CHAPTER 5 AND THE CONSTITUTION

ROUGH DRAFTS ARE IMPORTANT

THE ARTICLES COULDN'T

• Tax states/raise money
• Resolve conflicts
• Create any laws without unanimity
• Basically, run the country

NORTHWEST ORDINANCE

FIRST ATTEMPT TO BAN SLAVERY

PROBLEMS FACING THE NEW NATION

• Trade
• Diplomatic
• Economic

THE TIPPING POINT

SHAY'S REBELLION

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

CONSTITUTIONAL COMPROMISES

• Issue: Population representation in Congress
• Solution: Legislative Branch (CT Compromise)
• Issue: slave population representation
• Solution: 3/5ths Compromise
• Slave trade? Don't really touch it!

CHECKS AND BALANCES

• Executive Branch-President
• Legislative Branch-Congress
• Judicial Branch-Supreme Court
• Each group can counteract each other
• SEPARATION OF POWERS!

VOCAB

• Popular Sovereignty: rule by the people
• Federalism: distinction between national and state gov't
• Veto: reject
• Impeach: formally accuse of misconduct
• Amendments: changes to the Constitution

CONSTITUTION INFO

• Scavenger Hunt info...

RATIFICATION

• Hammy, Madison, and Jay- "The Federalist Papers"
• Federalist #10-Factions
• "Tyranny of the majority"
• Federalist: supported the Constitution as written
• Anti-Federalists: wanted a Bill of Rights added

KNOW/USE THE BILL OF RIGHTS