1. The Constitution
Constructing the
Constitution

2. Creating the
Constitution
The Constitutional Convention
The small states and
large states are odds on
how the government
should be set up. The
large states like the
Virginia Plan that
outlines our three
branch system

3. Creating the
Constitution
The Constitutional Convention
The Great or Connecticut
Compromise settles the issue
creating the representative
system we have today

4. Creating the
Constitution
Next, they devised a
way to choose the
president and vice
president of the United
States
The V.P. was the person
with the second most votes-
What kind of problems might
that cause?

5. Creating the
Constitution
The V.P. was the person
with the second most votes-
What kind of problems might
that cause?

6. Ratification
-June 21, 1788
New Hampshire ratifies the
constitution becoming the 9th and
final state needed to make the
constitution official
September 17, 1787: After arguing for
several months over the framing of
the constitution, the constitution is
sent to the states

7. The Constitution
Three Branches
JudicialExecutiveLegislative
The Constitution created a system
of checks and balances to
guarantee that no one branch had
more power than another

8. Parts of the Constitution
1. Preamble
2. Articles
3. Amendments

9. Parts of the Constitution
Preamble - describes the purpose of the document
Amendments - describes the changes made (the first ten
are called The Bill of Rights)
Articles - describes the structure of the government and
how it can be changed

10. The Document
p. 396-399 in
A New Nation

11. The Bill of Rights