Government (Leite) Chapter 2: Origins of American Government Section 1: Our Political Beginnings

1. Government (Leite) Chapter 2: Origins of American Government Section 1: Our Political Beginnings English and Colonial Political Ideas

2. Reading Guide • Section 1: Our Political Beginnings • As you read, answer the following questions. • What is ordered government? • What is limited government? • What is representative government? • How did the Magna Carta affect English government? • How did the Petition of Right affect English government? • How did the English Bill of Rights affect English government? • How were royal colonies governed? • How were proprietary colonies governed? • How were charter colonies governed? • Define CHARTER: • Define BICAMERAL: • Define UNICAMERAL:

3. Section 2: The Coming of Independence Timeline In the space provided, write a description of the event that happened on the date given 1643 1696 1754 1765 1770, March 5 1772 1773, Dec 16 1774, Spring 1774, Sept 5 1775, April 19 1775, May 10 1776, June 7 1776, July 2 1776, July 4 1781, March 1 Define DELEGATES: Define CONFEDERATION: Define REPEAL:

4. Section 3: The Critical Period Articles of Confederation Strengths Weaknesses Consequences • Make ___war__, and __treaties_____________ • Send and receive ____ambassadors______________ • Borrow ___money______ and set up a money system • Establish _post offices___ • Build a __navy___ and raise an __army___ • Fix uniform ____standards or weights and measures • Settle _____disputes_____ among the States • ___One_____ vote per State, regardless of _________ • Congress ____powerless___________ to lay and collect ___taxes______ or duties, or to regulate _trade and __business__________ commerce • No __power__ to enforce the acts of Congress • No national ____court_____ system • Amendment only with consent of _all_ States

5. Section 3: The Critical Period • The Articles of Confederation • Describe the structure of the government set up by the Articles of Confederation. • What obligations did States have to one another? • What obligations did States have to citizens? • What powers did Congress NOT have? • The Critical Period, the 1780s • What government action took place in response to Shay’s Rebellion? • A Need for Stronger Government • What was the goal of the Constitutional Convention? • Key Terms • Define RATIFICATION: • Define PRESIDING OFFICER: Congressional Powers Under the Articles of Confederation • __________________________ • __________________________ • __________________________ • __________________________ • __________________________ • __________________________ • __________________________ • __________________________ • __________________________ • __________________________

6. Section 4: Creating the Constitution The chart below outlines the initial plans for a constitution and the “bundle of compromises” that resulted from various plans. As you read Section 4, complete the chart by filling in the boxes provided. Plan or Compromise Provisions Types of States That Benefited Virginia Plan New Jersey Plan Connecticut Compromise Three-Fifths Compromise Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise Name a group whose interests seem to have been ignored, or even harmed, by the compromises that created the Constitution. _______________________ Write a sentence using the term FRAMERS.

7. Reading Guide Section 5: Ratifying the Constitution As you read, answer the following questions. The Fight for Ratification What were the positions of each side toward ratification? Federalists: ____________________________ Anti-Federalists: ____________________________ What were the five issues involved in the ratification debate? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ On what two States did the success or failure of ratification depend? _____________________________ and _______________________________ Inaugurating the Government Where was the first national capital located? ____________________________ Who became the new nation’s first… President: _________________________________________ Vice President: _________________________________________ Key Terms Identify the following people as either a Federalist or an Anti-Federalist. On the spaces provided, write an A for Anti-Federalist or an F for Federalist. James Madison ________ Patrick Henry ________ Alexander Hamilton ________

8. Section 4: Creating the Constitution

9. Section 5: Comparing Federalists and Anti-Federalists