PPT-BILL OF RIGHTS Anti-Federalists argued that the US Constitution created a government with

BILL OF RIGHTS AntiFederalists argued that the US Constitution created a government with too much power To protect individual rights 10 amendments were promised and added in 1791 TASK You will create a chart with 3 columns You will define each amendment and provide a symboldrawing that represents its meaning. The Never Ending Debate. The Ratification Process. The drafting of the new United States Constitution was only the beginning of the process to make it the law of the land. In order for this to happen, at least nine of the thirteen states would have to ratify the Constitution. The debate over ratification would split the political leaders of the time. People who supported ratification of the Constitution were Federalists, and those who opposed the new Constitution were Anti-Federalists. The debate over ratification of the Constitution would take place on the pages of the many newspapers and pamphlets that circulated in the country.. & . Anti-Federalists. Federalism. : What Is It? . Federalism . is a system of government that divides power between a central government and smaller units of government, such as state or local governments. . What’s the difference?. Enter the Time Machine. The year is 1787. The Revolutionary War is over, and the United States of America is now on its own to decide how to rule itself. Being a new country isn’t easy:. I. Federalists and Anti Federalists. Constitution. . 1. Based on Federalism. 2. System of government where power is shared . btwn. federal and state government. I. Federalists and Anti Federalists. Ratifying the Constitution. Key Terms. Federalism. – a system of government where power is shared among the central (or federal) government and the states. Federalists. – supporters of the Constitution. What type of government did they prefer?. Constitutional Convention meets in 1787 to draft a new constitution . Biggest Debate. Representation! . populous states wanted proportional representation. , and . A Ratification Debate. Setting the Scene:. After Convention 9 of 13 states needed to ratify. Each state holds it’s own State Convention. Sets the stage for the two-party political system still in place today. The Constitutional Convention. Standards 8-2.4 & Standard 8-3 (2011). Who did SC send as delegates?. Henry Laurens. Charles Pinckney. What did SC support?. Establishing a stronger national government in a new constitution. APUSH - Spiconardi. All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are the rich and wellborn, the other the mass of the people…The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to the first class a distinct, permanent share in the government. They will check the unsteadiness of the second, and as they cannot receive any advantage by a change, they therefore will ever maintain good government.. and the . Anti-Federalists regarding the ratification of the . Constitution and . inclusion of a bill of rights.. Fed Up. Debating the Constitution . Constitutional Convention . The intended purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to . Alexander Hamilton. James Madison. John Jay. Federalists. Publius. Prominent Anti-federalists. Cato’s Letters. Brutus. Centinel. Federal Farmer. Patrick Henry. Patrick Henry. Active leader during the Revolution who demanded that the British “give me liberty, or give me death!" . Please pick up a unit guide and Class Notes #12 from the cart.. T. ake out Focus #12 . and . use . the first 10 minutes of class completing Part II and whatever you haven’t finished for Part I. Compare notes with your table.. Bill of Rights. The First 10 . Amendments to . the U.S. Constitution. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”. Bill of Rights. The First 10 . Amendments to . the U.S. Constitution. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”.