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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
