Putting the Constitution into Effect
1) Unwritten Constitution (ppt)
2) What do you know about our political parties?
3) Alexander Hamilton's Financial Plan (ppt)
4) First Political Parties
Federalists: People whose opinion were closest to
those of Alexander Hamilton. They were willing to stretch the Constitution via
interpretation. The supported strong central government. Federalists did not believe
a state could overrule the federal government. (rich)
Democrat - Republicans: People whose views were closest
to Thomas Jefferson. They felt the words of the Constitution should be followed
to the letter. They supported the concept of federalism and were proponents of
states rights. Democrat - Republicans believed a state could overrule the
federal government. (poor)
5) First Political Parties Video Clip
6) How would the first political parties respond to this?
7) Federalists/Democratic - Republicans Cartoon and Assignment
8) Foreign Policy of Washington and Adams (ppt)
9) Constitution: Strict vs. Loose Interpretation (ptt)
10) The Louisiana Purchase
11) The Emergence of the Supreme Court (ppt)
Modern Example of the Court in Action
Example: Gibbons vs. Ogden
Example: Marbury vs. Madison
Example: McCulloch vs. Maryland
12) The Alien and Sedition Acts (ppt)
Example
13) Review
Homework Assignment:
One paragraph per topic: What caused this?
War of 1812 (pg 228-232)
Alien and Sedition Acts (pg 218-219)
Rise of the Supreme Court (pg. 222 – 223)