7.4 Big Idea

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7.4 Big Idea

• What was the path to ratification of the
  Constitution?

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Study Skills

• Study 5-10 minutes a night
• Know the Vocabulary
• Understand Organization
• Create Flashcards
• Drill and Practice facts
• Know the test giver
• Know your strengths and weaknesses
• Read aloud/Reread/Write down
• Write test questions
• Teach someone else
• Complete chapter review
• Create a chart or graph

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Vocabulary Terms

• Amendments
• Antifederalists
• George Mason
• Federalists
• Federalist Papers
• Bill of Rights

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Ch7 Section 4Ratification of the Constitution

• Objective 1
• - Explain why some people were against the new
  Constitution.

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I. Federalist and Antifederalists

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

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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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Homework Quiz

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Ch7 Section 4 Ratification of the Constitution

• Objective 2
• - Examine the Federalist Papers arguments for
  the Constitution.

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II. The Federalists Papers

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

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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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Homework Quiz

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Ch7 Section 4 Ratification of the Constitution

• Objective 3
• - Describe when and how the Constitution was
  ratified.

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III. The Ratification Fight

• Debate over Approval
• Needed only nine states to pass.
• Every state except Rhode Island held a special
  convention to discuss the Constitution.
• Process of Ratification
• Delaware ratified the Constitution first, in
  December 1787
• Went into effect after the ninth state, New
  Hampshire, ratified it in June 1788.
• Four remaining states all ratified the
  Constitution by May 1790.

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Important Questions

• How many states had to ratify the Constitution
  before it went into effect?
• Nine

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Homework Quiz

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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.

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IV. Demanding a Bill of Rights

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

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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 Constitutions
  first 10 amendments

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Homework Quiz

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