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Drafting and Ratifying the United States Constitution

5th Grade · Social Studies · US-MA-SS

8 lessons

Goal

Examine the core debates, sectional compromises, and ratification arguments that shaped the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights.

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  6. Designing the Executive Branch and the Electoral CollegeNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

us-maUSI.T1.8Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Describe the Constitutional Convention, the roles of specific individuals (e.g. Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, George Washington, Roger Sherman, Edmund Randolph), and the conflicts and compromises (e.g., compromises over representation, slavery, the executive branch, and ratification).