"I have lived in a part of the country where I have learned the worth of good government by the lack of it. Our distress was so great that we should have been glad to grab anything that looked like a government.. Now when I saw this constitution i found it was a cure for these disorders.
We federalists are smart we support this!
I don't want too much government
Antifederalists
you federalists are violating the principle of liberty that had guided the American revolution
The debates were bitter in both states ratifyingg conventions, New York federalists threatened to withdraw new York city from state if it did not ratify the constitution
I don't want too much democracy
antifederalist feared a powerful national government .
what?.. "a veil of mystery "
The constitution will take away induvial rights!
Most governments don't want to vote to abolish themselves so were not going to rely on the Confederation Congress to approve it
THE RATFITICATON STRUGGLE
Virgina doesn't need the united state it's rich and populous we don't need to be involed .
Legislative makes laws
Delegates from all 13 colonies meet and discuss the constitution, they decide on three branches of government
Executive enforces laws
Judicial interprets law
We have seen the necessity of the union
Who authorized them to speak the language of we the people instead of we the state
The majority voted the Constitution to be ratified. The end!