Creation of the Constitution

Orientation and Getting Started
The Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution
The Creation of the Constitution
Introduction
The Road to Philadelphia
Shays’ Rebellion and the Annapolis Convention
 3 Topics
The Articles of Confederation
Rebels in Massachusetts
Madison Prepares for Annapolis
Madison Prepares for Philadelphia
 3 Topics | 1 Quiz
Madison’s Preparations
“Notes” and “Vices”
The Virginia Plan
Quiz: The Road to Philadelphia
Federalism
Federalism and Nationalism
 1 Topic
Scrapping the Confederation
A Federal Veto and Prohibitions on State Powers
 1 Topic
Madison and the Federal Veto
Enumerated Powers and the Supremacy Clause
 3 Topics | 1 Quiz
Supremacy and the National Government
Enumerating the Powers of Congress
The Necessary and Proper Clause
Federalism Quiz
Congress
The Great Compromise
 3 Topics
Competing Views of Justice, Nationalism, and Federalism
Political Maneuvering at the Convention
Reaching the Great Compromise
The Houses of Congress
 3 Topics | 1 Quiz
Electing Members of an Upper and Lower House
The Size and Membership of Congress
The Powers of Each House
Congress Quiz
Slavery and the Constitution
The Slavery Compromises
 3 Topics
The Context of Slavery
Beyond the Constitution
A State Institution
The Three-Fifths Compromise
 3 Topics
The Problem Posed by Slavery
The First Vote
The Final Vote
The 20-Year Compromise and the Fugitive Slave Clause
 3 Topics | 1 Quiz
The Slave Trade under the Articles of Confederation
Reaching Resolution
Reaction to the 20-Year Compromise
Slavery and the Constitution
The Presidency
A New Executive
 1 Topic
A New Kind of Executive
The Powers of the President
 3 Topics
Domestic Powers
The Veto
Foreign Relations Powers
Selecting the President
 2 Topics | 1 Quiz
Selecting the Executive
Making the President Independent
The Presidency Quiz
The Federal Judiciary
Jurisdiction and Juries
 3 Topics
Creating a Federal Judiciary
Jurisdiction
Federal Juries
Judges: Tenure, Salary, and Selection
 3 Topics
Salary
Tenure
Selection
The Council of Revision and Judicial Review
 1 Topic | 1 Quiz
The Council of Revision & Judicial Review
The Federal Judiciary Quiz
Some Other Important Details
The Preamble
Features Borrowed from the Articles of Confederation
 6 Topics
Building on the Foundation of the Articles of Confederation
Prohibitions on the States
Full Faith & Credit
Prohibitions on the States
The Powers of Congress
Free Speech, Prior Debts, and the Supremacy Clause
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