1. Unit 2: Making the Constitution
Articles IV-VII
Unit 2: Making the Constitution

2. Article IV: The States Citizenship Extradition New States
National Citizenship
Extradition
Held accountable to crimes committed in one state even if you flee to another.
New States
Republican form of Government
I guess I can’t run for dictator!

3. Article V: Amendments…Flexibility
How many votes should congress need to amend the Constitution?
Amendment Process:
Amendment proposed in either house.
Must be passed by 2/3 majority.
Must be ratified by ¾ of state legislatures.

4. Article VI: Supremacy of the National Government
Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation, the national gov’t or state gov’ts?
Constitution supreme law.
Political officials had to take oaths.
All debts had to be paid.

5. Article VII: Ratification
Must be Ratified by 9 States
Delaware was first Dec
New Hampshire was ninth in June of 1788
Major debate
New York and Virginia did not ratify until July of 1788.

6. Federalists vs. Anti Federalists
Unit2- Making the Constitution

7. Federalists Who was a Federalist? How did they get their message out?
Washington, Madison, Hamilton
Wealthy Merchants and Land owners.
Smaller states
How did they get their message out?
Hamilton, Madison, Jay
Federalist Papers
“Plubius” “Public”
Federalist Paper No. 10

8. Anti Federalist Who are Anti-Federalists? What did they believe in?
Patrick Henry, Sam Adams, Richard Henry Lee
Farmers/Rural Areas
Big States
What did they believe in?
Individual rights
Weak Federal power
Small Taxes
George Washington
How did they get their message out?
The Federal Farmer
“Brutus” or Cato

9. To Ratify or Not to Ratify that is the Question?
Should the Founding Fathers have created a Bill of Rights? Why or why not?
What if you were called to a modern Constructional convention and asked to create a list of 10 rights, what would your list include?

10. Causes & Effects of the Constitutional Convention