1. Chapter 4, Lesson 2 The Ratification Debate

2. Objective
• Understand the basic arguments of the Federalists and Antifederalists.
• For and Against the ratification

3. Ratification
• Ratification- Noun
• To Ratify- to sign in agreement.

6. The Debate Goes Public
• After the Federal Convention released...
• Each state received a copy of the Constitution to approve.
• George Washington approved it.
• But, this was not enough to persuade people in each state.

7. Federal
• A system of government in which the central government shares authority
with the states.
• Central government
• People who supported the constitution were called Federalists.

8. Federalist Party Logo

9. Alexander Hamilton
• Started the Federalist party
• Wrote the majority of the
Federalist pamphlets
• These defended the
Constitution
• Second person in charge of
the National Treasury

10. James Madison
• The person who wrote almost
the entire Constitution.
• Also wrote the Bill of Rights.
• (More on this later...)
• Only Federalist president
• 4th President of the United
States

11. John Jay
• Helped write and make many
Federalist pamphlets
• He was also with Benjamin
Franklin when he signed the
Treaty of Paris.

12. George Washington
• First President
• Supported the Federalists

13. Patrick Henry
• Virginia
• Very much disliked the
Constitution
• Without a Bill of Rights.
• Many people felt this way

14. Antifederalist
• Wanted their rights to be guaranteed
• Looked to the English Bill of Rights
• Why did the Framers chose to leave out a bill of rights

15. Antifederalist
• They also questioned the legality of the whole entire meeting.
• How could people just meet without telling anyone?
• Create an entirely new document
• Change the whole New World

16. Antifederalist
• They began to publish their fears and questions
• People started to question the Constitution.

17. The Race Was On!

18. The Federalist Papers
Arguments in favor of Constitution