
government under the AofC?
Objective (I Can…)
Brain Quest

3. ●Governments have a goal of protecting the people’s
rights, but abuse of that power has led the people of
the newly created United States to be very skeptical
of a strong national government.
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Set

4. ●Read the section on pg. 101.
●Get with specific group and complete your debate.
●Be prepared to share your results with the rest of the
class.
Is a new constitution needed?

5. ●Go to assigned state and complete “delegates wanted”
poster
●Aspects to consider to Include the following:
●Gender and age
●Educational and Religious background of applicants
●Duties of delegates while attending convention
●Experiences, skills, and beliefs necessary to be considered a
ideal candidate
●Need to consider what qualities and characteristics you
want in your state’s delegation that best represents the
needs and interests of your state.
Call for a Convention

6. Complete the following questions using pg.106-110
●Who attended the convention?
●Who did not attend and why?
●What rules did the Framers agree to follow during
the convention?
Who attended the Convention

7. ●National government should be a constitutional
government.
●Government should be to protect fundamental rights
and promote the common good.
●A strong national government was needed in that case
●Elected representatives was needed
●A system of separation of powers and checks and
balances was needed to prevent the abuse of power.
What ideas about government did
the Framers agree to include?

8. ●Write a letter to the editor or create a political
cartoon that expresses your opinion about whether
the topics being discussed at the convention should
have been reported to the public during the
meetings.
Close Out

9. 1. With your partner answer the questions in idea for
discussion box on pg. 43
Founder’s fear of abuse of power