Unit 1: Part VII – Federalists and Anti-Federalists
1. What are ratifying conventions and why were they chosen as the means for state to approve or reject the
Constitution?
a. Ratifying Conventions _____________________________________________________________________________________
b. Why chosen?
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2. Who were the federalists and the anti-federalists?
a. Federalists __________________________________________________
i. Individuals ____________________________________________
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b. Anti-federalists ______________________________________________
i. Individuals ____________________________________________
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3. What were the federalist papers and who were the principle authors?
a. Federalist papers ____________________________________________
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b. Authors _____________________________________________________
4. What did the Anti-federalists demand must be added to the Constitution before they would agree to ratify it?
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5. What did the Anti-federalists want to ensure would be continue to exist under the Constitution?
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6. When was the Constitution finally ratified? ______________________________
7. The Structure of the US Constitution
a. What does the Preamble to the Constitution do?
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b. What are the goals stated in the Preamble?
Goal
Translation
“To form a more perfect union”
“establish justice”
“ensure domestic tranquility”
“provide for the common
defense”
“promote the general welfare”
“secure the blessings of liberty to
ourselves and our posterity”
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What do each of the Articles of the Constitution establish?
 Article I - _____________________________
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Article V - ____________________________
 Article II - ____________________________
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Article VI - ____________________________
 Article III - ___________________________
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Article VII - ____________________________
 Article IV - ___________________________
8. What does the Supremacy Clause of Article VI declare?
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9. What is meant by the “full faith and credit clause” of Article IV?
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 Define extradite: __________________________________________