PPT-Lesson 14 :     What Was the Federalist Position in the Debate about Ratification? 

Those who supported ratification which created a stronger government called themselves Federalists This lesson describes the arguments and strategies Federalists used to win support for the Constitution. With the ratification of the 2000 Professional Standards for the Accreditation of Schools Colleges and Departments of Education NCATE 2002 NCATE identified the development of professional dispositions as an explicit obligation of teacher educators N Used for presidential elections. Framers had concerns that voters wouldn’t make informed decisions. Each state selects electors equal in number to its congressional representation. Electors vote twice: once for president, once for vice president. The Never Ending Debate. The Ratification Process. The drafting of the new United States Constitution was only the beginning of the process to make it the law of the land. In order for this to happen, at least nine of the thirteen states would have to ratify the Constitution. The debate over ratification would split the political leaders of the time. People who supported ratification of the Constitution were Federalists, and those who opposed the new Constitution were Anti-Federalists. The debate over ratification of the Constitution would take place on the pages of the many newspapers and pamphlets that circulated in the country.. Presenters: Damon . Huss and Pam . Jenning. . Poll Question #1. What is the main method you use to teach about the . framing. of the U.S. Constitution?. a. I have students research a project about the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and the history of ratification.. @ July 3, . 2015. Constitutional Principles. Lesson Plan – . J.Quiñones. Theme:. . Federalism & Gun Control. End of the . Constitutional Convention. Ended Sept. 17, 1787 – . only . 39 men of 55 ultimately signed the . Constitution. Under . the Articles of Confederation, . all 13 states had to agree, . Under the Constitution, . A Debate over Ratification. Who were the Federalists?. supported . the . Constitution and a strong national government. Federalists . included. were . James . Madison. , . Alexander . Hamilton. , and . Ratifying the Constitution. Key Terms. Federalism. – a system of government where power is shared among the central (or federal) government and the states. Federalists. – supporters of the Constitution. What Next. Copies sent to states (1787). Let them debate. Needed 9 of 13 to ratify. Better than 100% needed under Articles. Factions Emerge. Federalists. Favored ratification. James Madison and Alexander Hamilton. APUSH - Spiconardi. All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are the rich and wellborn, the other the mass of the people…The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to the first class a distinct, permanent share in the government. They will check the unsteadiness of the second, and as they cannot receive any advantage by a change, they therefore will ever maintain good government.. Era. 1789-1800. Lesson . 1 – The First President. April 30, 1789 – . George Washington. takes oath of office becoming the first president. John Adams. – first VP. Washington knew the precedents he set would be important. Study – 3 minutes for Vocab Quiz. Homework. Check your Parts of the Constitution Packet / make changes. Ratification and the . Bill of Rights . Federalists and Antifederalists . By February . of . 1788, . Presenters: Damon . Huss and Pam . Jenning. . Poll Question #1. What is the main method you use to teach about the . framing. of the U.S. Constitution?. a. I have students research a project about the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and the history of ratification.. The Articles of Confederation. The Confederation Government. The Critical Period- after ratification during Revolution.. No executive branch to oversee laws.. No power to tax. States had to donate or be willing to give the government money..