Transcript Documents (H4)

Standard
H4a: Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the Georgia
Constitution of 1777.
Today you will need your interactive notebook, guided notes
handout, and the CRCT prep book (blue workbook) page 49.
Review: Three Branches of
Government
• Ensures laws are
followed
• Leader (president,
governor, mayor)
• Make Laws
• Congress or
Assembly
• Determines
whether laws are
constitutional
• Judges
Frayer Model: Government
1 year
term
Very
little
power
STATE
JUDGES
GOVERNOR
EXECUTIVE
Appointed by
legislature
Appointed by
executive
council
GA
Constitution
of 1777
JUDICIARY
LEGISLATIVE
Power to appoint
Governor and
judges
LEGISLATORS
(lawmakers)
Have most
of the power
Uni-cameral
(1 house) called
the House of
Assembly
Check for Understanding!
1. What was the main weakness of the Georgia Constitution of
1777?
A. It created an independent executive branch
B. It established two parts in the legislative branch
C. It gave too much power to the legislative branch
D. It placed too much importance on checks and balances.
2. Why did Georgians want to make a weak executive branch?
GEORGIA CONSTITUTION OF 1777
• STRENGTHS
• Separation
of Powers
• Formed 8 counties that each
had its own government,
court, school, and militia
• Citizens were guaranteed
freedom of religion, press,
and trial by jury
WEAKNESSES
• Uni-cameral legislature (one
house) had too much power
– appoint (choose) the
Governor and judges
• Governor served only a 1 year
term
• Only white men 21 and over
with property could vote
• Amending (changing) the
constitution was difficult
GEORGIA CONSTITUTION OF 1777
Summary Sentence: Because the Americans just fought a king
that abused his power, they made the executive branch weak
and legislative strong.
Check for Understanding!
3. Under Georgia’s Constitution of 1777, governors were selected by…
A. the legislature
B. the citizens’ vote
C. the chairman of each county
D. appointed by judges
4. All of the following were reasons Georgia’s first constitution limited power of
the governor except…
A. there were no good candidates for governor
B. they feared the governor would become a dictator
C. in the past the governor showed too much loyalty to the king
D. they believed the legislature, which was closer to the people, should
have more power.
Standard
H4a: Analyze the strengths and
weaknesses of the Georgia Constitution
of 1777 and the Articles of
Confederation and explain how
weaknesses in the Articles led to a
need to revise the articles.
*Open notes quiz Monday. Keep track of
yesterday’s notes, the worksheet, and the video
questions.
Check for Understanding!
Leanne Keene, French ambassador, arrives from Paris to tell you France
needs the money it lent to the colonies during the Revolution immediately.
Can the Articles of Confederation solve this problem? Why or why not?
Foreign countries do not respect American independence. Although the
Treaty of Paris granted the United States all the land east of the Mississippi,
Britain refuses to withdraw troops from the Ohio Valley. In addition, Spain
closes the New Orleans port to American farmers. Can the Articles of
Confederation solve this problem? Why or why not?
Standard
H4b: Describe the role of Georgia at
the Constitutional Convention of
1787; include the role of Abraham
Baldwin and William Few, and
reasons why Georgia ratified the
new constitution.
Review: Under the Articles of
Confederation (our first constitution),
who has all of the power?
The National/Federal Government?
The States?
OR
Confederation Diagram
STATE
GOVERNMENT
STATE
GOVERNMENT
CENTRAL/
FEDERAL
GOVT.
STATE
GOVERNMENT
STATE
GOVERNMENT
Virginia Plan
Making the Constitution Work for
Everyone
VA PLAN
• 3 branches
• Proportional
representation
(based on pop.)
Making the Constitution Work for
Everyone
Making the Constitution Work for
Everyone
VA PLAN
• 3 branches
• Proportional
representation
(based on pop.)
NJ PLAN
• 3 branches
• Equal
representation
CT (Great) Compromise
2 houses
• Senate: equal representation
• House of Representatives:
proportional representation
Check for Understanding!
1. At the Constitutional Convention in 1787, the Great
Compromise was introduced in order to
A. end the debate over slavery
B. separate Virginia and West Virginia
C. maintain peace between England and America
D. give equal representation to both large and small
states
Making the Constitution Work for
Everyone
…except slaves
WHY: southern states
didn’t want northern
states to have more
power & didn’t want
slavery outlawed
HOW: slaves counted as
3/5 of a person & no
slave laws could be
written for 20 years
Check for Understanding!
2. The Three-Fifths Compromise was passed so that…
A. The southern states wouldn’t be too powerful in
Congress.
B. African Americans could vote
C. The northern states wouldn’t be too powerful in
Congress.
D. 3/5 of the states would need to agree to pass a law
Georgia and the Constitutional
Convection
GA delegates who signed the Constitution
• Sided w/ VA plan, allowing the
Great Compromise to pass
• Helped establish University of
Georgia
• Legislator and
judge in two
states
Georgia and the Constitutional
Convection
• Favored a strong, centralized government
• A strong government could help protect Georgia
from conflict with Native Americans and the
Spanish
Federal Government
STATE
GOVERNMENT
STATE
GOVERNMENT
CENTRAL/
FEDERAL
GOVT.
STATE
GOVERNMENT
STATE
GOVERNMENT
Check for Understanding!
3. Why was Georgia one of the first states to ratify the United States
Constitution?
A. Georgia wanted assistance for the ongoing war with the Creek
Indians.
B. Georgians liked the idea of a weak central government that
would leave them alone.
C. Georgia wanted to have the government make a peace treaty
with natives so they could live together peacefully.
D. Georgia received a copy of the United States Constitution
earlier than many of the other 13 colonies.
Check for Understanding!
4. Who were the two delegates from Georgia who signed the
Constitution?
5. What role did Abraham Baldwin play in the Constitutional
Convention of 1787?
A. He fought for the New Jersey plan (equal state representation)
B. He wrote the section concerning slavery practices.
C. He fought for the Virginia plan (proportional), allowing the
Great Compromise to pass.
D. He encouraged William Few to sign the Constitution.