Federalist and Anti Feds Face Off

Unit 7 Ratifying the Constitution: Federalists and Anti-federalists face off p 242 - 247

The ____________________________ come up with several questions that they need
answered before they agree to the Constitution
The ___________________________ write a series of essays called the __________________________________ _______________ to answer these questions. They were written by John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton.

Anti-federalist Fear	Federalist Response
The Constitution gives the ______________ __________________________too much power and it will overpower the states. The army could be used to suppress the people.	The national government WILL HAVE MORE POWER than under the Articles of Confederation but..
The supremacy clause means the national government’s laws are superior to state laws. It will only be a matter of time until state governments are destroyed.	The Constitution provides protection for state powers, giving states…
The Constitution gives too much power to the executive branch. IT WILL SOON BECOME A MONARCHY.	A strong ______________________ is necessary if the national government is going to be able to fulfill its responsibilities. The powers of the national government are…
The “Constitution does not contain a Bill of Rights. Since freedoms are not mentioned in the Constitution, the government is free to violate them.	A BILL OF RIGHTS IS NOT NEEDED. The Constitution does not give the government… The Government’s power is ________________ and by listing rights, people would have the impression that …

The Constitution is Ratified

Eventually the Federalists agree that if the ______________________________ is passed they would add a ________________ _____ _________________________

The __________________________________ is ratified and becomes the law of the land in 1787.

Essential Question-

The Federalists and the Anti-federalists had different views concerning the Bill of Rights being added to the Constitution. Explain the viewpoint for each side concerning the Bill of Rights inclusion in the Constitution.