Standard(s):
[SS2010] USS5 (5) 9 : 9 ) Explain how inadequacies of the Articles of Confederation led to the creation and eventual ratification of the Constitution of the United States.
• Describing major ideas, concepts, and limitations of the Constitution of the United States, including duties and powers of the three branches of government
• Identifying factions in favor of and opposed to ratification of the Constitution of the United States
Example: Federalist and Anti-Federalist factions
• Identifying main principles in the Bill of Rights
• Analyzing the election of George Washington as President of the United States for its impact on the role of president in a republic
[SS2010] CIV (7) 6 : 6 ) Explain the importance of juvenile, adult, civil, and criminal laws within the judicial system of the United States.
• Explaining rights of citizens as guaranteed by the Bill of Rights under the Constitution of the United States
• Explaining what is meant by the term rule of law
• Justifying consequences of committing a civil or criminal offense
• Contrasting juvenile and adult laws at local, state, and federal levels (Alabama)
[SS2010] US10 (10) 4 : 4 ) Describe the political system of the United States based on the Constitution of the United States. [A.1.a., A.1.b., A.1.d., A.1.g., A.1.i.]
• Interpreting the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States; separation of powers; federal system; elastic clause; the Bill of Rights; and the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Nineteenth Amendments as key elements of the Constitution of the United States
• Describing inadequacies of the Articles of Confederation
• Distinguishing personalities, issues, ideologies, and compromises related to the Constitutional Convention and the ratification of the Constitution of the United States, including the role of the Federalist papers
• Identifying factors leading to the development and establishment of political parties, including Alexander Hamilton's economic policies, conflicting views of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, George Washington's Farewell Address, and the election of 1800
[SS2010] USG (12) 2 : 2 ) Summarize the significance of the First and Second Continental Congresses, the Declaration of Independence, Shays' Rebellion, and the Articles of Confederation of 1781 on the writing and ratification of the Constitution of the United States of 1787 and the Bill of Rights of 1791.
[SS2010] USG (12) 3 : 3 ) Analyze major features of the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights for purposes, organization, functions, and principles, including rule of law, federalism, limited government, popular sovereignty, judicial review, separation of powers, and checks and balances.
• Explaining main ideas of the debate over ratification that included the Federalist papers
• Analyzing the Bill of Rights for its application to historical and current issues
• Outlining the formal process of amending the Constitution of the United States
