UNIT 3: CREATING OUR CONSTITUTION
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LOOSE v. STRICT INTERPRETATION
LOOSE INTERPRETATION | STRICT INTERPRETATION |
Belief that the constitution is NOT literal but is open to “loose” translation. | Believes if the constitution doesn’t say it then we can’t do it. |
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ISSUES & COMPROMISES
ISSUE | SETTLED WITH (COMPROMISE) |
1. STATE REPRESENTATION (CONGRESS) | GREAT COMPROMISE |
2. ELECTING THE PRESIDENT | ELECTORAL COLLEGE |
3. SLAVE REPRESENTATION | ⅗ (THREE-FIFTHS) COMPROMISE |
4. ANTI-FEDERALIST PUSHBACK | BILL OF RIGHTS |
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GREAT COMPROMISE:
FACT CHART
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PROMPT | ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION | NEW JERSEY PLAN | VIRGINIA PLAN |
1. NUMBER OF CHAMBERS IN LEGISLATURE (Congress) | | | |
2. HOW REPRESENTATIVES ARE SELECTED | | | |
3. LENGTH OF SERVICE (Term) | | | |
4. SLAVERY & REPRESENTATION | | | |
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UNDERSTAND/COMPREHEND | ||
| DOCUMENT/ PARAGRAPH # | RESPONSE |
1. Read the first "Resolve" in each document and then "Resolved 18" in the Virginia Plan. What is the difference in focus between the two documents? | | |
APPLY | ||
| DOCUMENT/ PARAGRAPH # | RESPONSE |
2. What type of states would support each plan and why is this significant? | | |
ANALYZE | ||
| DOCUMENT/ PARAGRAPH # | RESPONSE |
3. What evidence can you list from the New Jersey Plan to show that Patterson’s plan intended to give Congress a little more power than it was given in the Articles of Confederation? | | |
EVALUATE | ||
| DOCUMENT/ PARAGRAPH # | RESPONSE |
4. How could you justify that the northern states wanted slaves to count as three-fifths for the purpose of representation in Congress? | | |
5. How could you justify that the southern states wanted slaves to count as three-fifths for the purpose of representation in Congress? | | |
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