READ Chapter 5 Section 2 pp 140-144.
- What were the causes of Shays' Rebellion?
- Why do you think historians consider it a catalyst in the movement toward creating a new U. S. Constitution?
- What were the major issues that had to be resolved at the Constitutional Convention?
- Create a CHART that lists the main provisions of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan.
- What was the impact of slavery and sectionalism in the debates that ensued at the Constitutional Convention?
- 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?
- Why do you think that many people today feel that the electoral college has long since become antiquated or completely unnecessary?
- 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 |
