17 _ _ A _ _ 17 _ _ This document was written in and approved by states by . This new S _ _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ constitution granted a majority of the power to the . alone – was the national government there were no other branches. Powers given to Powers given to the states Problems this created Congress Congress had trouble raising money to Each state had fight the American Revolution because it _ _ _ _ vote T _ _ _ _ could not collect from the T _ _ Could W _ _ Declare P _ _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _ or . C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ M _ _ _ Provided D _ _ _ _ _ Congress could not settle service _ _ T _ _ _ _ between the states because it could Entered into T _ _ _ _ not regulate or keep states T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _ from charging on goods that M _ _ _ _ Coined passed through them. 12. George Washington said,“We cannot exist long as a nation without having some power which will govern the union.” What message was Washington trying to convey? United States Constitution, 1789 Part 4: Since the Articles of Confederation created a national government that was too weak, a Constitutional Convention was held on May 25, 1787. 55 delegates from each state (except Rhode Island) began a three month meeting to discuss a new national government. Powers given to the new national government: T _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _; F _ _ _ _ _ _ Collect ; Regulate Establish Courts Congress: SENATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES _ Each state would have representatives based Each state would have senators P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ on the of the state Electing the President: E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Voters in each state would elect representatives called . A state’s electors would be based on the state’s population. These electors would vote for the president. The Constitution was completed on September 17, 1787, and delegates to the Constitutional Convention sent their new Constitution to the 13 states for approval. Voters in each state elected people to represent them in state conventions where these representatives debated the pros and cons of the Constitution. Approving the Constitution Part 5:
This document was written in 17 _ _ and approved by A _ _ states by 17 _ _ . This new constitution granted a majority of the power to the S _ _ _ _ _ . C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ alone was the national government – there were no other branches. Powers given to the states Powers given to Congress Problems this created Could T _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _ Each state had _ _ _ _ vote Declare W _ _ Provided M _ _ _ service Entered into T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Coined M _ _ _ _ Congress had trouble raising money to fight the American Revolution because it could not collect T _ _ _ _ from the P _ _ _ _ _ or S _ _ _ _ _ . Congress could not settle D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ between the states because it could not regulate T _ _ _ _ or keep states from charging T _ _ _ _ on goods that passed through them. 12. George Washington said,“We cannot exist long as a nation without having some power which will govern the union.” What message was Washington trying to convey? Part 4: United States Constitution, 1789 Since the Articles of Confederation created a national government that was too weak, a Constitutional Convention was held on May 25, 1787. 55 delegates from each state (except Rhode Island) began a three month meeting to discuss a new national government. Powers given to the new national government: Collect T _ _ _ _ ; Regulate T _ _ _ _; Establish F _ _ _ _ _ _ Courts Congress: SENATE Each state would have _ senators HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Each state would have representatives based on the P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of the state Electing the President: Voters in each state would elect representatives called E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . A state’s electors would be based on the state’s population. These electors would vote for the president. The Constitution was completed on September 17, 1787, and delegates to the Constitutional Convention sent their new Constitution to the 13 states for approval. Voters in each state elected people to represent them in state conventions where these representatives debated the pros and cons of the Constitution. Part 5: Approving the Constitution
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