Compelling Questions:

Did governments (USA and NC) work for the people or do we work for the governments?

Supporting Question 4:

How did the North Carolina Constitution of 1835 impact the people of the state?

• Why did Archibald Murphey and others think that the General Assembly was undemocratic?
• Describe similarities and differences between the Constitution of 1835 and the original state constitution from 1776.
• What changes made in the 1835 Constitution made North Carolina more democratic than it had been before?