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Ch 5.3 Ratifying the Constitution. MAIN IDEA During the debate on the Constitution, the Federalists promise to add a Bill of Rights in order to get the Constitution ratified. WHY IT MATTERS NOW. American liberties today are protected by the Constitution including the Bill of Rights.
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Ch 5.3 Ratifying the Constitution MAIN IDEA During the debate on the Constitution, the Federalists promise to add a Bill of Rights in order to get the Constitution ratified.
WHY IT MATTERS NOW American liberties today are protected by the Constitution including the Bill of Rights.
Federalism • A form of government where the power is shared among the central (federal) government and the states. • Authority came from the people.
Checks & Balances Definition: A system of overlapping powers of the 3 branches of government to permit each branch to check (restrain) the actions of the others. Q
Write This Down Federalist: Supported the Constitution Anti-Federalist: Opposed the Constitution Purpose of the separation of powers: To limit government power which would be stronger in the constitution.
Write This Down Federalist Papers 75 essays written by: Alexander Hamilton James Madison John Jay Meant to: convince public that the constitution was a good idea.
Anti-federalists Letters from a Federal Farmer • People demanded a written guarantee of people rights. • Bill of Rights, 1791. -Promised if states ratify the Constitution. • Nine states ratify from Dec. 1787-June 1788. • New government, 1789.