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What did the Great Compromise establish? What was the New Jersey Plan? The Virginia Plan?
Can the U.S. government place tariffs on imports, exports, or both?
How did Montesquieu’s ideas shape the structure of the U.S. government?
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2. The Federalist & Anti Federalist Debates
Should the new Constitution be accepted?

3. Article VII of Const. states:
“The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution.”
Sept. 17, delegates sign the Constitution
Need 9 of the 13 states to ratify
Leads to great political debate:
Federalists- Support ratification
Anti Federalists- Against ratification

4. Debate Throughout the Nation
State Ratifying Conventions
Public Debates
Newspaper Editorials
The Federalist Papers
85 essays published in NY Papers
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison
Pen Name= Publius
Significance

5. News Paper Editorials Continued; Anti-Federalist Papers
Not as organized/ important as Federalist Papers
Writers use pen names: Cato, Brutus, Centinel
Patrick Henry, George Mason, Richard Henry Lee

6. Looking at the map, what do you notice about where Federalist and Anti-Federalist live? What can you assume about Federalist and Anti-Federalist?

7. Backgrounds Federalists Anti-Federalists Elites Large landowners
Wealthy Merchants
Educated
Urban Cities
Common Man
Small Farmers
Shopkeepers
Laborers
Rural Land

8. Preferred Government Style
Anti-Federalists
Federalists
Strong Nat’l gov.
Weaker State gov.
Indirect Elections of officials
Longer terms of office
Gov. run by elite/educated
Checks & balances will protect the ppl.
Strong State Gov.
Fear of strong fed. Gov.
Direct election of officials- more democratic
Term limits
Gov. run by common man
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