Consider: Why did the Federalists push for the Constitution to be ratified by conventions rather than the state legislatures?

Homework: Assignment 9 for Wednesday

The Battle for Ratification

Chapter 2AP Government and Politics

Political cartoon from the Boston Intependent Chronicle June 12, 1788 regarding Virginia's possible ratification of the Constitution

TABLE 2.2: What were the differences Between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists?

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What conclusions can you draw from this chart?

The First 10 amendments to the Constitution

Added in 1791, under the Constitutional process for amending (2/3rds of Congress, 3/4ths of state legislatures)

Madison originally drafted and submitted 12 amendments to Congress; only 10 were proposed by Congress to the states◦ One of the “lost” amendments became #27

*Interestingly, Madison was originally against the idea of a Bill of Rights for the national Constitution.

The Bill of Rights

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