Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist Quiz• 1. A political system…

– A. with the greatest possible democracy, turns popular demands into laws effectively

– B. that gives elected representatives a lot of room to do what they want to or feel is best without having to worry about public opinion.

• 2. A political system…– A. that can make major policy changes quickly

– B. where major policy changes are very hard to create and happen rarely.

• 3. A political system…– A. where the majority always wins

– B. that allows a minority of citizens to block government actions that they feel are unjust or unfair to them.

• 4. A political system…– A. that seeks to make citizens unselfish and concerned

with the common good

– B. that assumes people are generally self-seeking and attempts to make the best of the fact.

• 5. A political system…– A. with power distributed throughout the country to

better represent the needs and wants of local people.

– B. with power centralized in one place, to allow consistent policy across the nation.

Federalist vs. Anti-Fed.

• Define Federalist:

• Define Anti-Federalist:

• What is the beliefs of Federalist?

• What is the beliefs of Anti-Federalist?

Federalists and Antifederalists• The new Constitution created a strong national

government with certain powers left to the states.

• When it was published, the drastic changes surprised and angered some people. They feared the idea of a too-powerful national government.

•Federalists: supporters of the Constitution

•Antifederalists: opponents of the Constitution

Federalist Beliefs• Support taking some power from states to

give to National government• Divide powers among branches equally would

protect the rights of the people. • The government would protect rights by

weakening power of any interest or group to dominate government

• Guard society from rulers & powers of the people.

• Anti-Federalist beliefs:

– Constitution took away too much power from the people

– Bill of Rights• to ensure rights of the people and keep national

government from getting too powerful

– Weak National Government

strong State government– Congress & President had too

much power

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Bill of Rights

• What are the Bill of Rights?

• Identify and explain each bill of right.

Bill of Rights

• First 10 amendments to the Constitution

• a statement of fundamental rights and privileges to be protected from the government.

1st Amendment• The 1st Amendment guarantees freedom of

religion, speech, the press, assembly, and petition.

• This means that we all have the right to:• practice any religion we want to• to speak freely• to assemble (meet)• to address the government (petition)• to publish newspapers, TV, radio, Internet

(press)

2nd Amendment

• The 2nd Amendment protects the right to bear arms, which means the right to own a gun.

3rd Amendment

• The 3rd Amendment says “No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.”

• This means that we cannot be forced to house or quarter soldiers.

4th Amendment

• The 4th Amendment protects the people from unreasonable searches and seizures.

• This means that the police must have a warrant to enter our homes. It also means the government cannot take our property, papers, or us, without a valid warrant based on probable cause (good reason).

5th Amendment

• The 5th Amendment protects people from being held for committing a crime unless they are properly indicted, (accused)

• You may not be tried twice for the same crime (double jeopardy)

• You don’t have to testify against yourself in court. (Self-incrimination)

6th Amendment• The 6th Amendment

guarantees a speedy trial (you can’t be kept in jail for over a year without a trial)

• an impartial jury (doesn’t already think you are guilty)

• that the accused can confront witnesses against them

• the accused must be allowed to have a lawyer

7th Amendment

• The 7th Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy civil trial.

• A civil trial differs from a criminal trial. A civil trial is when someone sues someone else. A criminal trial is when the state tries to convict someone of a crime.

8th Amendment

• The 8th Amendment guarantees that punishments will be fair and not cruel, and that extraordinarily large fines will not be set.

9th Amendment

• All rights not stated in the Constitution and not forbidden by the Constitution belong to the people.

• This means that the states can do what they want if the Constitution does not forbid it.

10th Amendment

• The 10th Amendment states that any power not granted to the federal government belongs to the states or to the people.