Process of Ratification

Separation of Power

Preamble

The Bill of Rights

ratification of the Constitution

slave ownership

states' rights

local control of governmnet

The Articles of Confederation

The Federalists Papers

The Declaration of Independence

The Bill of Rights

Federalists position to secede from the United States

Anti-Federalist position to vote against ratification

Federalist position to support ratification

Anti-Federalist position to centralize government power

It would allow for the slave population of Virgina to count equally in federal taxation and representation.

Virginia would have three-fifths of the total representation in Congress.

Three-fifths of the slave population would count toward determining federal taxation and representation.

Three-fifths of the slave population must be set free in order to ratify the Constitution.

separation of power

congressional approval of all taxes

executive authority over taxation

equal congressional representation

colonial grievances and constitutional provisions

state's rights and federal authority

reasons for and against ratification

legislative and executive powers

"I had rather be a free citizen of a small republic of Massachusetts, than an oppressed subject of the great American empire."

"The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the State governments, in times of peace and security."

"To all general purposes we have uniformly been one people each individual citizen everywhere enjoying the same national rights, privileges, and protection."

"You must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself."

The US Supreme Court should not be able to overturn decisions made in the state courts.

The federal governmnet is given too much control over local affairs.

Individual rights should be given priority over government authority.

The national legislative and executive branches are not given enough power.

Ratification

Republicanism

Anti-Federalism

Federalism