Race to Ratify

Which reason was NOT one used to argue for the ratification of the new Constitution?

• It solved existing problems under the Articles.

• A president would become a king.

• Congress addressed the needs of both large and small states

• Congress needed the power to tax

How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution before it could become law?

• 13

• 50

• 9

• 5

America has always had a plan for a strong central government.

• False

• True

The states had the most power under the U.S. Constitution.

• True

• False

Many people disagreed on the ratification of the Constitution in 1787

• True

• False

A stronger central government was good news for Native American tribes

• True

• False

Women had opinions on the future of the Constitution even though they could not vote.

• True

• False

Your Liberty At Stake! The states are, and should remain, the core of our republic. It is there that the people can be properly represented. When states have to bend to the central government's will, the people will pay with their liberty.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

Leave It to the Experts The common people do not have the refinement to participate directly in the government. A chosen body of citizens will refine the desires of the masses and apply their wisdom to ruling the nation.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

A Good Investment A government simply cannot operate, provide critical services, and support a military without money. A reasonable amount of taxes is needed to maintain a functional federal government. The alternative is a do-nothing government and nonexistent national defense. Growth and improvement costs money, but is worth the investment.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists