September+18th+-+Forming+a+Government

For today's class (and the following Monday), you will be forming a government as if you were living in colonial America in 1783. Your first task is to identify the goals of your government. What are your priorities as a nation? Once you've identified those goals/priorities, the next step will be forming a government that meets those goals. Remember the discussion of how the Founding Fathers had to balance personal liberty with order as well as learn from the mistakes of other nations around the world.

To give us a bit of a taste of some of the different views of government, I've included links to two prominent articles from the time:

[|Federalist Number 10] - This article advances the position of having a strong central government.

[|Antifederalist Number 44] - This article advances the position of having a weak central government and more rights reserved for the states.

For a brief summary of these arguments in an easier to understand format, click here.

Consider the arguments made in both of these documents when you are creating your government. Good luck!