On National Teacher Day, meet the 2024-25 Kenan Fellows
System of Checks and Balances
1. Brain Quest
What were the New Jersey and Virginia Plans? How
were they different?
How did the Great Compromise solve the conflict
and what did the small states and large states gain
as a result?
Challenge Question:
Describe what characteristics do you think a person
should have to be in Congress.
Objective (I Can…)
Explain why the three-fifths compromise was
created and what powers each branch has
by debating questions and creating a chart.
2. Second Debate of
Convention
Topic: Slavery and Tariffs
Debate question: How will the government solve the
issue of slaves counting towards state population?
Using pgs. 122-125 as evidence to back up your claims.
How did the framers resolve this issue…
1. What did the Northern and Southern States give up
and got in return?
2. Why would the three-fifths Clause be important?
3. What reason did the framers have for compromising,
and do you agree or disagree that the compromise
violated their fundamental principles (i.e. natural
rights)?
3. Checking for
Understanding
Using pgs. 122-127 answer the following questions.
Cite the pg. where you found your answer.
1. In what ways were the economic interests of the
Northern and Southern states different?
2. Why do you think the Framers left the words slave
and slavery out of the Constitution?
3. If you could go back into time and change the
outcome of the 3/5ths Compromise, how would
alternate the solution?
5. Separation of Power
Complete Chart on the Separation of Power
Branch of
Government
Powers granted by
the Constitution
How these powers
are checked
Legislature Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
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8. Close Out
“Checks & Balances” Pages 167 & 168.
Give an example for each below:
a) How can the President “check” the power
of Congress?
b) How can Congress “check” the president?
c) How can the Supreme Court “check” the
Congress?
