VUS'5a The Articles of Confederation

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VUS.5aThe Articles of Confederation

• Weak
• No Power
• No Common Currency

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VUS.5bThe Creation and Ratification of the
Constitution

• Made Federal Law the
• Balanced power between
• Senate
• House of Representatives
• 3/5 Compromise
• 3 Co-Equal Branches
• Legislative, Executive Judicial

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Executive Branch -Executes
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Judiciary To Judge
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VUS 5.cConstitutional Convention

• James Madison (continued)
• Kept copious
• Authored the Virginia Plan
• 3 separate
• Authored the Bill of Rights

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VUS 5.bCreation of the Constitution

• Limited the Power of the Federal Government to
• Key Leaders of the Convention
• George Washington, Chairman of the Convention
• James Madison Father of the Constitution

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Legislative to make LAWS
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VUS5.cThe Articles of Confederation

• The First Constitution!!!
• One Vote
• No Executive or Judicial

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VUS 5.cRatification Debate

• Ratification Debate
• Federalists, Pro Ratification
• Republic was large enough to prevent. . .
• Bill of Rights would protect our
• States Constitutions could not be . .

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VUS.5cRatification Debate (cont.)

• Feared Tyranny
• Demanded a Bill of Rights

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VUS 5.dThe Creation of the Bill of Rights

• Virginia Declaration of Rights
• George Mason
• Human rights
• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
• Thomas Jefferson
• Outlawed the established church
• Madison borrowed from these to create the..