IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THE TEST SCHEDULE
DECEMBER 4- Quiz on the preamble and its meanings!!  Memorize the Preamble

DECEMBER  10 - Chapter 7 Section 2  and 3 Test  Notes and class notes!!!

PLEASE HANDWRITE SECTION 3  NOTES  BY DEC.4

Chapter 7 Section 3 Notes

Federalists

People who supported ratification of the Constitution.

Alexander Hamilton and John Jay were federalists.

Hamilton, Jay, and James Madison wrote the Federalists Paper defending the Constitution.

Anti-Federalists

People who opposed ratification of the Constitution.

George Mason and Patrick Henry believed that the Constitution gave too much power to the Central government.

Main concerns of the Anti-Federalists

1.  Bill of Rights - No list of basic freedoms of citizens.

2. The weakening of State governments- Central government would be given too much power and would take away power from state governments.

3. The president could possibly become a king: the President could be elected over and over again, giving him the power of a king.

**9 out of 13 states had to vote to ratify the Constitution**

Delaware was the first state to vote in favor of the Constitution.

New Hampshire was the 9th state to ratify putting the Constitution into effect in the United States.

Rhode Island was the last of the original 13 states to ratify the Constitution.

July 4, 1788 - Constitution ratified in Philadelphia.

George Washington was elected President of the United States and John Adams the Vice-President.

December 1791 - A Bill of Rights was added to protect individual rights and protect the people from abuses by the federal government.

The first ten amendments became known as the Bill of Rights.

The 1st Amendment guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.

The 2nd Amendment - right to bear arms.

The 3rd Amendment - You will not have to quarter troops in your home.

4th Amendment - Protects citizens for unlawful searches of their homes or seizure of property.

Amendments 5 - 8 protect citizens accused of crimes and are brought to trial.

**The last two amendments limit the power of the federal government to those written in the Constitution.