Ratifying+the+Constitution+Immersion

=Key Terms & People=

Using the resources listed below, write a definition for each of the following terms or people listed. __//Make sure you can acknowledge the source for the information you used for your answer.//__


 * federalists vs. anti-federalists
 * Federalists Papers
 * James Madison vs. George Mason
 * June, 1788
 * amendments
 * Bill of Rights

=**Main Ideas**=


 * Answer the following questions****. The answers may be written as a complete paragraph, as a list, or as a picture/diagram. __//Make sure you can acknowledge the source for the information you used for your answer.//__**


 * 1) Identify the role played by the Federalist Papers in the ratification of the Constitution. What fears did the Federalists Papers address?
 * 2) Explain how amendments are added to the Constitution?
 * 3) How did the arguments of the Anti-Federalists help to significantly re-shape the Constitution?

=Resources=
 * [|ABC-CLIO: Amending the Constitution]
 * [[file:RatifyingtheConstituion.pdf]]
 * Textbook p.170-173

**Video Resources**
- Click on the Hippocampus icon below. It will take you to our Hippocampus class page. - Find the video(s) listed below on the left side of the screen under "BOOKMARKS"
 * Instructions**


 * Ratification of the Constitution
 * Bill of Rights

=Preamble of the Constitution= media type="custom" key="12141500"

=Extensions= The information below is //**optional**// reading and is meant only to extend the knowledge you have gained from the primary resources listed above. media type="youtube" key="Q_TXJRZ4CFc" height="344" width="425"
 * ABC-CLIO: [|Federalists] vs. [|Anti-Federalists]

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