Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you discuss the following:
- How the Constitution addressed the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation
- How the Constitution addressed the complaints in the Declaration of Independence
- The Great Compromise and how representation of states in Congress is determined
Include a more detailed discussion of one of the following topics in your paper:
- The method of election for officials in the U.S. House of Representatives, Senate, and executive branch
- The Electoral College and the indirect election of senators
- The treatment of slaves for the purpose of representation and the effects thereof
- Methods of amendment
- The Commerce clause and its significance
- The method of ratification of the original Constitution
- The Bill of Rights.