1. How did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
2. What were the key compromises developed at the Constitutional Convention?
- Reading Quiz: Ch 01
- Forms of Power: Film Analysis
- EQ #1 & EQ #2: Creating a Constitution
- Understanding HW: How to look at the schedule (i.e. 3-2-1)
- Twitter: GOP Convention
Forms of power from The Godfather and A Few Good Men:
ReplyDeleteFew Good Men: Tom cruise has legal power over Nicholson.
GF: don corleone has money, and favors needed to be returned. Power of status. Intimidation. Physical force.
FGM: Tom cruise had legal expertise. The judge has power of decision making and the final say.
GF: GF has power to agree or veto
Power in the classroom:
ReplyDeleteMr. C has expertise, the legal power to hand out detentions (signed contract in the handbook.)
Parents have power over their children until age 18
Key Constitutional Concepts video:
ReplyDeleteWeakness of the Articles of Confederation - didn't have powers of taxation. The federal government had no money. No federal courts. No executive. Tariffs between states.
Constitutional convention was meant to amend the Articles, not create a new constitution.
"keen awareness of concentrated power is dangerous."
Three branches of gov't was James Madison's idea.
Electoral College to vote on executive.
Bicameral congress to satisfy the compromise between Virginia plan and New Jersey plan
Jack,
ReplyDeleteThank you for volunteering to be the first to take minutes. Much appreciated.
Mr. Christensen