STAAR Blitz Day 3 (Constitution Part 1)

First form of government in America

• Articles of Confederation
• Anti-Federalist
• Constitutional Convention
• Federalist
• Northwest Ordinance

Farmers rebelled over taxes; showed weaknesses in government

• Shays’ Rebellion
• Anti-Federalist
• Articles of Confederation
• Constitutional Convention
• Federalist

Created procedure for admitting new states to the Union

• Northwest Ordinance
• Anti-Federalist
• Articles of Confederation
• Constitutional Convention
• Federalist

Meeting to address the issues with the Articles of Confederation

• Constitutional Convention
• Anti-Federalist
• Articles of Confederation
• Federalist
• Northwest Ordinance

Group in favor of ratifying Constitution

• Federalist
• Anti-Federalist
• Articles of Confederation
• Constitutional Convention
• Northwest Ordinance

Group against ratifying the Constitution

• Anti-Federalist
• Articles of Confederation
• Constitutional Convention
• Federalist
• Northwest Ordinance

Current form of American government, written in 1787

• U.S. Constitution
• Anti-Federalist
• Articles of Confederation
• Constitutional Convention
• Federalist

Multiselect - Select the correct answers. Which statements describe how the Federalist Papers influenced the ratification of the Constitution? Select TWO correct answers.

• They reassured Americans that individual rights would be protected at both the federal and state levels.
• They supported making state governments power superior to the federal government.
• They guaranteed that Congressional representation in the South would include counting slaves.
• They argued that a stronger central government could handle challenges facing the young nation.

What idea was taken from the Magna Carta and included in the Constitution?

How did Federalists feel about the Constitution?