Focus Questions

A. How and why was compromise necessary in the drafting of our constitution?

B. What are the six purposes of government as outlined in the preamble to the constitution? How do these impact our lives today?

C. What are the six basic principles of the U.S. Constitutional government? Why are they important?

D. How is the Constitution organized?

E. What is the significance of the Bill of Rights?

Vocabulary

A B.

Virginia Plan Form a more perfect union

New Jersey Plan Establish justice

Connecticut Compromise insure domestic tranquility

Three Fifths Compromise Provide for the common def.

Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise Promote the general welfare

Federalists Secure the blessings of liberty

Anti-Federalists

The Federalist

C. D.

Popular Sovereignty establishment clause

Limited government free exercise clause

Separation of powers exclusionary rule

Federalism habeas corpus

Judicial Review due process

Checks and Balances eminent domain

formal amendments probable cause

expressed powers reasonable suspicion

implied powers procedural due process

necessary and proper clause substantive due process

necessary and expedient clause Marbury v. Madison

supremacy clause McCulough v. Maryland

Activities

Warm up p. 40 Bellringer

Warm up “School House Rock” We the People… list purposes of gov.

Warm up P.50 Drawing conclusions (Constitutional Convention)

Warm up P. 64 court case on constitutionality of death penalty (Judicial Branch)

Warm up P. 87 (Federalism) South Dakota V. Dole

Federalist Papers activities 1 and 2

Constitution search

Mini- lessons on Bill of Rights court cases

Web Activities

http://www.quia.com/rr/42902.html

http://www.quia.com/cb/23929.html Constitution Jeopardy

http://www.quia.com/jg/350955.html 27 amendments flash cards

http://www.quia.com/tq/265778.html chapters 1-4 review quiz

http://www.quia.com/fc/335125.html Bill of Rights flash cards

Readings

PP. 40-49

PP. 54-59

PP. 65-67

Essay

Choose from the outline questions