Unit 1 Resources: Foundations of American Citizenship - Deerlake ...

Name Date ClassCooperative Learning Activity 3Constitutional Questions★ BACKGROUNDBy September 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Conventionhad worked out the details of the new government they were creating.After the delegates had agreed to several compromises and had puttheir ideas in writing, the citizens of each state had to vote on the newConstitution. Not all of the citizens agreed that the new Constitutionwas a good idea. Those who supported the Constitution, the Federalists,believed that the United States would not survive without a strongnational government. Those who did not support the Constitution, theAnti-Federalists, believed that the Constitution made the national governmenttoo powerful and that it took too much power away from thestates. They also thought the Constitution failed to protect basic libertieslike freedom of speech. The Federalists eventually agreed to add abill of rights to the Constitution. On June 21, 1788, the new Constitutiontook effect. You can understand more about this process by creatinga cartoon strip.CHAPTER 3Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.★ GROUP DIRECTIONS1. Use Chapter 3, library resources, and the Internet to learn moreabout the Constitutional Convention.2. Use what you learn to create a cartoon strip illustrating the variouspeople and issues that were involved in creating the United StatesConstitution and having it ratified.3. Think about the following as you do your research:Roger Sherman trade regulation Anti-FederalistsGreat Compromise taxation ratificationbill of rights Federalists Three-fifths Compromise★ ORGANIZING THE GROUP1. Decision Making Form a group with three or more students. Usingthe suggestions from the box above and your own ideas, determinewhich topics will be included in your cartoon strip. Each memberof your group will choose one topic to illustrate.39