PPT-Standard: 8-3.2 Constitutional Convention

Philadelphia PA May 25September 17 1787 Lets Think Reasons for a Convention Called to address problems in governing the US In 1787 US was operating under the Articles of Confederation following independence from Great Britain. THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. 1787. Company . Proprietary and . Confidential Copyright Info Goes Here Just Like This. Godson. . Derosena. @ . MarioSonic. “ At Philadelphia right now, people at the constitutional convention are revising the AOC but I wonder why the windows are closed.”. York State Constitution. Author: Brent . Dukin. . Editor: Kaitlin Murphy. https://www.nyhistory.org/web/crossroads/images/medium/constitution_ny_title.jpg. http://states.phillipmartin.info/new_york/newyork_apple.html. Indigenous Nations. Spain. Mexico. United States. Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. Creating the Border. Article V (The Border). The boundary line between the two Republics shall commence in the Gulf of Mexico, three leagues from land, opposite the mouth of the Rio Grande, otherwise called Rio Bravo del Norte, or Opposite the mouth of its deepest branch, if it should have more than one branch emptying directly into the sea; from thence up the middle of that river, following the deepest channel, where it has more than one, to the point where it strikes the southern boundary of New Mexico; thence, westwardly, along the whole southern boundary of New Mexico (which runs north of the town called Paso) to its western termination; thence, northward, along the western line of New Mexico, until it intersects the first branch of the river Gila; (or if it should not intersect any branch of that river, then to the point on the said line nearest to such branch, and thence in a direct line to the same); thence down the middle of the said branch and of the said river, until it empties into the Rio Colorado; thence across the Rio Colorado, following the division line between Upper and Lower California, to the Pacific Ocean.. Thomas Jefferson. ". That government is best which governs least". Samuel Adams. He declined to participate in the Constitutional Convention of 1787,. . . believing the Constitution . would give the national . Freedom from torture in Fiji from 2009-2013. Pacific Constitutions Research Network Conference, 23-25 November . 2016. University of the South Pacific . Emalus. Campus, Port Vila, Vanuatu. 1. Introduction. League of Women Voters of Maine. League of Women Voters of Oakland, CA. LWVUS . Program 2014 - 2016. Structures of Democracy. 2. Redistricting Task Force . Constitutional . Amendment Study . Money In . CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM PROCESS. CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE FOR PERIODIC REVIEW. Const. Provides for Periodic Review Every 10 Years.. Parliament (“. Nitijela. ”) – Duty to Report . at least once. every 10 years – whether to amend Constitution or not. (Art. XII, s.6). Ch 3.1 and 3.2. In 1787, a remarkable group of American leaders, from all but one state, gathered in Philadelphia to address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, but they soon decided that a new Constitution was needed.. Pete Savage. Legislative Representative. Legislative and Political Department . . New York State Constitution (Article19, § 2).. . Every 20 years the people of the Empire State are asked a seemingly simple ballot question; “Shall there be a convention to revise the constitution and amend the same?”. When. : 1787. Where. : Philadelphia’s Independence Hall. Leader Chosen. : George Washington. Leaders Duties: . Call on Speakers. Maintain order and efficiency in meetings. Create committees. Constitutional Convention (cont.). Howard Chandler . Christy, . Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States . (1940). USHC 1.4. Analyze how dissatisfactions with the government under the Articles of Confederation were addressed with the writing of the Constitution of 1787, including the debates and compromises reached at the Philadelphia Convention and the ratification of the Constitution. . Making Amends. Explaining the constitutional amendment process . Review: What is a constitution?. Provides a framework for government. Outlines responsibilities and powers. Limits government authority . September 1787. Class Assignment A:. While reviewing this presentation, complete the following assignments individually:. Fill in the Constitutional Compromises graphic organizer. On the back of the graphic organizer, answer the following questions:. Lesson 8.2: The Constitutional Convention The Essential Question : What important events and compromises led to the creation of the Constitution? Vocabulary event – something that happens compromise – an agreement in which both sides get some of their goals