Standard VUS.5a The student will demonstrate knowledge of the issues involved in the creation and ratification of the Constitution of the United States and how the principles of limited government, consent of the governed, and the social contract are embodied in it by a) explaining the origins of the Constitution, including the Articles of Confederation. During the Constitutional Era, the Americans made two attempts to establish a workable government based on republican principles. How did America s pre Revolutionary relationship with Britain influence the structure of the first national government? What weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation led to the effort to draft a new constitution? The Constitutional Era American leaders, fearful of a powerful central like Britain s, created the Articles of, adopted at the end of the war. The Articles of Confederation 1. Provided for a weak national 2. Gave no power to tax or regulate among the states 3. Provided for no currency 4. Gave each one vote regardless of 5. Provided for no or judicial
Standard VUS.5b The student will demonstrate knowledge of the issues involved in the creation and ratification of the Constitution of the United States and how the principles of limited government, consent of the governed, and the social contract are embodied in it by b) identifying the major compromises necessary to produce the Constitution, and the roles of James Madison and George Washington. The Constitution of the United States established a government that shared power between the national government and state governments, protected the rights of states, & provided a system for orderly change through amendments to the Constitution itself. The U.S. Constitution Key issues and their resolutions How did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention balance competing interests? What compromises were reached at the Constitutional Convention? 1. Made law the supreme law of the land when, but otherwise gave the states considerable leeway to themselves 2. power between large and small states by creating a, where each state has two senators, and a House of, where membership is based on 3. Placated the states by counting slaves as three fifths of the when determining representation in the United House of Representatives 4. Avoided a too powerful central by establishing three co equal legislative, executive, and judicial with numerous and balances among them 5. Limited the of the federal to those identified in the Key leaders 1. George, president of the 1. Washington presided at the and, although seldom participating in the, lent his enormous prestige to the. 2. James Madison, of the Constitution 1. Madison, a and a brilliant political philosopher, often led the debate and kept copious of the proceedings the best record have of what transpired at the Constitutional. 2. At the Convention, he authored the Plan, which proposed a federal of three separate branches (legislative,, judicial) and became the for the structure of the new. 3. He later much of the Bill of.
Standard VUS.5c The student will demonstrate knowledge of the issues involved in the creation and ratification of the Constitution of the United States and how the principles of limited government, consent of the governed, and the social contract are embodied in it by c) examining the significance of the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom in the framing of the Bill of Rights. The major principles of the Bill of Rights of the Constitution were based on earlier Virginia statutes. The Bill of Rights Virginia Declaration of Rights (George Mason) How was the Bill of Rights influenced by the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom? 1. Reiterated the that basic human should not be violated by Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (Thomas Jefferson) 1. the established church that is, the practice of support for one favored Bill of Rights 1. James consulted the Virginia Declaration of and the Virginia Statute for Religious when drafting the that eventually became the United States Bill of.
Standard VUS.5d The student will demonstrate knowledge of the issues involved in the creation and ratification of the Constitution of the United States and how the principles of limited government, consent of the governed, and the social contract are embodied in it by d) assessing the arguments of Federalists and Anti Federalists during the ratification debates and their relevance to political debate today. Elements of Federalist and Anti Federalist thought are reflected in contemporary political debate on issues such as the size and role of government, federalism, and the protection of individual rights. What were the major arguments for and against the Constitution of 1787 in the leading Federalist and Anti Federalist writings and in the ratification debates? Who were the leading Federalists and Anti Federalists in the pivotal ratification debate in Virginia? Federalists v. Anti Federalists advocated the importance of a strong government, especially to promote economic and public. Today, those who see a primary role for the federal in solving national are heirs to this tradition. Anti Federalists feared an overly central government destructive of the of individuals and the prerogatives of the. Today, the more thinkers echo these concerns and champion, individual initiative, and free. The leading opponents of ratification were Patrick and George Mason; the leading proponents of ratification were Washington and James.
Standard VUS.5e The student will demonstrate knowledge of the issues involved in the creation and ratification of the Constitution of the United States and how the principles of limited government, consent of the governed, and the social contract are embodied in it by e) appraising how John Marshall s precedent setting decisions established the Supreme Court as an independent and equal branch of the national government. Important legal precedents established by the Marshall Court strengthened the role of the United States Supreme Court as an equal branch of the national government. How did Chief Justice John Marshall, a Virginian, contribute to the growth of the United States Supreme Court s importance in relation to the other branches of the national government? The Marshall Court The doctrine of judicial set forth in Marbury v., the doctrine of implied set forth in McCulloch v., and a broadly national view of economic set forth in Gibbons v. Ogden are the foundation blocks of the Court s authority to mediate between branches of, levels of government, and competing business.
Standard VUS.6a The student will demonstrate knowledge of the major events from the last decade of the eighteenth century through the first half of the nineteenth century by a) explaining the principles and issues that prompted Thomas Jefferson to organize the first opposition political party. Different views of economic and foreign policy issues led to the development of the first American political parties. Why did competing political parties develop during the 1790s? Federalists v. Democratic Republicans Controversy over the Federalists for the Bank of the United, the Jay, and the undeclared war on contributed to the emergence of an organized opposition, the Democratic Republicans, led by Thomas and James. The presidential election of, won by Thomas Jefferson, was the first American election in which power was peacefully from one political party to another. The, led by John Adams and Alexander, typically believed in a strong national and commercial economy. They were supported by and business interests in the. The Democratic believed in a weak national and an agricultural economy. They were supported by, artisans, and frontier in the South.
Standard VUS.6b (Expansion) The student will demonstrate knowledge of the major events from the last decade of the eighteenth century through the first half of the nineteenth century by b) identifying the economic, political, and geographic factors that led to territorial expansion and its impact on the American Indians. Economic and strategic interests, supported by popular beliefs, led to territorial expansion to the Pacific Ocean. The new American republic prior to the Civil War experienced dramatic territorial expansion, immigration, economic growth, and industrialization. Americans, stirred by their hunger for land and the ideology of Manifest Destiny, flocked to new frontiers. Conflicts between American settlers and Indian nations in the Southeast and the old Northwest resulted in the relocation of many Indians to reservations. What factors influenced American westward movement? United States Expansion Expansion resulting from the Louisiana Purchase and War of 1812 1. Thomas, as president in 1803, purchased the huge Territory from France, which doubled the size of the United overnight. He authorized the Lewis and Clark to explore the new territories that lay west of the River. Sacajawea, an American Indian woman, served as their guide and. 2. The American victory over the in the War of 1812 produced an claim to the Oregon Territory and migration of American settlers into, which was later acquired by treaty from. 3. The Doctrine (1823) stated the following: 1. The American should not be considered for future by any European powers. 2. Nations in the Hemisphere were inherently different from those of i.e., they were republics by nature rather than. 3. The United States would regard as a to its own peace and safety any by European powers to their system on any state in the Western Hemisphere. 4. The United States would not in European affairs.
Standard VUS.6c The student will demonstrate knowledge of the major events from the last decade of the eighteenth century through the first half of the nineteenth century by c) examining the reasons why James Madison asked Congress to declare war on Great Britain in 1812 and how this divided the nation. Regional self interests led to a divided nation at war against the British. What were the causes of the War of 1812? The War of 1812 British interference with shipping and expansionism fueled the call for a of war. opposed Madison s war and talked of secession and proposed constitutional, which were not acted upon.