§§ 190-192.--_a_. What is the difference between a national and a federal government? Was Henry's criticism true?
_b_. Study the first ten amendments and state how far they met the objections of those opposed to the Constitution.
_c_. Repeat the Tenth Amendment from memory.
_e_. How did the choice of Washington as first President influence popular feeling toward the new government?
_a_. Why should the people have shown loyalty to the states rather than to the United States?
_b_. Analyze the Constitution as follows:--
=============================================================== | EXECUTIVE. | LEGISLATIVE. | JUDICIARY. ----------------------+------------+--------------+------------ Method of Appointment | | | or Election. | | | ----------------------+------------+--------------+------------ Term of Office. | | | | | | ----------------------+------------+--------------+------------ Duties and Powers. | | | | | | ----------------------+------------+--------------+------------
The career of any one man prominent in the Convention, as Madison, Hamilton, Franklin, Washington, Robert Morris, etc. Write a brief biography.
This period should be taught very slowly and very thoroughly, as it demands much more time than any of the earlier periods. A clear understanding of the Constitution is of the most practical value, not merely to enable one to comprehend the later history, but also to enable one to understand present duties. Note carefully the "federal ratio" and the functions of the Supreme Court. Use the text of the Constitution and emphasize especially those portions of importance in the later history.
This work is difficult. It should therefore be most fully illustrated from recent political struggles. Let the children represent characters in the Convention and discuss the various plans proposed. Encourage them also to suggest transactions which might represent the working of the tender laws, the commercial warfare between the states, the "federal ratio" etc. Especially study the first ten amendments and show how they limit the power of the general government to-day.
[Illustration: TERRITORIAL ACQUISITIONS 1783-1853. For later acquisitions see Map facing page 397.]
References.--Higginson's _Larger History_, 309-344; Eggleston's _United States and its People_ ch. xxxiv (the people in 1790); McMaster's _School History_, ch. xiv (the people in 1790).