Federalists & Anti-Federalists Inquiry Design Model

What is the government’s job? In your Social Studies notebook, label a new section Federalists & Anti-Federalists. Then, write the big question, larger than you normally write, What is the government’s job? Finally, write, in your normal size, the three supporting questions below your big question. What were the Federalists views of the Constitution? What were the Anti-Federalists views of the Constitution? How did the Federalist and Anti-Federalists view the idea of a Bill of Rights? Learning Target: I can compare & contrast federalists and anti-federalists.

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Lesson is designed around a series of questions, developed by teachers or students. Questions include a Big Question, which is answered at the end through a performance task, and a series of supporting questions that address specific content. Students use primary sources to discuss questions and to use as evidence to answer questions. Often, it includes an extension activity and a take action activity. These activities encourage students to apply their knowledge in a critical way to real life situations. Learning Target: I can compare & contrast federalists and anti-federalists.

Your Formative Tasks You will review a variety of sources to address the supporting questions. You will discuss evidence from the sources that address the supporting questions. You will create a T-Chart comparing & contrasting Federalists and Anti-Federalists and you will write a summary addressing supporting question 3. Lastly, you will create an info-graphic addressing the big question, using evidence from the sources. Learning Target: I can compare & contrast federalists and anti- federalists.

Your Summative Task You will create an info-graphic comparing & contrasting federalists & anti-federalists, and explaining what you believe is the government’s job. Extension Activity: Taking Informed Action: Understanding: Assess: Act: Learning Target: I can compare & contrast federalists and anti-federalists.

The Big Question What is the government’s job? Answer the question above, giving specific examples? Think of how the government spends money. On what should tax money be spent? Discuss as a group. Learning Target: I can compare & contrast federalists and anti-federalists.

Supporting Question 1 What were the federalists’ views on the Constitution? Read Sources A, B, & C, Federalist Papers No. 1, No. 10, No. 51, . Split the sources up among the group members. Using Sources, discuss as a group supporting question 1. Once you’ve discussed and shared as a class, fill in the federalist side of your T-chart. Learning Target: I can compare & contrast federalists and anti-federalists.

Supporting Question 2 What were the Anti-Federalists’ views on the Constitution? Read Source A, B, & C, The Anti-Federalist Papers 1, 9, and 46. Split the sources up among group members. As a group, discuss the Anti-Federalists views on the Constitution.. After discussing and sharing as a class, complete the Anti- Federalist side of your T-Chart. Learning Target: I can compare & contrast federalists and anti- federalists.

Supporting Question 3 How did Federalists and Anti-Federalists view the idea of a Bill of Rights? Read Source A, Federalist Papers No. 84, and Source B, Anti- Federalist Papers No. 84. Discuss as a group the supporting question 3. After discussing and sharing as a class, add a summary to your chart of how each side felt about the Bill of Rights. Learning Target: I can compare & contrast federalists and anti- federalists.

Summative Task You will create an infographic, either hand-drawn or digitally? Your infographic will compare & contrast the views of Federalists and Anti-Federalists on the Constitution and answer the Big Question, what is the government’s job? Examples on next slide. Learning Target: I can compare & contrast federalists and anti-federalists.

Infographics

Extension Activity Learning Target: I can compare & contrast federalists and anti-federalists.

Taking Informed Action Learning Target: I can compare & contrast federalists and anti-federalists.

Notes Federalists included James Madison, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, & Alexander Hamilton. Anti-Federalists included Patrick Henry, George Mason, Samuel Adams

Notes Federalist Papers – Essays supporting the Constitution written anonymously under the name Publius. Actually written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. Bill of Rights – Several states agreed to ratify the Constitution only after they were promised a bill protecting individual rights would be added. Anti- Federalist pushed hard for a Bill of Rights, fearing the Constitution would not protect individual freedom. Federalists did not believe a Bill of Rights was necessary, since they believed the Constitution was written to protect the liberty of all U.S. Citizens. Article V of the Constitution provides a way to change, or amend, the document. Process requires a two-thirds majority vote in both houses and be ratified by three-fourths of the states. 12 Amendments were proposed and by 1791, the states ratified 10 amendments.