Debate Over the Constitution
Supporters of the Constitution.
What are Federalists?
Number of states that had to ratify the Constitution for it to pass.
What is nine?
Protects speech, the right to assemble peacefully, etc...
What is the first amendment?
The Bill of Rights promises to protect these rights.
What are individual rights?
A plan for suggestion laid out for others to consider.
What is a proposal?
Opposed the Constitution.
What are Anti-Federalists?
Many states did not want to ratify the Constitution without this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Protects people from having their property unfairly searched during peacetime.
What is the fourth amendment?
The Bill of Rights protects what is best for the entire country.
What is the common good?
To make known officially or publicly.
What is announce?
One of the writers of the Federalist papers.
Who is Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, or James Madison?
The year that the U.S. Constitution was adopted by the Constitutional Convention.
What is 1787?
Forbids high bail, fines, and extraordinary punishment.
What is the eighth amendment?
The Bill of Rights helps to limit this type of government.
What is the federal government?
The idea that the government gets its power from the people and needs their consent to make laws.
What is popular sovereignty?
They thought the Constitution took too much power away from the states.
What is the Anti-Federalists?
The year all 13 states voted to ratify the Constitution.
What is 1790?
Protects people's right not to house soldiers during peacetime.
What is the third amendment?
The year the new Congress began to govern.
What is 1789?
Lawlessness; disorder caused by lack of rules.
What is anarchy?
Book of essays in support of the Constitution.
What is the Federalist?
Became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution.
What is New Hampshire?
All powers not stated as belonging to the federal government belong to the states or to the people.
What is the tenth amendment?
The Constitutional outlined a plan for government.
What is constitutional republic?
Our Congressman.
Who is George Whitesides?