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Ratifying The Constitution
Organizing The Executive Branch
Anit-Federalists and Federalists
Bill Of Rights
100
These were people who opposed ratifying the Constitution.
Who are Anti-Federalists?
100
This word means to approve.
What is ratify?
100
Thomas Jefferson was selected to be in this department. (Hint: He was the Secretary of State)
What is the Department of State?
100
A compromise was reached on the issue of a bill of rights.
Why did Federalists agree to add a bill of rights to the Constitution?
100
It contains the first 10 amendments.
What is the Bill of Rights?
200
In this type of government states are independent and have control of anything that affects their citizens and territory.
What is a Confederation?
200
His plan was to get the voters to ratify the Constitution at special conventions to be held in each state. (Hint: who?)
Who was James Madison?
200
Alexander Hamilton was the secretary of this department; he guided the new government in money matters.
What is the Department of Treasury?
200
The Federalists made this compromise to get enough support for the Constitution so that it would be ratified.
What compromise did the Federalists finally agree to make in order to get enough support for the Constitution to be ratified?
200
They list the basic protections.
What is the first 8 amendments?
300
These were people who supported ratifying the Constitution.
Who are Federalists?
300
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote this series of articles for a New York newspaper supporting ratification.
What are The Federalist?
300
Henry Knox handled military affairs and defense in this department.
What is the Department of War?
300
Both the Federalists and Anit-Federalists made many arguments for and against the Constitution.
What issue related to the new Constitution did the people debate?
300
It says that the listing of certain rights doesn't mean they are the only rights people have.
What is the 9th amendment?
400
This was the power of courts to decide whether laws and actions of government are allowed under the constitution.
What is Judicial Review?
400
The Federalists added this to the Constitution so the Anti-Federalists would agree to ratify it.
What is the Bill Of Rights?
400
Washington used these officials as advisers to help him make decisions.
What is the cabinet?
400
Mercy Otis Warren a playwright also was against ratification. She wrote pamphlets explaining why she did not support the Constitution. True or False?
What is True?
400
It says that the powers not delegated to the federal gov't, nor forbidden to the states, belong to the states or people.
What is the 10th amendment?
500
The law of the land.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
500
This was an important political decision.
What is ratifying the Constitution.
500
This branch of the federal government has grown far beyond the expectations of the Framers.
What is the exective branch?
500
To avoid rejection __________ developed a plan to get the voters to ratify the Constitution at special conventions to be held in each state. (Who?)
What is the Madison plan?
500
They felt that the Constitution should include a Bill of Rights.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?