1. Homework: Assignment 9 for Wednesday

2. Chapter 2 AP Government and Politics Political cartoon from the Boston Intependent Chronicle June 12, 1788 regarding Virginia's possible ratification of the Constitution

3.  Document sent to states for ratification in fall of ‘87; ◦ Why call for ratifying conventions instead of using state legislatures?  Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists ◦ Who were they, generally? ◦ Why was one group more successful than the other?  The Federalist Papers ◦ Originally drafted to influence ratification debate in NY ◦ Authors:(Publius) Madison (26), Hamilton (51), John Jay (5)  Have become THE SOURCE of information about the Constitution, the minds of the Framers and arguments about every nook and cranny of the Constitution  Ratification in doubt without Bill of Rights; Federalists agree to propose in 1 st Congress

4. TABLE 2.2: What were the differences Between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists? 2.5

5. What conclusions can you draw from this chart?

6.  The First 10 amendments to the Constitution  Added in 1791, under the Constitutional process for amending ( 2/3rds of Congress, 3/4ths of state legislatures)  Madison originally drafted and submitted 12 amendments to Congress; only 10 were proposed by Congress to the states ◦ One of the “lost” amendments became #27  *Interestingly, Madison was originally against the idea of a Bill of Rights for the national Constitution.

7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXUbYVQGBWk

8.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSu- H7m1Nj8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSu- H7m1Nj8