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

1. WANTED : A “Just Right” Government

3. In 1777, the Americans wrote their first plan for government in a document called the Articles of Confederation

4. The First Attempt: The Articles of Confederation The Articles of Confederation ? What’s a confederation ?? A confederation is a _________ of individuals _______ together for a _________. group united purpose

14. 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 end the conflicts between our states!

15. 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?

16. States Had Different Needs Some states depended on , while others mostly grew . fishing crops

17. States Had Different Sizes Some states had people, while others had . many few

18. People Had Different Opinions Some people Others thought a central government was . feared necessary 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!!

24. Something needed to change, but people didn’t want a central government to have too much power!

25. The states decided to put aside some of their differences and come together to try to solve the problem of forming a new government…

27. A New Idea! Legislative : Makes laws Judicial : Interprets laws Executive : Carries out laws But Wait! How many should each state get in the legislature? votes

32. There were a lot of differences to overcome and a lot of compromises to make…but finally… The Constitution of the United States of America

33. The Constitution Solution Legislative : Makes laws Judicial : Interprets laws Executive : Carries out laws Divide Congress Into Two Houses And that’s not all… Senate House of Representatives Each state gets 2 votes. The more people the state has, the more votes it gets!

34. Not only did the Constitution resolve the problem of the legislature, but it solved some other problems as well…

35. Did the Articles of Confederation require states to treat other states the same as their own citizens?  Yes  No 

36. The Constitution Solution The Constitution requires each state to treat ________ of other states the ______ as it treats its own citizens. citizens same

37. How many states had to agree in order for the Articles of Confederation to be changed?  All states  A majority of states 

38. The Constitution Solution The Constitution can be changed if ________________ of the members of Congress and ________________ of the states agree. two-thirds (2/3) three-fourths (3/4)

39. Did the Articles of Confederation require states to follow the laws Congress passed?  Yes  No 

40. The Constitution Solution The Constitution says that the laws passed by Congress are _________ to laws passed by the _______. superior states

41. The new Americans made compromises and found solutions for their new government. Let’s review the final product of the Constitutional Convention!

42. A  Laws are made by the _______ branch. B executive legislative

43. Laws passed by Congress are _____ to state laws. superior inferior A B 

44. Congress has ______. 1 chamber 2 chambers A B 

45. Each state gets two votes in the __________. House of Representatives Senate A B 

46. In the House of Representatives, the number of votes each states gets is based on its ________. population taxes A B 

47. A change to the Constitution must be approved by ___________. All states ¾ of states A B 

48. Although they managed to solve the problems created by the Articles, there were still many decisions to be made before everyone accepted the Constitution!