EDUC 302
Professor Keeley, Professor Leo
Topic Statement
The topic for my unit plan has been the Articles of Confederation,
and the Constitution of the United States. Both these documents have
been the rulebook for the government of the United States for
hundreds of years. The Constitution establishes the powers of each
branch of government, it outlines the checks and balances between
the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branch. It also establishes the
rights we have as citizens of the United States. These rights still impact
us to this today, despite being around for years. While learning about
the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution, students become
aware of the issues that the United States was facing while being a
new nation. They learn about the influences that the founders of the
Constitution were under and learn why the Constitution is framed the
way it is. This type of view on the Constitution, and the government,
allows students to have a better understanding of some of the issues
our country faces today, by knowing, and understanding our past.
Most of the information for this unit comes from the perspective
of the United States, focusing on why the founders of the Articles of