Chapter 3, Lesson 1 (8)

of GovernmentChapter 3, Lesson 1

Objectives

Objectives• Follow American history as it establishes a

republican government with a written constitution.

Objectives• Follow American history as it establishes a

republican government with a written constitution.

• Learn why American first chose a weak central government

Vocabulary

Vocabulary • Federal- a system a government that

divides power between a central authority and a number of smaller states.

Vocabulary • Federal- a system a government that

divides power between a central authority and a number of smaller states.

Is this a strong? or weak?

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

• Confederation- loosely joined states

Federal Government

Federal Government

Federal Government

Federal Government

Vocabulary

Vocabulary • Legislature- the part of our government

that is responsible for making laws

Strong?

or Weak?

1. Strong or Weak?

1. Strong or Weak?

• Before the Declaration of Independence...

1. Strong or Weak?

• Before the Declaration of Independence...

• Chose one representative from each state to create a blueprint of government

Here it is!

Here it is! • They wanted a federal government.

Here it is! • They wanted a federal government.

• A lot of the power was in each state.

Here it is! • They wanted a federal government.

• A lot of the power was in each state.

• There was no national executive.

Here it is! • They wanted a federal government.

• A lot of the power was in each state.

• There was no national executive.

• They used:

Here it is! • They wanted a federal government.

• A lot of the power was in each state.

• There was no national executive.

• They used:

• “Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union

Articles of Confederation

Articles of Confederation

II. Colonial Experience

II. Colonial Experience

• They didn’t have a very good colonial experience!

II. Colonial Experience

• They didn’t have a very good colonial experience!

• They were afraid to go back to that

II. Colonial Experience

• They didn’t have a very good colonial experience!

• They were afraid to go back to that

• They didn’t like governors who sided with the British.

Gov. William Franklin

Gov. William Franklin• Imprisoned for showing sympathy for

Loyalists.

Gov. William Franklin• Imprisoned for showing sympathy for

Loyalists.

Gov. William Franklin• Imprisoned for showing sympathy for

Loyalists.

State Legislatures

State Legislatures• New England Colonies

State Legislatures• New England Colonies

• Created elected legislatures

State Legislatures• New England Colonies

• Created elected legislatures

• The Great and General Court of Massachusetts

State Legislatures• New England Colonies

• Created elected legislatures

• The Great and General Court of Massachusetts

• Town Hall Meetings

State Legislatures• New England Colonies

• Created elected legislatures

• The Great and General Court of Massachusetts

• Town Hall Meetings

• Still go on TODAY!

Pres. Obama Town Hall Meeting in PA.

Pres. Obama Town Hall Meeting in PA.

Emergence of State Governments

Benjamin Franklin “We are on the right road to

improvement, for we are making experiments.”

Republicanism

Republicanism• All the new states had elected legislatures.

Republicanism• All the new states had elected legislatures.

• Representatives had to be close to the voters who elected them.

Republicanism• All the new states had elected legislatures.

• Representatives had to be close to the voters who elected them.

• They had to live in the same community.

Variety