1. Bellringer 9/18
Write the following question and the CORRECT answer
into your notebook on your bellringer page:
The Constitution was signed by 39 delegates (who are referred
to as the framers of the constitution), including Benjamin
Franklin, James Madison on
a. October 15, 1798 c. September
17, 2012
b. September 17, 1787 d. November 4, 1787
3. The Constitution
Delegates of the Constitutional Convention voted on
the Constitution in 1787
However, for it to be official it had to be ratified ,or
approved by at least 9 of the 13 states
Only those states that ratified the constitution, would
be part of the new nation.
…. The fight
begins
4. Federalists
Supported the Constitution and wanted a strong
national government
Reasons for support
Protect the States
Maintain Order
Regulate Trade
Protect citizen’s rights
5. Anti-Federalists
Opposed the Constitution and wanted a WEAK
National government and STRONG state
governments
Reasons:
Politicians could be closer to the people they
represent
Protect people’s liberties
Limit the abuse of power
Anti-federalists feared the “necessary and
proper” clause
Anti-Federalist argued that a Bill of Rights
6. Patrick Henry’s View
Revolutionary War Hero
“Mr. Chairman, the necessity for a bill of rights appears to me to be
greater in this government that every it was in any government
before…All rights not expressly reserved to the people are relinquished
[given up] to rulers”
Judging from this quote, was Patrick Henry a Federalist or an Anti-
federalist?
7. Federalist Papers
Written by pro-Constitutionalists: James Madison,
Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay
Essays written in newspapers to support the ratification of
the Constitution
8. Ratification
New Hampshire was the 9th state to ratify the Constitution
in June 1788 making the Constitution official
