Federalists vs. Antifederalists
One of the strongest Antifederalists of the Bill of Rights.
Who is George Mason?
Another word that means to change.
What is amend?
True or False
Antifederalist led states agreed to ratify the Constitution if a bill of rights was not added.
What is False?
The first state to ratify the Constitution, and on what day (month, day, year)
What are Delaware and December 7, 1787?
The Federalists agreed with the Constitution because ..
What is "they supported a strong federal government?
Led the opposition of the ratification of the Constitution in Virginia.
Who are Patrick Henry, George Mason, and Governor Edmund Randolph?
The number of states needed to ratify the Constitution.
What is nine?
The first thing on the agenda after ratifying the Constitution was to .....
What is adding a bill of rights?
The second and third states to ratify the Constitution in order.
What are Pennsylvania and New Jersey?
What are they opposed a strong central government and it did not have a Bill of Rights?
Delayed the ratification of the Constitution in Massachusetts.
Who are Sam Adams and John Hancock?
Americans voted in the first official election in (month, year).
___________ insisted the Bill of Rights did not give Americans any rights?
Who is James Madison?
The date (month, day, year) the Constitution was officially ratified.
What is July 4, 1788
The Second Amendment allows people the right
to _______________________.
What is bear arms?
The writers of the Federalist Papers.
Who are James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay
Answer the following in order:
The first President, the first Vice-President, and the first capital of the United States.
What are George Washington, John Adams, and New York City?
The Bill of Rights simply prevents the government from taking away our ____________________________.
What are basic liberties?
When the Constitution was officially ratified, the people celebrated in this city.
What is Philadelphia, PA?
By December 1791, __________________ (% or fraction) states ratified the Bill of Rights.
What is 75% or 3/4?
The purpose of the Federalist Papers was to ....
What is to explain and defend the Constitution.
Name the states in order of ratification.
What are Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland,
South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York,
North Carolina, Rhode Island
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution on
(month, day, year)
What is December 15, 1791?
The last state to ratify the Constitution.
What is Rhode Island?
The first Amendment states ....