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