Unit 3-The Constitution & Bill of Rights

Standards: ACT EOC B.1.H-B.1.J

A study in the creation of the US Constitution, the compromises within, original intent, its underlying principles of governmental constraint, the ratification process, and the Bill of Rights.

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Vocabulary

• Virginia Plan
• New Jersey Plan
• Great Compromise
• Three-Fifths Compromise
• Popular Sovereignty
  
• Federalism
• Separation of Powers
• Checks and Balances
• Federalists
• Anti-Federalists
• The Federalist Papers
• Ratification
  
• Veto
  
• Impeach
• Amendment
  

Assignments

Unit 2/3 Review
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Bill of Rights
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Big Ideas

• Outline the framework for the new federal government.
• Summarize the main points in the debate between Federalists and Anti-Federalists.
• Examine the key principles of the US Constitution.
• Discuss the core components of the Bill of Rights and the debates centered around them.