Bell Ringer Date: November 18th, 2015 Remember HW is due Tomorrow NO BELL RINGER QUESTION…Instead… 1) Take out a blank sheet of paper and make four boxes (paper box) 2) Write your name, date, period. 3) Title your paper “Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists E4”. 4) Please write these titles in the following boxes: Box 1: Federalists Viewpoints Box 2: Notes Box 3: Anti-Federalists Viewpoints Box 4: Why Anti-Federalists wanted a bill of rights

You are also going to be assigned a group number. On the following slides, write down the underlined text in the corresponding boxes. You are also going to be assigned a group number. REMEMBER THIS NUMBER you get with this group later.

Box 1: Federalists Viewpoint The supporters of the proposed Constitution called themselves Federalists. For Federalists, the Constitution was necessary in order to protect the liberty and independence that was gained from the American Revolution. They believed that the three branches of the national government separated the powers and protected the rights of the people. They also believed that a listing of rights can be a dangerous thing. OR Federalists: supporters of the Constitution The Constitution protects liberty and independence. Three branches separate powers and protect rights of people. Believed listing rights [was] dangerous.

Box 3: Anti-Federalists Viewpoint People opposed to the ratification of the Constitution were called the Anti-Federalists. They were concerned that the Constitution gave too much power to the national government at the expense of the state governments. They were also concerned that, within the national government, the legislative and executive branches were too powerful. Anti-Federalists were also concerned that the Constitution lacked a specific listing of rights. OR Anti-Federalists: opposed ratification of the Constitution The Constitution give too much power to national government, not enough to the states. The legislative and executive were too powerful. Concerned about a lack of listing of rights.

Box 4: Why a bill of rights? Anti-Federalists were also concerned the Constitution lacked a specific listing of rights. They believed that a bill of rights was essential to protect the people from the federal government. The Revolutionary War had just been fought because the American people needed to defend their rights. With the war experience still in mind, the Anti-Federalists did not want a powerful national government taking away those rights. The lack of a bill of rights became the focus of the Anti-Federalist campaign against ratification. OR A bill of rights is essential to protect people from government. Just fought to defend rights. Bill of rights was focus of Anti-Federalist campaign against ratification.

The Compromise? Once the Federalists promised to add a ‘bill of rights’ to the Constitution, the united states were able to ratify the Constitution, changing us from the united states (plural) to the United States (singular). The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights. The next slide has an incomplete summary.

GROUP 1: Focus on this guiding question: “What was the viewpoint of the Federalists concerning the ratification of the ?” Fill box 2 with at least three things from the reading. GROUP 2: Focus on this guiding question: “What was the viewpoint of the Anti-Federalists concerning the ratification of the Constitution?” Fill box 2 with at least three things from the reading. GROUP 3: Focus on this guiding question: “Why did the Anti-Federalists want to include a bill of rights in the Constitution?” Fill box 2 with at least three things from the reading.

Writing Task… Write a well-crafted informative response. Well-crafted means that your sentences fit together instead of jumping around. Informative means facts should come from the documents; your opinions are not required. Response means you answer the prompt; don’t just write what you feel like writing. Prompt: Explain the viewpoints of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists regarding the ratification of the Constitution. In your response, explain why the Anti-Federalists found it necessary to include a bill of rights.