Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 18, Lesson 4, After the American Revolution (pp. 497-500)
I. A New Constitution
B. The Constitution identifies three branches of government: the legislative, the executive, and the judicial.
C. The Constitution provides for a system of checks and balances so that no single government branch becomes too powerful.
II. Hope for the Future
B. As the new nation thrived, many Europeans immigrated to the United States.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. The United States Constitution is a social contract between the American people and their government.
A. Europeans watched the United States to see whether a government based on Enlightenment principles could succeed.
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