Constitution Test and Project!

Our big date... the Constitution Test will be on Tuesday and Wednesday, 4/10 and 4/11. Study Guides and project details for that unit were delivered today, on Thursday, March 1. Expect more details when your children bring those assignments home. Students have been given 5 weeks to review the Study Guide, vocabulary, goals, etc. I expect excellence, as our students will be very well prepared. There are no excuses for poor performance. The Constitution Test is no longer a "requirement" to pass junior high, but it's weight (150 points) and this Unit of study (almost 400 points) should convery how important it is.

For the Constitution Project, students need to select a project and subject and turn it into me by next Friday, March 9. We're doing this to avoid procrastination, or waiting until April 4th to begin the assignment!

Again, expect more details when your children come home today.

Why Did the Articles of Confederation Fail?

Here are the reasons we discussed in class:

1. No power to tax.
2. Money problems (weak currency, different in each state).
3. No system of courts.
4. Disputes of what to do with western lands.
5. Couldn't settle arguements between states and foreign governments.
6. Nations took advantage because it earned no respect.
7. No leader or executer to carry out laws (NO President yet!).
8. Congress can't pass laws without 9 of 13 states agreeing (70%).
9. Can't control/moderate trade.

Homework for the Week of 2/20 - 2/23

Monday: Finish Reading 200-204, and complete questions 1,2,3,4,6.

Tuesday: None!

Goals for the Week of 2/20 - 2/23

Monday: 1) Describe the "mood" in America after the Revolution.
2) List the reasons why the Articles of Confederation failed.

Tuesday: 1) List the reasons why the Articles of Confederation failed.
2) Recognize the division between states and the lack of unity.