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)

Source: http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview?LPid=661 ^[1]