The Constitution of the United States: An Introduction Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Floyd G. Cullop
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Constitution of the United States: An Introduction Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Floyd G. Cullop
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Part I: Introduction to the Constitution

• Part I affords a short introduction to the United States Constitution.

• The author begins with a short explanation of what constitutional government is and distinguishes the differences between a democracy, a republic, and a democratic republic.

• Also detailed is what distinguishes a direct democracy from an indirect democracy.

• It provides a brief historical background of how the U.S. was governed beginning with the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the Articles of Confederation in 1777.

• Problems under the Articles of Confederation are touched on, and then the convention in 1787 is looked at.

• Covered also in a paragraph dealing with each are the three compromises delegates found necessary in order to achieve an agreement: The Great Compromise, The Commercial Compromise, and The Three-Fifths Compromise.

• At the conclusion of Part I is a self-test section for readers to check if they have learned the essential...

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