The Constitutional Convention 💭

Today is Veterans Day 🇺🇸

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the delegates organized the Constitutional Convention
• Summarize Madison's plan for the new government
• Summarize the debate over how power would be shared by state and national governments
• Describe the compromises that were made about representation in Congress
• Explain the major elements of the executive and judicial branches created by the Constitution

⏰ What We Did

• Watched and took instructional notes on Lesson 5, Part 1: The Constitutional Convention
• Used Lesson 5, Part 1 instructional notes to complete "Compromise and the Constitution"

⚙️ Resources

• Civics ✮ Lesson 5 Instructional Notes
• Lesson 5, Part 1: The Constitutional Convention
• Compromise and the Constitution (A-12)

💻 Homework

• Watch and take notes on Lesson 5, Part 2: The Struggle for Ratification, before class tomorrow