1. Federalists v. Anti-federalists
Warm-up:
(3 minutes only!)
Draw a double-bubble map to compare the Federalists to the Anti-federalists. Make sure to identify the main points of each group.

2. Campaign Rally! The Federalists v. The Anti-Federalists
Your group will represent either the Federalists (aka diehard supporters of the U.S. Constitution), or the Anti-Federalists (those who have tunnel-vision support for states’ rights and a bill of rights). Each group will be responsible presenting the following at the rally:
1) Your personal statement
2) Your visual
3) A tough Barbara Walters-style question to the other groups

3. Federalists v. Anti-Federalists: Activity (15 minutes only!!)
Personal Statement
The Visual
Reporters
--Briefly summarize the philosophy behind your theory.
--Be prepared to answer questions regarding your beliefs.
--State your case as to why you think the Constitution of the United States should be based on your theory.
Create a campaign poster that supports your character’s “Candidacy” for the best idea for the Constitution; Include:
--Name
--1-2 main points about your theory
--a “slogan”
--Exciting visuals
--Prepare 1 challenging question for the other groups
--Make it a tough question: Barbara Walters is renowned for making her interviewees cry 
--Use the Power Words (see my bulletin board)

4. Other Important Theorists that influenced the Federalists & the Anti-Federalists
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Jean-Jacques Rosseau
Baron de Montesquieu
Karl Marx

5. Important Theorists that influenced the Federalists & the Anti-Federalists
Locke
“Life, Liberty & Property”
Democracy
Believed in the reason & equality of man
Rejected “Divine Right” and absolute monarchy
Govt. should be formed by the consent of the people and exist to protect rights of the people
Believed in 3 branches of government
The govt. should not abuse the peoples right; it should protect their rights
Hobbes
Believed in absolute monarchy
Said people are naturally selfish, wicked and cannot be trusted to govern
Believed people needed to give their rights up to a monarch to tell them what to do
Absolute rulers power did not come from God but from consent of the people
Wrote the Leviathan (‘Sea Monster’)

6. Important Theorists that influenced the Federalists & the Anti-Federalists
Rosseau
Social Contract Theory
Believed people were naturally good and independent and that a society with no government or laws would succeed
Preferred small states to large govt. – govt. by the people
Direct Democracy
Montesquieu
Opposed absolute monarchy
Believed states should be small so people could have an equal voice in their govt.
Believed in 3 separate but equal branches (Separation of Powers) and checks & Balances
Karl Marx
German philosopher who essentially invented Communism
The idea was that there would be no private property
The government would own everything and all people would be equal

7. Lastly…
1) Do you agree with the Federalists or The Anti-Federalists and why? **
2) Of the theorists that influenced the Federalists & the Anti-Federalists, which one do you agree with most and why?

8. Study the following for the test:
Timeline of events leading up to the U.S. Constitution
Different types of governments
5 concepts of democracy
Articles of Confederation v. Constitution
Anti-Federalists v. Federalists
Different theorists beliefs about government (i.e. Jefferson, Locke, Hobbes, Rosseau, Montesquieu)

9. Study the following short answer questions for the test:
How did the addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution express the principals of John Locke and Thomas Jefferson?
State the main reasons why some Americans wanted a weak central government after they gained independence.
Do you think we live in a real democracy?
Explain your answer using two specific Concepts of Democracies.