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NAME CLASS DATE<br />
CHAPTER<br />
2<br />
Section 5: Guided Reading and Review<br />
Ratifying the Constitution<br />
A. As You Read<br />
As you read the section, fill in the following outline by writing supporting details in the form of<br />
answers to questions 1–5.<br />
The Fight for Ratification<br />
1. What were the positions of each side toward ratification?<br />
a. Federalists: __________________________________________<br />
Federalists favored ratification of the Constitution.<br />
b. Anti-Federalists: ______________________________________<br />
Anti-Federalists opposed its ratification.<br />
2. What were the five issues involved in the ratification debate?<br />
the weakness of the National Government under the Articles<br />
a. ______________________________________<br />
of Confederation versus the strength of the one proposed by the Constitution<br />
b. ______________________________________<br />
the ratification process itself<br />
c. ______________________________________<br />
absence of mention of God in the Constitution<br />
d. ______________________________________<br />
denial to States of the right to print money<br />
e. ______________________________________<br />
lack of a bill of rights<br />
3. On what two States did the success or failure of ratification depend?<br />
____________________________ Virginia<br />
and ________________________<br />
New York<br />
Inaugurating the Government<br />
4. Where was the first national capital located? ____________________________<br />
New York City<br />
5. Who became the new nation’s first President and Vice President?<br />
a. President: _________________________________________<br />
George Washington<br />
b. Vice President: ______________________________________<br />
John Adams<br />
B. Reviewing Key Terms<br />
Identify the following people as either a Federalist or an Anti-Federalist. On the spaces provided,<br />
write an A for Anti-Federalist or an F for Federalist.<br />
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6. James Madison _____ F<br />
7. Patrick Henry _____ A<br />
8. Alexander Hamilton _____ F<br />
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