1. 7 Principles of Government What big ideas were the founding fathers thinking about when they made the Constitution?

3. Republicanism  Representative Government--- People vote for who they want in office

4. Popular Sovereignty  A government in which the people rule

5. Limited Government  Everybody has to follow the same laws, even members of the government.

6. Federalism  Powers are shared by the federal and state government

7. Individual Rights  Personal liberties and privileges that people are born with and can not be taken away.

8. Separation of Power  Divides the role of government into 3 branches: Legislative, Executive and Judicial

9. Checks and Balances  Each of the 3 branches of government has a little control, or check, on the other 2 branches.

10. The Preamble of the US Constitution “ We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

11. 6 goals of the Constitution: 1.in order to form a more perfect union, 2.establish justice, 3. insure domestic tranquility, 4. provide for the common defense, 5.promote the general welfare 6.secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity GIVE SOME EXAMPLES OF HOW THESE ARE SHOWN TODAY?

12. Class Constitution Activity Remember, the goals stated in the preamble were to be accomplished by what was written in the Constitution. Today you’ll pretend you are writing a Constitution for our school, what goals would set for JWJ? We the students of JWJ in order to form a more perfect classroom, establish ___________, insure _____________, provide ________________, promote ______________, secure _________________, do ordain and establish this Constitution for JWJ.

13. Ratifying the Constitution

14. Federalists Federalism is a system of government in which power is shared between the central (or federal) government and the states. Linking themselves to the idea of federalism, the people who supported the Constitution took the name the Federalists.

15. Antifederalists People who opposed the Constitution were called Antifederalists. They thought the Constitution took too much power away from the states and did not guarantee rights for the people. Some were afraid that a strong president might be declared king. Others thought the Senate might turn into a powerful aristocracy. Antifederalists published their views about the Constitution in newspapers and pamphlets.

16. The Federalist Papers Federalists essays to answer the Antifederalists attacks. The best known of the Federalists essays are known as the Federalist Papers. Essays first appeared as letters in New York newspapers. They were later published together in a book called The Federalist. James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay wrote the Federalist Papers. Most newspapers supported the Constitution.

17. The Battle for Ratification By June 1788, nine states voted to ratify the Constitution. New York and Virginia still had not ratified. George Mason of Virginia would not consider voting for the Constitution until a bill of rights was added. A bill of rights is a set of rules that defines people’s rights. Important because Virginia was the largest state, and New York would divide the states geographically.

18. The Bill of Rights Several states asked that the constitution be amended to include a bill of rights. They believed it was needed to protect people against the power of the national government. ¾ of the states had to ratify the amendments for them to take effect. These ten amendments to the Constitution became known as the Bill of Rights. 1791 The Bill of Rights was ratified.