Author: Scott Stucki, Russell Fullmer, Heidi Alder
Summary: Students will understand the structure and function of the United States government established by the Constitution by participating in a “Constitutional Convention” in class.
Objectives:
Students will:
- understand why the U.S. needed a new government
- understand how the Constitutional Convention evolved
- understand how the delegates to the Convention resolve their differences of opinion through compromise (Focus on the Great Compromise and the 3/5 Compromise)