The constitution and its origins

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The pre-revolutionary period and the roots of the american political

1 Learning objectives

2 Political thought in the american colonies

3 The american revolution

The articles of confederation

1 Learning objectives

2 Putting a new government in place

3 What went wrong with the articles?

The development of the constitution

1 Learning objectives

2 Points of contention

3 The question of representation: small states vs. large states

4 Slavery and freedom

5 Federal supremacy vs. state sovereignty

7 Compromise and the constitutional design of american government

8 The great compromise

9 The three-fifths compromise and the debates over slavery

10 Separation of powers and checks and balances

11 Federal power vs. state power

The ratification of the constitution

1 Learning objectives

2 The ratification process

3 The ratification campaign

Constitutional change

1 Learning objectives

2 The amendment process

3 Key constitutional changes

4 Suggested reading

Source: OpenStax, American government. OpenStax CNX. Dec 05, 2016 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11995/1.15

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