American Government Week 4 Part III Ratification Controversy

1. Ratification Controversy

4. How many states needed to approve it in order to ratify it?

6. How many states needed to approve it in order to ratify it?

7. Nine, but they wanted a unanimous approval

8. Federalist Papers – What were they?

10. How many states needed to approve it in order to ratify it?

11. Nine, but they wanted a unanimous approval

12. Federalist Papers – What were they?

13. - a series of letters supporting ratification that written under the pseudonym Publius which means “the people” or “the common people”

14. Who actually wrote these letters?

16. How many states needed to approve it in order to ratify it?

17. Nine, but they wanted a unanimous approval

18. Federalist Papers – What were they?

19. - a series of 85 newspaper articles supporting ratification that were written under the pseudonym Publius which means “the people” or “the common people”

20. Who actually wrote these articles?

21. - Alexander Hamilton (New York), James Madison (Virginia) and John Jay (New York); easy to do since they all lived on Wall St. in NYC at the time

24. Who were they?

26. Who were they?

27. - “Cato” = George Clinton (New York), “Brutus” & “Sydney”

28. - Patrick Henry (VA), George Mason (VA), Elbridge Gerry (MA)

34. - govt would assume authority in any area not specified in the BOR (such as the right to eat what you want?!!!)

39. Two most contentious & important convention battles?

41. Two most contentious & important convention battles?

42. - Virginia (ratified June 25, 1788

43. - New York (ratified July 26 1788)

44. Which state was the last to approve the Constitution?

46. Two most contentious & important convention battles?

47. - Virginia (ratified June 25, 1788

48. - New York (ratified July 26 1788)

49. Which state was the last to approve the Constitution?

50. - Rhode Island, who didn't even send any delegates to the Constitutional Convention

51. Note: George Washington took office on April 30, 1789 even though North Carolina & Rhode Island had not voted yet

53. - The Federalists agreed to send suggested amendments that would serve as a BOR along with the Constitution to the various state ratification conventions. They also promised to pass this BOR as soon as the Constitution was ratified. They held true to this promise.

55. Were the Anti-Federalists right to oppose it?

56. What could the Founding Fathers have done differently?

57. How could/can the national govt be restrained and more power returned to the states? Or is this impossible at this point?