| A | B |
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| Federalists | People who supported the Constitution |
| Anti-Federalists | People who opposed the Constitution |
| George Mason, Samuel Adams, and Patrick Henry | Anti-Federalists who opposed the Constitution |
| Reasons why Anti-Federalists were against the Constitution. | It gave too much power to the central government and it did not guarantee individual rights. |
| Examples of individual rights | freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, assembly, and due process |
| James Madison, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay | Federalists who supported the Constitution |
| Federalist Papers | 85 essays that supported the ratification of the Constitution |
| Publius | Anonymous name used to sign each of the 85 essays that supported the Constitution. |
| Authors of the Federalist Papers | John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison |
| Number of states that needed to ratify the Constitution | 9 our of 13 |
| First state to ratify the Constitution | Delaware, December 7, 1787 |
| Ninth state that ratified the Constitution | New Hampshire, June 1788 |
| Bill of Rights | Added to the Constitution to protect individual rights and freedoms. |
| Rhode Island | Last of the 13 states to ratify the Constitution, May 1780 |
| Amendment | change to the Constitution |
| How is an amendment added to the Constitution? | 2/3rd's majority vote in both houses of Congress and must be ratified by 3/4 of the states. |
| First 10 Amendments to the Constitution | Bill of Rights |
| Number of Amendments to the Constitution | 27 |
| 18th Amendment-prohibition (no liquor) | The only amendment that has ever been repealed. |
| 21st Amendment | This Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment |
