ENGAGE: Who Should Have Primary Responsibility for Environmental Policies?ġ.INVESTIGATE: The Federalist-Anti-Federalist Debates.UNCOVER: Abigail Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, and the Political Roles of Women.MEDIA LITERACY CONNECTIONS: Political Debates Through Songs from Hamilton: An American Musical.
INVESTIGATE: The Federalist-Anti-Federalist Debates. What were the main disagreements between Federalists and Anti-Federalists? The modules for this topic outline the two sides, the role of women in the debates, and how those disagreements are still impacting our lives and our politics today. The new Constitution was finally approved on Jwhen New Hampshire became the 9th state to ratify ( The Day the Constitution Was Ratified). Anti-Federalist opponents included George Clinton, Patrick Henry, and James Monroe (the future 5th President). Federalist supporters of the Constitution included James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay, the authors of the Federalist Papers. Two groups, the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists, emerged with the Federalists arguing for ratification and the Anti-Federalists arguing against the ratification. Constitution is known for the sharp divide it created among people in the newly independent states. The debate over the ratification of the U.S. Despite unhappiness over the Articles of Confederation, there was significant opposition to the new Constitution and its approval was very much in doubt in many states. State legislatures were directed to call ratification conventions to debate and then approve or reject the new framework for the national government. To become law, the new Constitution had to be ratified (meaning approved) by 9 of 13 states (as required by Article VII). 
To replace the government that was operating under The Articles of Confederation, the Constitution was proposed, created, and sent to the states for ratification on September 17, 1787. "An Advertisement for the Federalist" | Public Domain (Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for History and Social Science) FOCUS QUESTION: What Were the Key Points of Debate Between Federalists and Anti-Federalists? Standard 2.4: Debates between Federalists and Anti-FederalistsĬompare and contrast key ideas debated between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists over ratification of the Constitution (e.g., federalism, factions, checks and balances, independent judiciary, republicanism, limited government).
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