Ratifying the Constitution

Nine out of the thirteen states had to ______ or pass the Constitution to make it law.

• veto

• amend

• ratify

• decline

People were afraid of ratifying the Constitution it might take power away from the

• states

• rich people

• white people

• military

The Constitution addressed the fears of too much power in the government by creating a system of government called

• The Senate

• Checks and Balances

• The veto power

• Federalism

A system where the states and national government share power.

• Nationalism

• Sectionalism

• Federalism

• Communism

People who opposed the ratification of the Constitution

• Federalists

• Communists

• Democrats

• Anti-Federalists

People were afraid of ratifying the Constitution because they thought it might take too much power away from the __________

• federal government

• states

• people

• rich people

Some were afraid that a strong president might be declared a

• president

• dictator

• tyrant

• king

The best known of the Federalist essays are called

• The Word

• The Federalist Newspapers

• The Federalist Papers

• The Bill of Rights

By June of 1788, the Federalists had done their job. _____states had ratified the Constitution, which was now law.

• eight

• nine

• ten

• thirteen

The Anti Federalists would not approve of the Constitution unless

• women won the right to vote

• slavery was abolished.

• a bill of rights was added.

• the poor were given more help.