Worksheet◦ What decisions should your parents make?◦ What decisions should you be able to make by

yourself?◦ What decisions should be made cooperatively?

Did everyone have the same perspective and opinions on the decisions being made?

Have you and your parents ever fought about certain decisions?

Why is it important for one group to make decisions independently?

Sharing of powers between the state and national governments.

Articles of Confederation were weak and ineffective.

Strong central government

Men of talent and experience should govern the nation.

National government would protect the rights of people.

Constitution and the state governments would protect individual freedoms.

In favor of Constitution,

Articles of Confederation were a good idea.

Opposed a strong central government.

Strong central government threatened the rights of the common people.

Constitution protected wealthy men.

Constitution lacked a Bill of Rights.

Against two thirds ratification

Federalist Anti Federalist

James Madison John Jay Alexander Hamilton

Thomas Jefferson

Bill of Rights◦ First 10 amendments to the constitution.

1st amendment◦ Freedom of speech◦ Freedom of religion◦ Establishment

clause◦ Freedom of press◦ Freedom of

assembly◦ Freedom of petition

2nd amendment◦ The right to bear

arms

3rd amendment ◦ Prohibiting the

quartering of soldiers without consent

4th amendment◦ Protections from

unreasonable search and seizure

◦ Need of warrant

5th amendment◦ Requires grand jury◦ Guarantee against

double jeopardy◦ Right against self

incrimination◦ Due process◦ Eminent Property-

government cannot take away property without just compensation

6th amendment ◦ Right to speedy trial◦ Right to impartial jury◦ Right to know charges

against you◦ Right to confront

witness who testify against you

◦ Right to compel people who testify on your behalf

◦ Right to assistance of council

7th amendment◦ Right to trial by jury

in civil suits

8th amendment◦ Guarantees against

excessive bails of fines

◦ Protection against cruel and unusual punishment

9th amendment◦ "The enumeration in the

Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people"

◦ The list of rights in the Constitution are not all inclusive

10th amendment◦ “The powers not

delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

◦ If a power: Not delegated to federal government by Constitution--reserved to states Not prohibited by Constitution to the states--reserved to the people

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