US Constitution and the Bill of Rights

The ______ position argued that the Constitution made the federal government too powerful and did not provide enough protections for individual rights.

The compromise to add a ______ of rights to the Constitution was necessary to gain the political support of the Anti-Federalists.

Delaware was the first state to ______ the new Constitution on December 7, 1787.

The debate over ratification was ______ in Massachusetts.

The small states were satisfied with the compromise guaranteeing them equal representation in the ______.

The conflict over ratifying the new Constitution led to a necessary ______ in order for the document to be adopted.

The Constitutional Convention of ______ was held to address the concerns of the delegates.

The Connecticut Plan proposed a legislature with two houses, including the House of ______ and the Senate.

According to the compromise, a slave would be counted as ______ of a person in determining congressional representation.

The ______ party, led by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, supported a strong central government.

The ______ party opposed a strong central government and instead favored strong state governments.

Article ______ of the Constitution outlines the ratification process by which states could approve the Constitution.

The ______ Convention sent the new U.S. Constitution to the states for ratification.

According to Article VII of the Constitution, ______ of the 13 states needed to ratify the document in order for it to go into effect.

Some states decided to vote through their state ______ to consider ratification.

The ______ supported the Constitution, while the Anti-Federalists opposed it.

The ratification process involved a significant amount of ______ and debate.

The states were to hold ______ conventions and vote on whether or not they would accept the new Constitution.