1. FINAL FORM BICAMERAL LEGISLATURE: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE
SEPARATION OF POWERS:
LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL BRANCHES
(MAKE, ENFORCE, AND INTERPRET LAWS)
INCLUDES CHECKS AND BALANCES ON ALL BRANCHES
Did not include a Bill of Rights:
Increased power of National Government, threatening individual rights

2. Final Constitution Finalizing the Constitution Main Concern:
Benjamin Franklin said document was as close to perfect as possible, to overlook parts they did not like and “act heartily and unanimously” in signing Constitution
CONVENTION ADOPTED CONSTITUTION SEPTEMBER 17, 1787
Main Concern:
WHEN GOVERNMENT POWER INCREASES, RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS DECREASE
Some delegates refused to sign because it did not include a bill of rights.

3. ANTIFEDERALISTS VERSUS FEDERALISTS
New national government would
GREATLY REDUCE POWERS OF STATE LEGISLATURES
Completely restructure Congress
Framers outlined process for ratifying Constitution
Voters in each state to elect representatives to state ratifying convention
To become law, Constitution had to be ratified by 9 of 13 states
Two factions
FEDERALISTS SUPPORTED CONSTITUTION
ANTIFEDERALISTS OPPOSED CONSTITUTION

4. AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION
COPY THE CHART OUT OF THE BOOK, PAGE 80
Checking bellringers

5. BILL OF RIGHTS FIRST TEN AMENDMENTS FREEDOMS AND LEGAL RIGHTS
FIRST AMENDMENT- RELIGION, SPEECH, PRESS, PEACEBLY (PEACEFULLY) ASSEMBLE, PETITION GOVERNMENT
4th , 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th : Legal (Added by 14th)

7. OTHER IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS
ABOLISHING (OUTLAWING) SLAVERY
VOTING RIGHTS
Groups gaining their rights: Race, Gender, Age
SUSAN B. ANTHONY FOUGHT FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS
CIVIL RIGHTS
MARTIN LUTHER KING FOUGHT TO BUILD ON THE 14TH AMENDMENT, CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

8. Over what issues did Antifederalists and Federalists disagree?
Contrasting
Over what issues did Antifederalists and Federalists disagree?
Answer(s): strength of federal government; restructuring of Congress; power of executive branch; necessity of bill of rights