James Madison Lesson 3: Raising an Army: Balancing the Power of the States and the Federal Government

Not everyone in the U.S. supported the War of 1812. What events during Madison’s presidency raised constitutional questions? What were the constitutional issues? Where did Madison stand?

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Grades

11, 12, 9, 10

Subjects

State/Local Government

Resource Types

Modules (Teaching Unit), Lesson Plans, Research (Digests of Primary Sources), Essays, Quizzes

Teaching Strategies

Debate, Primary Source, Case Study, Informational Text, Whole Class Discussion, Small Group Discussion, Individual Work, Writing

Constitution Articles

Article I - Elastic clause, Meaning of Constitution

Tags

presidency, states' rights, interpretation, implied powers, War of 1812, James Madison, federalism