Unit 3 Constitution

What current events are happening today?

Quest projects due before winter break

What is an amendment? How do we change the Constitution? 

What were the first ten amendments? What is the Bill of Rights?

What are the rights in the Bill of Rights?

Google Classroom question:

Should the Bill of Rights be changed?

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How does the Judicial Branch work? What are its powers?

What was the Judiciary Act? Why was it created? What did it say?

What was the Marbury v Madison case about? What were its effects?

Google Classroom question:

Is the Judicial Branch too powerful?

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How is a president elected? How does the Electoral College work?

What powers and requirements does the Executive Branch have?

What disagreements did the founders have about the presidency?

Google Classroom question:

Was the presidency given too much power?

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What was the Great Compromise and 3/5 Compromise?

What is Congress? What powers does it have? What requirements?

How does a bill become law?

Google Classroom question:

Was Congress designed fairly?

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What are state governments and how do they work?

What are county governments and how do they work?

What are city governments and how do they work?

Google Classroom question:

What was interesting about local government?

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What is the Preamble? What goals does it set?

How is the Constitution set up into branches?

What are the checks and balances of the Constitution?

Google Classroom question:

Which branch, if any, was given the most power?

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How did the founders get together to design a new Constitution?

What role did Madison, Washington, Jefferson, and Hamilton play?

What were the Federalist Papers?

Google Classroom question:

Who was most influential during the Philadelphia Convention?

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What was the Articles of Confederation? 

What did it lead to?

What were the effects of it?

Google Classroom question:

Could Shays' Rebellion have been avoided?

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