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Creating the Constitution and Debating Federal Power

6th Grade · Social Studies · US-DC-SS

11 lessons

Goal

Analyze the structural weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, the debates and compromises of the 1787 Constitutional Convention, and core constitutional principles.

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  1. Strengths and Structural Weaknesses of the Articles of ConfederationUp next
  2. Shays's Rebellion and the Call for a Constitutional ConventionNot started yet
  3. Key Architects at the Constitutional Convention of 1787Not started yet
  4. Large States vs. Small States: The Great Compromise and the SenateNot started yet
  5. The Electoral College Compromise: Executive Power and Distrust of VotersNot started yet
  6. Slavery in the Constitution: The Three-Fifths Clause and Slave Trade CompromiseNot started yet
  7. The Fugitive Slave Clause and the Reinforcement of Chattel BondageNot started yet
  8. Principles of the Constitution: Federalism, Checks, and Popular SovereigntyNot started yet
  9. Judicial Independence and the Structure of the Three BranchesNot started yet
  10. Federalists versus Anti-Federalists: Debating Republican Size and LibertyYou are here
  11. Comparing Governance Systems: U.S. Constitution, Articles, Haudenosaunee, and BritainNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

us-dc7.38District of Columbia Social Studies Standards · All ages

Evaluate the arguments of the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists, including a focus on individual rights and the size of the republic, and explain how historical context shaped these arguments.