Standard
HS.H3.2: Analyze how ideologies, religion, and belief systems have influenced economic, political, and social institutions over time.
Learning Target
I can analyze the compromises made to lay the foundations for nation building in the United States.
Instructions
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HS.H3.2: Analyze how ideologies, religion, and belief systems have influenced economic, political, and social institutions over time.
Learning Target
I can analyze the compromises made to lay the foundations for nation building in the United States.
Instructions
Listen to the podcast below.
As you are listening, take notes with answering the the two questions in the Guided Notes, listed below the embed podcast.
S4 E2: “The Excess of Democracy”
In the summer of 1787, fifty-five men got together in Philadelphia to write a new Constitution for the United States, replacing the new nation’s original blueprint, the Articles of Confederation. But why, exactly? What problems were the framers trying to solve? Was the Constitution designed to advance democracy, or to rein it in?
Transcript (Text)
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| Transcript (text) - Scene On Radio - How Much Democracy? |
Guided Notes
- What problems were the framers trying to solve?
- Was the Constitution designed to advance Democracy, or to control who had the power?