4.4 social studies

Based on what you know about Alexander Hamilton and the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, what is he most likely doing in this illustration?

Alexander was trying to get supporters

; Patrick Henry was specifically concerned about too much power resting with....

the government and the president

Amendments that forbade the quartering of troops and guaranteed trial by jury related directly to -

the third amandement

What concern about the Constitution is Patrick Henry expressing?

-Henry's words illustrate the Antifederalist point of view that a strong federal government, including any of its branches, would eventually cause the government to become too powerful. Anti Federalists feared the Constitution gave the central government, especially the president, too much power that was likely to be abused.

How does this excerpt convey the fears of an Antifederalist?

-The fears of the Anti Federalist was that many Anti-Federalists preferred a weak central government because they equated a strong government with British tyranny. Others wanted to encourage democracy and feared a strong government that would be dominated by the wealthy. They felt that the states were giving up too much power to the new federal government. They were concerned about there power is going to be weakened.

How did George Mason influence the creation of the Bill of Rights?

George Mason was one of the leading figures in creating the Bill of Rights. After storming out of the Constitutional Convention because the Constitution didn't contain a declaration of human rights, he worked to pass amendments that would protect citizens from an intrusive government.

What was the purpose of The Federalist Papers was to

explain and defend the Constitution.

Why did the Antifederalists feel that it was important for the Constitution to include a bill of rights?

-Federalists argued that the Constitution did not need a bill of rights, because the people and the states kept any powers not given to the federal government. Anti-Federalists held that a bill of rights was necessary to safeguard individual liberty.

How does this image reflect the tensions among the states during the writing of the Articles of Confederation?

-This image reflects the tensions among the states during the writing of the articles of confederation because you can the many look and face on many people and some of them don't agree and some do. Some people wanted to make an agreeable confederation.Non of the groups are interacting with each other in the picture.

How did the Federalist Papers generate support for ratifying the Constitution?

The Federalist Papers were a series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison, that appeared in New York newspapers, primarily, the Independent Journal and the New York Packet, between October of 1787 and August of 1788. Hamilton, Jay, and Madison did not sign their names to the essays; they chose to publish using assumed names such as Publius, which was a reference to a Roman consul, Publius Valerius Publicola. The essays urged New York delegates to ratify the Constitution. In 1788, the essays were published in a bound volume entitled the Federalist and eventually became known as the Federalist Papers.Some people felt that the Constitution would give the central government too much power and would limit individual freedom. To address these fears, Hamilton, Jay, and Madison analyzed the Constitution in detail and outlined the built in checks and balances meant to divide power between the three branches of government and preserve the rights of the people and states.

What persuaded the delegates to the Virginia convention to finally ratify the Constitution?

The Virginia Ratifying Convention (also historically referred to as the "Virginia Federal Convention") was a convention of 168 delegates from Virginia who met in 1788 to ratify or reject the United States Constitution, which had been drafted at the Philadelphia Convention the previous year.