Constitutional Convention Leaders George Washington Madison President of the Constitutional Convention Seldom participated in debates, but lent his enormous prestige to the proceedings Arguments for and Against Ratification of the Constitution Federalists (pro-ratification) Anti-Federalists (anti-ratification) Advocated the importance of a Feared an overly _______________ ____________ federal government, central government destructive of the especially to promote __________ rights of __________________ and development and __________ the prerogatives of the __________ improvements Today, more conservative thinkers Today, those who see a echo these concerns and champion ___________ role for the federal _____________, individual government in solving _______________, and free ______________ problems are heirs ______________. to this tradition The Bill of Rights and Earlier Statutes Documents Notes: Declaration of Rights Basic human rights should not be violated by (George Mason) ____________________________________ Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom Outlawed the established church – (Thomas Jefferson) government can’t support a ____________________________________ Bill of Rights Consulted the Virginia Declaration of Rights (James Madison) and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom when drafting the amendments that eventually became the __________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ Key Issues:
Constitutional Convention Leaders George Washington Madison President of the Constitutional Convention Seldom participated in debates, but lent his enormous prestige to the proceedings Arguments for and Against Ratification of the Constitution Federalists (pro-ratification) Anti-Federalists (anti-ratification) Advocated the importance of a ____________ federal government, especially to promote __________ development and __________ improvements Today, those who see a ___________ role for the federal government in solving ______________ problems are heirs to this tradition Feared an overly _______________ central government destructive of the rights of __________________ and the prerogatives of the __________ Today, more conservative thinkers echo these concerns and champion _____________, individual _______________, and free ______________. The Bill of Rights and Earlier Statutes Documents Notes: Declaration of Rights (George Mason) Basic human rights should not be violated by ____________________________________ Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (Thomas Jefferson) Outlawed the established church – government can’t support a ____________________________________ Bill of Rights (James Madison) Consulted the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom when drafting the amendments that eventually became the __________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ Key Issues: