1. Warmup – Explain the significance of this cartoon as it relates to the Constitution.

2. Ratifying Conventions Meeting of specially elected individuals in a state to vote on whether that state will accept the Constitution or not

3. Why Ratifying Conventions? Supporters believed it was the only way the Constitution had a chance.

4. Who were the Federalists? Those in favor of the Constitution Included large landowners, judges, lawyers, and merchants

5. Who were the Anti-Federalists Those against the Constitution Included: Patrick Henry, George Mason, Richard Henry Lee

6. What were the Federalist Papers? Articles published in newspapers supporting the Constitution

7. Who were the authors? Alexander Hamilton John Jay James Madison

8. What did the Anti-Feds demand must be added? A Bill of Rights

9. What did the Anti-Feds want to ensure would continue under new Constitution? A Republican form of government

10. When was the Constitution finally ratified? 1788

11. What does the Preamble to the Constitution do? Introduces the Constitution and states its goals

12. Goals of the Constitution To form a more perfect union Define: Form Perfect Union And rewrite the phrase

13. Goals of the Constitution Establish JusticeDefine: Establish Justice And rewrite the phrase

14. Goals of the Constitution Ensure Domestic Tranquility Define: Ensure Domestic Tranquility And rewrite the phrase

15. Provide for the common defense Define: Provide Common Defense And rewrite the phrase

16. Goals of the Constitution Promote the General Welfare Define: Promote General Welfare And rewrite the phrase

17. Secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity Define: Secure Blessings Liberty Posterity And rewrite the phrase

18. What do each of the Articles of the Constitution establish? Article 1: The Legislative Branch Article 2: The Executive Branch Article 3: The Judicial Branch Article 4: Relations Among the States Article 5: The Amendment Process Article 6 The Supremacy of the National Government Article 7: The Ratification Process

19. What does the Supremacy Clause of Article VI declare? That the Constitution is the Supreme Law of the land.

20. “Full faith and credit clause” Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof

21. Extradite When one state or nation gives up a fugitive to another authority