Federalist vs Anti-Federalist

Vocab: To accept or approve something

• Confederation

• Ordinance

• Convention

• Ratification

"The Constitution does not protect individual liberties"

"The constitution should give more power to the states"

Which group would have made these arguments in 1787?

• Free-Soilers

• Anti-Federalists

• Loyalists

• Federalists

"The principles, therefore, upon which the social compact is founded, ought to have been clearly and precisely stated, and the most express and full declaration of rights to have been made - But on this subject there is almost an entire silence." - Anti-Federalist No. 84

According to the excerpt what was a major complaint during the debate over ratification of the US Constitution?

• The power of the states

• The lack of a bill of rights

• The executive branch being too weak

• The lack of a strong central government

With which of the following arguments would the authors of The Federalist Papers most likely have agreed?

• A Bill of Rights should be included in the Constitution before it is ratified

• Having a stronger central government will make the country more stable and prosperous

• The Three-Fifths compromise will result in fair and equal representation

• Universal suffrage should be constitutionally guaranteed

"Your president may easily become king. Your senate is also imperfectly constructed that your dearest rights may be sacrificed by what may be a small minority...Your strongholds will be in the hands of your enemies." -Patrick Henry, Speech 1788

Patrick Henry was criticizing which aspect of the constitution in this excerpt?

• The power granted to the central government

• The eligibility requirements for congressional office

• The establishment of a separate judicial branch

• The difficulty of the amendment process

"Bill of rights...are not only unnecessary in the proposed constitution, but would even be dangerous."

Those who agreed with this point of view were known as-

• Minutemen

• Loyalist

• Federalist

• Anti-Federalist

Who is the Father of the Constitution?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

What two historical documents did the creators of the Constitution take ideas from?

• Magna Carta

  English Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

  Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

  Monroe Doctrine

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

Patrick Henry, George Mason

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists