Big Ideas

 

• How did the Great Compromise satisfy the concerns of the large and smaller states?
• How did the Constitutional Convention reach a compromise on the issue of slavery?
• What was the goal of the Federalists?
• Why did the Antifederalists oppose the Constitution?
• What goals are outlined in the Preamble to the Constitution?
• How is the national government organized?
  • What are the three branches of government?  What is each branch in charge of doing?
• What is the significance of the Bill of Rights?
• What rights are protected by the Bill of Rights?