1. LEARNING OBJECTIVES/ GOALS/ SWBAT
STANDARD(S): 12.1 Students explain the fundamental principles and moral values of American democracy.
CH 2-SEC 5
LEARNING OBJECTIVES/ GOALS/ SWBAT
Identify the opposing sides in the fight for ratification and describe the major arguments for and against the proposed Constitution.
Describe the inauguration of the new government of the United States of America.

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3. A BULLDOG ALWAYS
Commitment
Attitude
CARES
Respect
Encouragement
Safety

4. Key Terms Ratify: formal approval
Federalist: a person favoring ratification of the proposed U.S. Constitution
Anti-Federalist: a person opposing ratification of the proposed U.S. Constitution

5. Additional Key Terms
Due Process: protection against the unjust taking of life, liberty, or property
Quorum: the minimum number of members of an assembly necessary to conduct the business of that group.

6. The Preamble of the Constitution

7. Review your reading
What issues aroused the vigorous debate over the ratification of the Constitution?
The key issues debated included:
How strong should the new central government be to avoid the problems faced under the Articles of Confederation?
Why didn’t the Constitution have a Bill of Rights, and was one really necessary?
Did Congress and the presidency have too much power?

8. Federalists Supporters of ratification were called Federalists.
They argued that the Articles of Confederation were weak and needed to be replaced.
Alexander Hamilton was a leader among the Federalists
Alexander Hamilton

9. Anti-Federalists
Opponents of ratification were called Anti-Federalists.
They opposed the new ratification process.
They thought the new central government would be too strong.
Most of all, they argued that the Constitution needed a Bill of Rights to protect the people.

10. favored ratification of the Constitution
GUIDED READING
GUIDED READING
The Fight for Ratification
1. What were the positions of each side toward ratification?
a. Federalists:
favored ratification of the Constitution
b. Anti-Federalists:
opposed ratification of the Constitution

11. A New Government
The Articles of Confederation could only be amended by a unanimous vote of all 13 states.
But the delegates at the Constitutional Convention decided to require only 9 of 13 states to ratify the Constitution.
They felt that a unanimous vote would be too difficult to achieve, and that the Articles were being replaced rather than amended.

12. A New Government
Copies of the new Constitution were sent to the states on September 18, 1787.

13. Bill of Rights
Checkpoint: Why did the Framers not include a bill of rights in the original Constitution?
At first, Federalists said a Bill of Rights was not needed because:
The state constitutions already protected individual rights and freedoms.
The separation of powers among the three branches would keep the new national government from abusing its authority.
But Anti-Federalists opposition was so strong that Federalists eventually promised to add a Bill of Rights once the Constitution was ratified.
Checkpoint Answer: Because they felt the federal government would not be strong enough to abuse the rights of the people due to its separation of powers, and because the state constitutions already protected individual rights.

18. GUIDED READING
The Fight for Ratification
2. What were the five issues involved in the ratification debate?
a. the weakness of the Confederation Government versus the strength of the new Constitution Government
b. the ratification process itself ( instead of 13 , only 9 states were needed to ratify)
c. absence of mention of God in the Constitution
d. denial to States of the right to print money
e. lack of a bill of rights

19. Ratification Debate
Ratification was swift in some states and bitterly contested in others.
Approval of the Constitution required ratification by nine states.
NOTE TO TEACHERS: Columns representing the States that had ratified ed the Constitution are placed in a row by the hand of God.
On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth ratifying state.

20. Federalists In Virginia, James Madison,
George Washington, and Alexander Hamilton
supported the Federalists against
Anti-Federalists led by
Patrick Henry,
James Monroe, and George Mason.

21. Trouble with Ratification
Even though 9 states had ratified the Constitution, without the support of the key states of New York and Virginia, the Constitution would fail.

22. Trouble with Ratification
New York was deadlocked until Alexander Hamilton helped turn the tide for the Federalists.

23. Federalist Writings
The Federalist Papers influenced many Americans to support the Constitution
These were written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, all using the pen name, Publius.
They consisted of 85 political essays, written between 1787 and 1788, and were soon published across the nation.
These essays are still read widely today for their insights into the Constitution, the federal government, and the nature of representative democracy.

24. Anti-Federalists
ANTI FEDERALIST

25. Anti-Federalist Writings
Anti-Federalists also wrote many essays, pamphlets, and letters
The essays by “Brutus” were most likely written by Robert Yates. They were first published in New York.
Richard Henry Lee of Virginia wrote a number of pamphlets and letters using the name “The Federal Farmer.”
Around the country, debate over ratification was fed by these various written works expressing strong views on both sides.

26. Success
When Virginia (#10) and (#11) New York ratified the Constitution by narrow votes, success was finally ensured.
Eventually all 13 states ratified the Constitution.

27. GUIDED READING GUIDED READING Virginia and New York
The Fight for Ratification
3. On what two States did the success or failure of ratification depend?
Virginia and New York

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29. Inauguration
The Confederation Congress chose New York City as the temporary capital of the United States.
The new U.S. Congress first met on March 4, 1789, at Federal Hall in New York City.
NOTE TO TEACHERS: Above image depicts a poster celebrating the bicentennial of Virginia’s ratification of the Constitution.

30. Inauguration, cont.
George Washington was chosen as the first President by a unanimous vote of electors.
He took office on April 30th.
John Adams was vice president.

31. GUIDED READING GUIDED READING New York City George Washington
Inaugurating the Government
4. Where was the first national capital located?
New York City
5. Who became the new nation’s first President and Vice President?
a. President:
George Washington
b. Vice President:
John Adams

32. Americans don’t trust government

33. Federalists Leader(s)
Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, John Jay, John Adams,[1] Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, DeWitt Clinton, Rufus King
Founded
1789
Dissolved
1824
Merged into
National Republican Party
Ideology
American federalism Centralization[2] Modernization Monetarism[3]

34. ANTI FEDERALIST Anti-Federalists
Opponents of ratification were called Anti-Federalists.
ANTI FEDERALIST

35. GUIDED READING GUIDED READING B. Reviewing Key Terms
Identify the following people as either a Federalist or an Anti-Federalist.
On the spaces provided, write an A for Anti-Federalist or an F for Federalist.
6. James Madison
Federalist.
7. Patrick Henry
Anti-Federalist
8. Alexander Hamilton

37. Review
Now that you have learned about the issues that arose the vigorous debate over the ratification of the Constitution, go back and answer the Chapter Essential Question.
How does the Constitution reflect the times in which it was written?

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