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4SS.D.34: analyze the challenges faced by the framers of the U.S. Constitution

• 34.a: identify the major leaders of the Constitutional Convention (James Madison, George Washington, and Benjamin Franklin)

• 34.b: evaluate the major issues debated at the Constitutional Convention: the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, the rights of states to govern themselves (federal system), the Great Compromise, and slavery (Three-Fifths Compromise)

4SS.D.35: locate important physical and man-made features related to the new nation on a map

• 35.a: locate major man-made features of the United States: New York City, NY and Philadelphia, PA

4SS.D.36: describe the structure of government and the Bill of Rights

• 36.a: describe how the three branches of government interact with each other (checks and balances and separation of powers) and how they relate to local, state, and federal government

• 36.b: identify and explain the rights in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights; describe how the Bill of Rights places limits on the powers of government, and explain the reasons for its inclusion in the Constitution in 1791

• 36.c: representative democracy/republic

4SS.D.37: describe the meaning of the founding documents and principles of the new nation

• 37.a: natural rights as found in the Declaration of Independence (the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)

• 37.b: "We the People" from the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution as a reflection of consent of the governed or popular sovereignty

• 37.c: the federal system of government in the U.S. (federal powers, state powers, and shared powers)

4SS.D.38: explain the importance of freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

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