Ratification of Rights

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Ratification of Rights

• Chapter 7.4

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Overview

• List key issues in the debate between the
  Federalist
• Explain how Constitution was finally ratified
• Discuss how the Bill of Rights was added to the
  Constitution

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1787-1788

• What concerns did the colonist have about the
  Constitution in 1778?

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The Federalist
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay
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The Antifederalists
Patrick Henry Samuel Adams James Monroe
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Read
PLEASE READ PAGES 215-218
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Three who did not vote!

• George Mason (VA)
• "It has no declaration of rights,
• Elbridge Gerry (MA) Edmund Randolph (VA)

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Approving the Constitution
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Questions

• The group that argued a strong national
  government could be effective and protect state
  rights.
• Federalists
• Which group argued that the Constitution must
  spell out ways to protect peoples basic rights.
• Antifederalists

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Federalist/Antifederalist Role Play

• Select students for role play
• Have students review the presentation

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Review

• The last two days we have discussed what
  differences the two distinct factions had with
  the Constitution
• We discussed how they went about ratifying the
  Constitution
• We discussed how checks and balances occur