America in Beta: The Constitutional Convention

Introduction

The United States's early access period began in 1783, and the pre-order buyers had a lot of feedback on its early build. To prepare for the full release, America's development team held a conference in Philadelphia in 1787, from which they produced their ultimate project: the United States Constitution. Years of updates, bug fixes, tweaks, and community feedback later, we will look back at the Constitutional convention to examine how the founders arrived at our current political model, and how their decisions are still impacting the way our game is played.

Essential Questions

• Why was the Constitutional convention called? 

• What ideas were shared at the convention?

• How did the convention delegates attempt to solve their contemporary problems?

• Who was involved in the convention?

• What challenges did the convention delegates face?

Learning Objectives

• Identify and describe the contents of the articles and amendments of the US Constitution

• Compare the US Constitution to the Articles of Confederation

• Argue for/against particular elements of the US Constitution

• Explain why certain provisions were or were not included in the US Constitution

• Propose ideas for how the US Constitution should be changed, and/or justification for why it should not be