Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Tonight's HW - 10/20/09 Due 10/22

READ Chapter 5 Section 2 pp 140-144.
  1. What were the causes of Shays' Rebellion?
  2. Why do you think historians consider it a catalyst in the movement toward creating a new U. S. Constitution?
  3. What were the major issues that had to be resolved at the Constitutional Convention?
  4. Create a CHART that lists the main provisions of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan.
  5. What was the impact of slavery and sectionalism in the debates that ensued at the Constitutional Convention?
  6. Explain the meaning of the term "checks and balances." Are there any instances where a branch of government has no checks and balances on its power?
  7. Why do you think that many people today feel that the electoral college has long since become antiquated or completely unnecessary?
  8. Why is the U. S. Constitution called "a living document?"
Chapter ID's
Daniel Shays * separation of powers
* Shays' Rebellion * checks and balances
* James Madison * electoral college
* Roger Sherman * elastic clause
* Virginia Plan * veto power
* New Jersey Plan * writ of habeas corpus
* Great Compromise * bill of attainder
* Three-Fifths Compromise * ex post facto law
* delegated (enumerated)
powers
* judicial review

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