Week 18 Notes

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Week 18Notes

• Know the process of how the constitution was
  ratified.

Name__________________________ Period_____________
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Furman
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Ratification of the Constitution

• Ratification- to approve.
• The Constitution was adopted in its original form
  on September 17, 1787 by the Constitutional
  Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• After its adoption the long, difficult process of
  getting the Constitution ratified began.

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Ratification of the Constitution

• Each state held their own mini constitutional
  convention to look at the new constitution and
  decide if they wanted to approve it.
• 9 out of the 13 states had to approve the new
  constitution for it to go into effect.

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Ratification of the Constitution

• The decision to ratify the Constitution caused a
  great deal of discussion and debate in the 13
  states.
• Some people were for ratifying the new
  constitution while others were against it.

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Ratification of the Constitution

• Federalists- Were people who supported
  ratification of the Constitution.
• They liked the new constitution because it
  created a stronger national (Federal) government.

John Adams
Washington
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Ratification of the Constitution

• Federalist Papers- A series of newspaper
  articles written by James Madison, Alexander
  Hamilton, and John Jay trying to convince people
  in New York to support the ratification of the
  Constitution.
• People all over the country read these papers,
  and they were extremely helpful in stating the
  Federalists position and getting the
  Constitution ratified.

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Ratification of the Constitution

• Anti-Federalists (Democratic-Republicans)
• They were against ratifying the Constitution.
  They felt the new constitution gave the national
  government too much power.
• They especially disliked the idea of giving the
  President so much power.
• They wanted the states to have more power.
• Wanted a Bill of Rights added to the
  Constitution to protect the basic rights of all
  citizens.

James Madison He switches side and joins the
Anti-Federalists
Patrick Henry "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Thomas Jefferson
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Ratification of the Constitution
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Ratification of the Constitution

• Bill of Rights- Was added to the Constitution as
  the first ten amendments (changes). It
  guaranteed basic rights to all citizens. This
  convinced several states to approve the
  Constitution.
• Written by James Madison.

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Ratification of the Constitution