Table of Contents
- 1 How did the framers ratify the Constitution?
- 2 What was needed in order for the Constitution to be ratified?
- 3 What did the framers promise to add to the Constitution to help get it ratified?
- 4 What arguments did the framers raise in support of a strong national government?
- 5 How did the ratification of the Constitution take place?
- 6 What did the framers of the Constitution agree on?
How did the framers ratify the Constitution?
The founders set the terms for ratifying the Constitution. They bypassed the state legislatures, reasoning that their members would be reluctant to give up power to a national government. Instead, they called for special ratifying conventions in each state. Ratification by 9 of the 13 states enacted the new government.
What was needed in order for the Constitution to be ratified?
The document was “laid before the United States in Congress assembled” on September 20. Instead, on September 28, Congress directed the state legislatures to call ratification conventions in each state. Article VII stipulated that nine states had to ratify the Constitution for it to go into effect.
What did the framers promise to add to the Constitution to help get it ratified?
To ensure adoption of the Constitution, the Federalists, such as James Madison, promised to add amendments specifically protecting individual liberties. These amendments, including the First Amendment, became the Bill of Rights.
Why did the framers of the Constitution believe a new document was necessary?
The men who wrote the Constitution of the United States believed that the US needed a new plan of government because they believed that the old plan gave too much power to the states and not enough to the national government. The states had too much power and were making laws that hurt the country as a whole.
Why did the framers add the bill of rights to the Constitution?
It was added to the Constitution to protect the people from the national government from having too much power. Adding the Bill of Rights helped change many people’s minds to ratify the Constitution. The bill of rights protects the rights of people in the minority. The minority cannot have their rights taken away.
What arguments did the framers raise in support of a strong national government?
The framers believed the central government needed power to maintain and command an army and navy, impose taxes, and force the states to comply with laws passed by Congress. Many people resisted increasing the powers of the national government at the expense of the states.
How did the ratification of the Constitution take place?
The Constitution required ratification by nine states in order to come into effect. The fight for ratification was long and difficult. The Constitution was to be ratified by special ratifying conventions, not by state legislature. Interested in retaining power, states were resistant to ratifying a new, stronger central government.
What did the framers of the Constitution agree on?
One of the biggest myths in American history is that the framers agreed on much of anything in specific; that’s why the Constitution is so short and vague and why there were so many compromises involved in writing the thing.
Who are the people who supported the ratification of the Constitution?
On the question of ratification, citizens quickly separated into two groups: Federalists and Anti-Federalists. The Federalists supported it.
Why did some states oppose the ratification of the Constitution?
Interested in retaining power, states were resistant to ratifying a new, stronger central government. Those who favored ratification were known as Federalists,while those who opposed it were considered Anti- Federalists.The Federalists attacked the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.