Can someone maybe help me with my history project??
Here's basically what I have to do:
Your Opinion On Ratification of the Constitution Project:
You are a citizen of Massachusetts in the late 1780's. Express your opinion about whether you are in favor of, or in opposition to, ratification of the Constitution, Write a letter, a poem, or create a flier or poster, expressing your feelings.
Uh, he said no poems or letters, but to make a poster for this one?? and uh, he wants it to clearly state if we are on the side of the Federalists or the Anti-federalists…so..help??
Okay I remember this.
What do you need help with, friendo?
Alright, I think I have some idea what I should do..so far all i have is
"We The People
Believe the Constitution should not be Ratified."
thats what i'm gonna say..uhh I just don't know if anybody has any ideas?? I also have to decorate this as well so fun..
I like that
use it
Um well you have to keep in mind what kinda state MA (or was it MC?) was back in the day
Uh, yeah it was MA, I believe they published the Constitution, and that a large number of people living there voted against the constitution?? but i'm not sure…
Okay
Maybe fact-check that with Google
I will say that you need to include the reasons WHY the Anti-Federalists didn't want the Constitution. They weren't trying to be malevolent in any way, they just figured that the form of government that was proposed under the Constitution wouldn't be Democratic enough (kinda the point) and give too much power to the central government (not the point). The Federalist Papers (which I'm sure you've at least touched upon) were essays explaining why the Constitution was a good idea, and they addressed many of the concerns that Anti-Federalists had whether they be factions, taxation, or why the Great Compromise was a fantastic idea to make sure that the right choices were being made. Y'know how people are saying that the Electoral College and the Senate aren't nearly democratic enough and can influence things against the popular vote? That's the point. The Founding Fathers didn't trust any of us to make the right decision, and so they had these systems put in place so that those in power would hopefully make a choice that was beneficial to the entire country. It doesn't always work out like that, but there is no perfect political system.
Not only that, but part of convincing them was that a Bill of Rights would be added, because the Constitution itself did not initially provide many rights and freedoms, only outlines for the workings of the government, and that was scary. Also, the Bill of Rights wasn't even ratified until about 12 years later, so the Federalists took quite a while to hold up their end of the bargain.
Hello guys! Thank you all so much for your help!! I got a 100% on my presentation!! I was VERY stressed, and you helped me out so much!!
Woohoo! My Civics and Government class did something useful!
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