Ch. 9 Vocab - Federalists vs. Anti-federalists

Group of people who favored the ratification of the U.S. Constitution

• Federalists
• anti-federalists

• Patriots

• Loyalists

Group of people who OPPOSED the ratification of the U.S. Constitution

• Federalists
• anti-federalists

• Patriots

• Loyalists

the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.

• Ratification
• Compromise

• Reserved

• Delegation

Group of essays that supported the adoption of the U.S. Constitution and a stronger national government.

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Federalist Papers

• The Anti-federalist Papers

Group of essays that OPPOSED ratification of the U.S. Constitution and described how a stronger federal government would put the freedom of the people in danger.

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Federalist Papers

• The Anti-federalist Papers

This clause gave Congress the power to pass any law that it considered "necessary and proper' in order to run the government.

• The Supremacy Clause

• The Elastic Clause

• The Equal Protection Clause

• The Full Faith and Credit Clause

This clause states that if there was a conflict between a federal law and a state law, federal law would be superior to the state law.

• Due Process Clause

• Elastic Clause

• Confrontation Clause

• Supremacy Clause

Cruel and oppressive use of government power

• Tyranny

• Benevolence

• Due Process

• Popular sovereignty