Week 2 Discussion 2: Confederation and Constitution
Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity:
• Textbook: Chapter 7, 8 • Lesson • Link (website): Articles of Confederation (1777) (Links to an external site.) • Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)
Initial Post For the initial post, address the following:
• Pick two (2) issues of the Articles of Confederation and describe the main problems that the United States was faced with under the Federation government.
• Analyze two major debates (see textbook Section 7.4) by which the Constitution was created in the summer of 1787.
Then, address one (1) of the following to your initial post:
• Discuss the ratification process of the Constitution of 1787. • How did ratification lead to the formation of America’s first two political parties, the
Federalists and Anti-Federalist? • What were the major differences between the Federalist and Anti-Federalist, and who
were the best-known members of each party?