Read the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution through the National Archives on this site: http://www.archives.gov/.

• How the Constitution addressed the complaints in the Declaration of Independence
• How the Constitution addressed the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation
• What the Great Compromise was and how representation of states in Congress is determined

Include a more detailed discussion of ONLY 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 consequences of those decisions
• Methods of amendment
• The commerce clause and its significance
• The method of ratification of the original Constitution
• The Bill of Rights