7.4 Big Idea What was the path to ratification of the Constitution? What was the path to ratification of the Constitution?

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Vocabulary Terms Amendments Amendments Antifederalists Antifederalists George Mason George Mason Federalists Federalists Federalist Papers Federalist Papers Bill of Rights Bill of Rights

Ch7 Section 4 Ratification of the Constitution Objective 1 - Explain why some people were against the new Constitution.

I. Federalist and Antifederalists A. Opposition 1.People who opposed the new Constitution were called Antifederalists. 2.Some Antifederalists thought the Constitution Convention had overstepped its bounds: others thought the Constitution gave central government too much power. B. Supporters 1.Supporters of the new Constitution were called Federalists 2.Included George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay

Important Questions What objectives to the Constitution did Antifederalists raise?  Gave too much power to central government.  Lacked a bill of rights.  Convention was not suppose to write a new Constitution.

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Ch7 Section 4 Ratification of the Constitution Objective 2 - Examine the Federalist Papers’ arguments for the Constitution.

II. The Federalists Papers A. Defending the Constitution 1.The Federalist Papers were a series of essays defending the Constitution. 2.Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay were the authors B. Arguments 1.New central government would not overpower the states. 2.Many groups of U.S. citizens, with their many points of view, would prevent any single group from controlling the government. 3.Fixed many problems that existed under the Articles of Confederation. C. Widely read and printed, and influential in gaining support for the Constitution

Important Questions What arguments in favor of the Constitution did the authors of the Federalist Papers present?  Protect powers of the states  No single group would be able to control government  Was an improvement over the Articles of Confederation

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Ch7 Section 4 Ratification of the Constitution Objective 3 - Describe when and how the Constitution was ratified.

III. The Ratification Fight A. Debate over Approval 1.Needed only nine states to pass. 2.Every state except Rhode Island held a special convention to discuss the Constitution. B. Process of Ratification 1.Delaware ratified the Constitution first, in December Went into effect after the ninth state, New Hampshire, ratified it in June Four remaining states all ratified the Constitution by May 1790.

Important Questions How many states had to ratify the Constitution before it went into effect?  Nine

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Ch7 Section 4 Ratification of the Constitution Objective 4 - Identify the reasons some people wanted a bill of rights, and explain how it was added to the Constitution.

IV. Demanding a Bill of Rights A. Several states ratified the Constitution in the condition that a bill of rights would be added. B. Creating the Bill of Rights 1.James Madison made a bill of rights a national priority 2.Suggested Congress create a bill of rights and then add it to the Constitution as amendments- official changes, corrections, or additions. 3.Article V of the Constitution details the amendment process. 4.Congress proposed 12 amendments 5.States approved 10 amendments, which became the Bill of Rights.

Important Questions Why was a bill of rights added to the Constitution?  Several states had made it a condition of ratifying the Constitution. How many amendments make up the Bill of Rights?  The Bill of Rights consists of the Constitution’s first 10 amendments

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