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Finalizing the Constitution: A Historic Overview

Learn about the formation of the Final Constitution, the division of powers and branches, the role of antifederalists versus federalists, and the significance of the Bill of Rights in shaping individual rights and government powers.

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Finalizing the Constitution: A Historic Overview

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  1. FINAL FORM • BICAMERAL LEGISLATURE: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE • SEPARATION OF POWERS: • LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL BRANCHES • (MAKE, ENFORCE, AND INTERPRET LAWS) • INCLUDES CHECKS AND BALANCES ON ALL BRANCHES • Did not include a Bill of Rights: • Increased power of National Government, threatening individual rights

  2. Final Constitution • Finalizing the Constitution • Benjamin Franklin said document was as close to perfect as possible, to overlook parts they did not like and “act heartily and unanimously” in signing Constitution • CONVENTION ADOPTED CONSTITUTION SEPTEMBER 17, 1787 • Main Concern: • WHEN GOVERNMENT POWER INCREASES, RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS DECREASE • Some delegates refused to sign because it did not include a bill of rights.

  3. ANTIFEDERALISTS VERSUS FEDERALISTS • New national government would • GREATLY REDUCE POWERS OF STATE LEGISLATURES • Completely restructure Congress • Framers outlined process for ratifying Constitution • Voters in each state to elect representatives to state ratifying convention • To become law, Constitution had to be ratified by 9 of 13 states • Two factions • FEDERALISTS SUPPORTED CONSTITUTION • ANTIFEDERALISTS OPPOSED CONSTITUTION

  4. AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION • COPY THE CHART OUT OF THE BOOK, PAGE 80 • Checking bellringers

  5. BILL OF RIGHTS • FIRST TEN AMENDMENTS • FREEDOMS AND LEGAL RIGHTS • FIRST AMENDMENT- RELIGION, SPEECH, PRESS, PEACEBLY (PEACEFULLY) ASSEMBLE, PETITION GOVERNMENT • 4th , 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th : Legal (Added by 14th)

  6. OTHER IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS • 27 AMENDMENTS • ABOLISHING (OUTLAWING) SLAVERY • VOTING RIGHTS • Groups gaining their rights: Race, Gender, Age • SUSAN B. ANTHONY FOUGHT FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS • CIVIL RIGHTS • MARTIN LUTHER KING FOUGHT TO BUILD ON THE 14TH AMENDMENT, CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

  7. Contrasting Over what issues did Antifederalists and Federalists disagree? Answer(s):strength of federal government; restructuring of Congress; power of executive branch; necessity of bill of rights

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