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Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist Quiz• 1. A political system…
– A. with the greatest possible democracy, turns popular demands into laws effectively
– B. that gives elected representatives a lot of room to do what they want to or feel is best without having to worry about public opinion.
• 2. A political system…– A. that can make major policy changes quickly
– B. where major policy changes are very hard to create and happen rarely.
• 3. A political system…– A. where the majority always wins
– B. that allows a minority of citizens to block government actions that they feel are unjust or unfair to them.
• 4. A political system…– A. that seeks to make citizens unselfish and concerned
with the common good
– B. that assumes people are generally self-seeking and attempts to make the best of the fact.
• 5. A political system…– A. with power distributed throughout the country to
better represent the needs and wants of local people.
– B. with power centralized in one place, to allow consistent policy across the nation.
Federalist vs. Anti-Fed.
• Define Federalist:
• Define Anti-Federalist:
• What is the beliefs of Federalist?
• What is the beliefs of Anti-Federalist?
Federalists and Antifederalists• The new Constitution created a strong national
government with certain powers left to the states.
• When it was published, the drastic changes surprised and angered some people. They feared the idea of a too-powerful national government.
•Federalists: supporters of the Constitution
•Antifederalists: opponents of the Constitution
Federalist Beliefs• Support taking some power from states to
give to National government• Divide powers among branches equally would
protect the rights of the people. • The government would protect rights by
weakening power of any interest or group to dominate government
• Guard society from rulers & powers of the people.
• Anti-Federalist beliefs:
– Constitution took away too much power from the people
– Bill of Rights• to ensure rights of the people and keep national
government from getting too powerful
– Weak National Government
strong State government– Congress & President had too
much power
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Bill of Rights
• What are the Bill of Rights?
• Identify and explain each bill of right.
Bill of Rights
• First 10 amendments to the Constitution
• a statement of fundamental rights and privileges to be protected from the government.
1st Amendment• The 1st Amendment guarantees freedom of
religion, speech, the press, assembly, and petition.
• This means that we all have the right to:• practice any religion we want to• to speak freely• to assemble (meet)• to address the government (petition)• to publish newspapers, TV, radio, Internet
(press)
2nd Amendment
• The 2nd Amendment protects the right to bear arms, which means the right to own a gun.
3rd Amendment
• The 3rd Amendment says “No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.”
• This means that we cannot be forced to house or quarter soldiers.
4th Amendment
• The 4th Amendment protects the people from unreasonable searches and seizures.
• This means that the police must have a warrant to enter our homes. It also means the government cannot take our property, papers, or us, without a valid warrant based on probable cause (good reason).
5th Amendment
• The 5th Amendment protects people from being held for committing a crime unless they are properly indicted, (accused)
• You may not be tried twice for the same crime (double jeopardy)
• You don’t have to testify against yourself in court. (Self-incrimination)
6th Amendment• The 6th Amendment
guarantees a speedy trial (you can’t be kept in jail for over a year without a trial)
• an impartial jury (doesn’t already think you are guilty)
• that the accused can confront witnesses against them
• the accused must be allowed to have a lawyer
7th Amendment
• The 7th Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy civil trial.
• A civil trial differs from a criminal trial. A civil trial is when someone sues someone else. A criminal trial is when the state tries to convict someone of a crime.
8th Amendment
• The 8th Amendment guarantees that punishments will be fair and not cruel, and that extraordinarily large fines will not be set.
9th Amendment
• All rights not stated in the Constitution and not forbidden by the Constitution belong to the people.
• This means that the states can do what they want if the Constitution does not forbid it.
10th Amendment
• The 10th Amendment states that any power not granted to the federal government belongs to the states or to the people.