Federalist Era 1788-1800

STANDARDS/PURPOSE: Implementing the new constitutional principles:  Students should understand that the Constitution provided only the basic framework for our government. In the early years under the Constitution, several important practical details of government were added.

2. Development of unwritten constitutional government under Washington, Adams, and Jefferson: cabinet, political parties

               What roles did Washington, Adams, and Jefferson play in shaping the office of President which had been vaguely defined in the Constitution?

3. Establishing a stable political system

Federalist Era Study Guide (doc file - 43 KB)
Students should use this guide to lead them through their readings being sure that their notes contain the answers to the question and terms.
Washington's Presidency 1789-1786 Notes (ppt file - 9.01 MB)
Washington Presidency Cornell Note Paper (doc file - 117 KB)
Federalist Era Vocab Chart 1789_1786 (doc file - 8.90 MB)
How do we recover from this economic recession project (doc file - 74 KB)
Action Plan (pdf file - 307 KB)
Students will complete teh chart to plan their steps in reseraching the project.
Decision Tree (pdf file - 357 KB)
Project Groups will use this chart to outline the problems they decide to solve.
Occupy Wall Street - Diversity of Issues (doc file - 33 KB)
Chart that outlines several of the current issues that Occupy Wall Stree is protesting. This will help students outline the problems being faced.
Occupy Wall Street Overview (doc file - 37 KB)
Reading to help students understand the problems faced in the current economic recession.
11/6/0- - mc practice washington presidency (ppt file - 14 KB)
CGM - Washingtons Presidency 1789-1796 Formative Assessment (doc file - 81 KB)
Keeping Track of My Learning_Cognitive Growth Model (doc file - 32 KB)
11/6/09 - Washingtons Farewell Address excerpts (doc file - 48 KB)
Adams Presidency Cornell Note Paper (doc file - 55 KB)
Adams Presidency Notes (pptx file - 257 KB)
Foreign Policy Quasi War-Afghanistan (doc file - 31 KB)
Includes Homelink Survey form
11/6/09 - ACLU fights Patriot Act (doc file - 27 KB)
Hamilton v. Jefferson Debate Topic Sheet (doc file - 32 KB)
Students will be divided up equally to defend the policies of each early political leader and debte the topics listed.
Hamilton v. Jefferson Debate Materials (pdf file - 43 KB)
After completing the study of the Federalist Era students will conduct a 2-team debate on the issues that led to the development of our first political parties. Use the information and links from these materials, according to which side of the debate you are on, in order to prepare.
MASSIVE DBQ Hamilton v. Jefferson (doc file - 44 KB)
Students are NOT required to complete this DBQ. This DBQ ws compiled to be used as additional sources for preparation of the Hamilton v. Jefferson debate.
Federalist Era Bingo Review (doc file - 28 KB)
Project - Age of Riches (doc file - 63 KB)
Project - 4 Causes of the Recession (notebook file - 110 KB)
Project - Cant we do this right_Thomas Friedman (doc file - 38 KB)
Project - Rebuilding the American Economy chart (doc file - 31 KB)
Project - How did economists get it so wrong? (doc file - 76 KB)
Project - America at Stall Speed (doc file - 28 KB)
Project - Debt Ceiling Articles (doc file - 68 KB)
Project - How to Prevent a Depression (doc file - 30 KB)
Project - Mlton Friedman's Magical Thinking (doc file - 34 KB)
Project - The Globalization of Protest (doc file - 28 KB)
Project - The Instability of Inequality (doc file - 34 KB)
Project - The War Against the Poor (doc file - 38 KB)
Project - The War on the Homefront (doc file - 34 KB)
Project - To Cure the Economy (doc file - 30 KB)
Project Supply-Side Economics Overview (ppt file - 57 KB)
Project - Keynesian Economics Overview (ppt file - 245 KB)
Project - Trickle Down (doc file - 28 KB)
Project - 2008 Recesion Charts (jpg file - 487 KB)

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