Federalists, Anti-Federalists and the Bill of Rights

The purpose of the Federalist Papers was to

• attack the Anti-Federalists

• expose the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

• explain and defend the Constitution

• oppose the Constitution

Which is NOT a difference between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists?

• Federalists wanted the Constitution and Anti-Federalists wanted to keep the Articles of Confederation

• Federalists thought the Constitution protected individual rights and the Anti-Federalists believed a Bill of Rights was needed

• Federalists believed the central government had an appropriate amount of power and Anti-Federalists thought it left the states too weak

• Federalists wanted a strong national government and Anti-Federalists wanted a weak national government

Patrick Henry was specifically concerned about too much power resting with

• the President

• the legislative branch

• the judicial branch

• the states

What is the image below inferring about the ratification process (rife is rise)

• The United States is bound to fall

• Only 9 states need to approve the Constitution, the others are on their own

• It is similar to the ratification process in Rome

• It will take time to get all of the states to approve ratification, but it will eventually happen

Amendments that forbade the quartering of troops and guaranteed trial by jury related directly to

• rights that were natural and granted to all peoples

• demands by the Anti-federalists who wanted a weaker central government

• the wishes of states, such as New York, who had withheld ratification

• abuses committed by the British in America

Wit nine sates having already ratified the Constitution, why was it important that New York and Virginia ratify it as well?

• they were the home to important Founding Fathers

• an equal number of Federalists and Anti-Federalists lived in these states

• their support was important for national unity

• they were homes to the most influential Federalists

For many years under the Constitution, how could a citizen of the United States have been denied rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?

• Congress could deny the rights

• a state could deny the rights

• a judicial ruling could deny the rights

• a president could deny the right

What persuaded the delegates to the Virginia convention to finally ratify the Constitution?

• it had been ratified by nine states, so it was already law

• Governor Randolph decided that the Federalists had the better argument

• James Madison's logical approach made sense to the delegates

• They believed a Bill of Rights would be added to the Constitution

What presidential power under the Constitution led the Anti-federalists to urge for a Bill of Rights

• military power, as in Commander-in-Chief

• the power to declare states of emergency without approval from Congress

• veto power over acts of Congress

• the power to carry out laws passed by Congress

Why did the Anti-federalists feel that it was important for the Constitution to include a Bill of Rights?

• The English Bill of Rights had proven effective for the colonies

• They feared that a strong central government would ignore basic rights

• The rights of women and minorities were not included in the Constitution

• Most state constitutions already had a Bill of Rights