3rd+Period+-+Problems+and+Issues

This wiki will be used for various learning activities in Problems and Issues in Politics and Economics - [Period 3].

 * Introduction ** : “Can You Find the Principles of the Constitution in the Following Paragraph”?

In 1783, the American Revolution had ended but the challenges of building a new nation had just started for America. After years of living under British rule, most Americans did not trust a strong central government. They wanted the majority of power in the hands of the people in the individual thirteen states. The Article of Confederation were adopted, but soon led the framers of the U.S. Constitution searching for a stronger framework for government. They desired to form a union that clearly assigned power to three branches, but at the same time guaranteed a balance of power. The ideas set forth in the U.S. Constitution have survived for over 200 years.