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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 />

© Pearson Education, Inc.<br />

6. James Madison _____ F<br />

7. Patrick Henry _____ A<br />

8. Alexander Hamilton _____ F<br />

24 Chapter 2 Guided Reading and Review

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