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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 BranchesYou are here
  10. Federalists versus Anti-Federalists: Debating Republican Size and LibertyNot started yet
  11. Comparing Governance Systems: U.S. Constitution, Articles, Haudenosaunee, and BritainNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

us-dc7.37District of Columbia Social Studies Standards · All ages

Explain the structure, power and function of the federal government created by the Constitution, including key constitutional principles such as the division of power between federal and state government, the creation of checks and balances, the sovereignty of the people, limited government, and judicial independence.