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James Madison: Raising an Army—Balancing the States and the Federal Government

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To war! To war! Every nation in the history of the world has had to deal with warfare on some level. Scholars go through a series of activities and discussions surrounding the development of the Constitution to help them better understand Madison's opinions and sides of the debate that formed our country. This is the third lesson in a four-part series.

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Concepts

constitutional law, constitutional amendments, the united states constitution, james madison, the separation of powers, constitutional rights

Additional Tags

constitution, james madison, war of 1812, social studies

Instructional Ideas

Stage a class debate on balancing power between the states and the federal government
Split class into groups to interpret James Madison's view of the balancing of power (branches of government) in the United States and hold a class discussion

Classroom Considerations

Laminate the documents for each activity to be handled by multiple groups

Pros

Includes primary documents—Articles of the Constitution and Amendments
Secondary documents can extend the lesson to include disagreements between individual states (Connecticut, Massachusetts)

Cons

Common Core

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