| A | B |
|---|
| Wanted the states to have the power | Antifederalists |
| Wanted power to be divided among government branches | Federalists |
| Were afraid a strong executive branch would become a "King" or a tyrant | Antifederalists |
| Demanded that a Bll of Rights be added to the Constitution | Antifederalists |
| Proposed a single person to lead the executive branch | Federalists |
| Were in favor of a stronger central government | Federalists |
| Wanted the legislative branch to have more power than the executive branch | Antifederalists |
| Had the greatest amount of power under the Articles of Confederation | State governments |
| Power shared between central & state governments | Federalism |
| Was opposed to ratification | Thomas Jefferson |
| State which refused to ratify Constitution until 1787 | Connecticut |
| Both Virginia & New York wanted this added to the Constitution | a Bill of Rights |
| People who were opposed to the new Constitution | Antifederalists |
| People who favored the new Constitution | Federalists |
| Series of papers written in support of the new Constitution | The Federalist Papers |
| Newspapers where the Federalist Papers first appeared | New York Papers |
| Wrote some of the Federalst Papers | John Jay |
| Each state formed this to debate & vote on the Constitution | State Conventions |
| 1st to ratify the new Constitution | Delaware |
| 2nd to ratify the new Constitution | Pennsylvania |
| 3nd to ratify the new Constitution | New Jersey |
| Last to ratify in the year 1790 | Rhode Island |
| # of amendments that makes up The Bill of Rights | 10 |
| The Bill of Rights was added to protect the people from | the national govevnment |
| % of 14 states necessary to ratify an amendment | 75% (3/4ths) |
| Changes or additions | amendments |
