Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- Inadequacies of the Articles of Confederation and the impact these had on the creation of the Constitution of the United States.
- The duties and powers of the three branches of government.
- The supporters and oppositions of the constitution.
- The main principles of the bill of rights.
- The impact of George Washington as president in a republic.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Analyze and describe the impact of government documents.
- Describe and provide examples of major ideas, concepts, and limitations of the Constitution including the duties and powers of the three branches of government.
- Compare and contrast the positions of various groups involved in historic events, such as the writing of the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
- Analyze primary source documents.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- The Articles of Confederation and influential groups and individuals played a role in the development of the United States Constitution.
Vocabulary
- inadequacies
- Article of Confederation
- ratification
- limitations
- factions
- Federalist
- Anti-Federalist
- republic
- powers
- principles
