7 Principles
People have privileges, liberties, and rights.
Individual Rights
United states should have a strong federal government and is sufficient to protect individual rights.
Ferderalists
A 2/3 vote of both houses of Congress, Approval of 3/4 of the state legislature, special ratifying conventions, a special convention demanded by 2/3 of the states.
Requirements to amending the constitution
The power to govern is shared between the national/federal and the state governments.
Federalism
Anti-federalist that wrote the Virginia Bill of Rights, and advocated for a Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution.
George Mason
People exercise their power by voting for representatives.
Republicanism
The Constitution gives too much power to the federal government.
Anti-federalsits
Excessive bail, fines and punishments are forbidden
8th amendment
The government has restricted power and must also follow the rules
limited government
Federalist and first President of the US.
George Washington
The 3 branches of the government have the ability to prevent an abuse of power of another branch of government.
checks and balances
The government's power should stay in the states, adding a Bill of Rights will protect individual Rights of the people.
Anti-Federalists
Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of press, assembly and petition.
In which amendment are these rights found?
First Amendment
coin money, declare war
federal
What argument did James Madison use to promote religious freedom in the US?
Religion is a personal matter, not one for the states.
The power is divided into 3 branches of government.
Separation of powers
The two groups made a commitment to take part in a reasoned argument and exchange of ideas. What is this type of discussion called?
Civil discourse
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Unalienable Rights
conduct elections, establish local governments
state
Federalist who along with James Madison wrote and promoted a series of essays called the Federalists Papers.
Alexander Hamilton
People have the right to vote and change the government if it abuses power.
popular sovereignty
Patrick Henry, an anti-federalist, stated, "How does your trial by jury stand? In civil cases gone--not sufficiently secured in criminal-this best privilege is gone."
What principle is he referring to in this quote?
individual rights
trial by jury
What is the first ten laws of the land included in the constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
enforce laws, collect taxes
both
James Madison stated "The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war;but those of state governments, in times of peace."
What principle is Madison referring to in his quote?
federalism