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Constitution and Ratification (1787-1791) Middle School Teacher Unit Overview
Unit 3 of Building a Self-Governing People BRI’s Civics and U.S. History Curriculum for Middle School, invites students to analyze the problems faced by the new nation under the Articles of Confederation and the creation of the Constitution as a solution. The unit emphasizes the principles of the Constitution, and how those principles shaped the debate between Federalists and Anti-Federalists during the ratification debate.
| Unit 3: Constitution and Ratification (1787-1791) | |||
| Analyze the problems faced by the new nation under the Articles of Confederation and the creation of the Constitution as a solution. | |||
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DBQ/ Essential Question:
What were the principles of the new Constitution, and how did they shape the debate between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists during the ratification debate? |
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| Topic 1 | Topic 2 | Topic 3 | Topic 4 |
| Weaknesses of the Articles | Constitutional Convention | Ratification | Federalism |
| Guiding Question:
What were the primary problems faced by the United States under the Articles of Confederation? |
Guiding Question:
How did principles shape the republican framework of the new constitutional government? |
Guiding Question:
What were the key arguments for and against ratification of the Constitution, and how were the debates shaped by constitutional principles? |
Guiding Questions:
How does the principle of federalism balance power between the national and state governments? How did the division of power for the United States shape early American history? |
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