Section 2 Drafting the Constitution A Nationalists Strengthen The Government 1787 Daniel Shays led Shays Rebellion in Massachusetts Shays amp poor farmers unable to pay ID: 733515
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Chapter 5: Shaping A New Nation
Section 2: Drafting the ConstitutionSlide2
A.
Nationalists Strengthen
The Government
1787- Daniel Shays led Shays Rebellion in Massachusetts.Shays & poor farmers unable to pay taxes=land being confiscatedRebelled against gov’t & attempted to stop court proceedings and land confiscations.National government unable to respond.Causing many to worry the government could not protect itself from its own citizens. Slide3
A. Nationalists Strengthen the Government
Plans were made for a
meeting
to revise the Articles of ConfederationMay 1787- delegates from twelves states met in Philadelphia to revise the Articles.One delegate, James Madison from Virginia came to the convention with a new plan for a new government known as the Virginia PlanRecommended throwing out the Articles and writing a new constitutionThree branch governmentBicameral (two house) Congress with states represented by population. Slide4
B.
Conflict
Leads to Compromise
The Virginia Plan was adopted by the delegates at the Constitutional Convention, but there were many disagreements and problems to be worked out.There was a huge debate over representation in CongressThe large states wanted representation to be based on population and felt that states with more people should get more votes.Smaller states wanted representation to be determined by equality so they would not be constantly overpowered by the large states. This argument nearly caused the convention to
fall apart
before a
compromise
was reached. Slide5
B. Conflict Leads To Compromise
The
Great Compromise-
agreed the lower house of Congress (House of Representatives) would be based on population.The House of Representatives would also be elected by the people.The upper house of Congress (Senate) would be based on equality.The Senate would be chosen by state legislatures. Slide6
B. Conflict Leads to Compromise
This solved the
dispute
over representation, but a new problem over slavery developed.Southern states wanted to count slaves as part of their populations.Northern states knew this would mean the South would overpower other regions.Agreed to the Three-Fifths Compromise- slaves would count as three-fifths of a non-slave when determining representation. Slide7
C.
Creating
a New Government
The Constitution creates a federal system, or a government based on federalism. Federalism- division of power between national and state governmentAlso based on separation of powers, meaning there are three branches of government. Slide8
C. Creating a New Government
Executive
Branch (
President)- enforces or carries out the law.Legislative Branch (Congress)- makes or writes the lawJudicial Branch (Court System)- interprets or explains the lawSlide9
C. Creating a New Government
To further prevent concentration and
abuse
of power, a system of checks and balances was implemented. This system gives each branch of government checks on the others’ power to make sure that no one branch of government becomes too powerful. Slide10
C. Creating a New Government
EXECUTIVE BRANCH:
Can
veto laws made by CongressCan introduce legislationPresident appoints justices to the Supreme CourtCan grant pardons. Slide11
C. Creating a New Government
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Congress can
override a Presidential vetoCan impeach the PresidentMust approve Presidential appointments Can amend the ConstitutionCan impeach judges Slide12
C. Creating a New Government
JUDICIAL BRANCH
Supreme Court can
strike down an act of the President that is unconstitutionalSupreme Court can strike down an act of Congress that is unconstitutional Slide13
C. Creating a New Government
Delegates also argued over the
process
by which to elect a President because many felt the average citizen could not be trusted to make a wise choice.As a Compromise, the Electoral College was createdEach state would have a group of electors (determined by the number of their representatives and Senators) that would cast votes for the President.