Class Update: 9-12-12 and 9-13-12

Yesterday in class we were put into groups, each of us with a copy of James Madison's notes on a particular topic. My group had notes on the debate over whether states should equal or proportional representation. We were able to read multiple opinions, and why they felt the way they did. Some argued that proportional representation would destroy smaller states, for they would hold no weight during voting. Others said that the small states don't represent as much of the population should they shouldn't have as many votes as the larger states. We wrote down the different thoughts of four men who attended the Philadelphia Convention (Brear, Patterson, Madison, and Wilson). The next day we started class by writing down the preamble to the Constitution which we memorized. I listened to the School House Rock song a lot the night before! After that, we were again separated into groups, this time with people who took different notes than us yesterday. Then we shared our findings amongst our group, and later on the projector with the whole class.