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Warmup – Explain the significance of this cartoon as it relates to the Constitution. Ratifying Conventions. Meeting of specially elected individuals in a state to vote on whether that state will accept the Constitution or not. Why Ratifying Conventions?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Warmup – Explain the significance of this cartoon as it relates to the Constitution.
Ratifying Conventions
• Meeting of specially elected individuals in a state to vote on whether that state will accept the Constitution or not
Why Ratifying Conventions?
• Supporters believed it was the only way the Constitution had a chance.
Who were the Federalists?
• Those in favor of the Constitution
• Included large landowners, judges, lawyers, and merchants
Who were the Anti-Federalists
• Those against the Constitution• Included: Patrick Henry, George Mason, Richard
Henry Lee
What were the Federalist Papers?
• Articles published in newspapers supporting the Constitution
Who were the authors?
• Alexander Hamilton• John Jay• James Madison
What did the Anti-Feds demand must be added?
• A Bill of Rights
What did the Anti-Feds want to ensure would continue under new
Constitution?
• A Republican form of government
When was the Constitution finally ratified?
• 1788
What does the Preamble to the Constitution do?
• Introduces the Constitution and states its goals
Goals of the Constitution
• To form a more perfect union
Define:• Form • Perfect • UnionAnd rewrite the phrase
Goals of the Constitution
• Establish Justice Define:• Establish• JusticeAnd rewrite the phrase
Goals of the Constitution
• Ensure Domestic Tranquility
Define:• Ensure• Domestic• TranquilityAnd rewrite the phrase
Provide for the common defense
• Provide for the common defense
Define:• Provide• Common• DefenseAnd rewrite the phrase
Goals of the Constitution
• Promote the General Welfare
Define:• Promote• General • WelfareAnd rewrite the phrase
Secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity
• Secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity
Define:• Secure• Blessings• Liberty• PosterityAnd rewrite the phrase
What do each of the Articles of the Constitution establish?
Article 1: The Legislative BranchArticle 2: The Executive BranchArticle 3: The Judicial BranchArticle 4: Relations Among the StatesArticle 5: The Amendment ProcessArticle 6 The Supremacy of the
National Government Article 7: The Ratification Process
What does the Supremacy Clause of Article VI declare?
• That the Constitution is the Supreme Law of the land.
“Full faith and credit clause”
• Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof
Extradite
• When one state or nation gives up a fugitive to another authority