Check out this entertaining, speedy, and highly informative overview of the founding stages of the United States government. The video includes a detailed discussion of the limitations of the Articles of Confederation, the eventual creation of the Constitution and its allocations for congressional makeup and branches of government, and how ratification of the Constitution essentially helped to clarify the political ideology of the American people.

Concepts

checks and balances, the articles of confederation, the federalist papers, the three branches of government

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Additional Tags

branches of government, articles of confederation, checks and balances, federalist papers, social studies

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Classroom Considerations

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Very engaging speaker
• Graphics and animations bring life to the content

Cons

• A great deal of information is conveyed in this video, so is best used as a summary after covering the topic in greater depth

Common Core

SL.9-10.5 SL.11-12.5 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.7