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Zorluk: OrtaThe Constitutional Convention and Ratification Debates

Read the following excerpt from an essay published during the ratification debates:

'There are certain unalienable and fundamental rights, which in forming the social compact, ought to be explicitly ascertained and defined—such as the trial by jury, the liberty of the conscience, the freedom of the press... and the security of the people against all warrants not founded on oath... If we are about to establish a federal government over thirteen states... will it not be prudent in us to guard and declare these rights, and secure them...'
— *Letters from the Federal Farmer*, 1787

The concerns expressed in the excerpt contributed most directly to which of the following?

  1. A
    The emergence of the first party system under the leadership of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
  2. The agreement by Federalists to include a bill of rights to secure the ratification of the ConstitutionCevap
  3. C
    The restoration of the Articles of Confederation to preserve state sovereignty
  4. D
    The decision to adopt the New Jersey Plan to protect the rights of smaller states

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The agreement by Federalists to include a bill of rights to secure the ratification of the Constitution
The correct answer is correct because the Anti-Federalists' insistence on protecting individual liberties, as expressed in the excerpt, prompted the Federalists to promise the addition of a bill of rights. This promise was essential for winning ratification votes in key states like Virginia and Massachusetts.

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1
Analyze the stimulus excerpt to identify the author's primary argument.
The author argues that any social compact establishing a federal government must explicitly define and protect individual liberties (e.g., trial by jury, freedom of the press).
This establishes that the author represents the Anti-Federalist point of view, which advocated for limits on the new federal government.
2
Connect the Anti-Federalist concern to the historical context of the ratification debates.
Anti-Federalists refused to support ratification of the Constitution unless they were guaranteed that a bill of rights would be added to limit federal power.
This explains the political leverage that the Anti-Federalists held during the ratification conventions.
3
Identify the historical resolution to this debate.
Federalist leaders agreed to introduce amendments securing these rights immediately upon the convention of the new government, leading to the ratification of the Constitution and the creation of the Bill of Rights.
This links the stimulus directly to the correct historical outcome of the ratification debates.

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The debate over ratification and the creation of the Bill of Rights
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The Constitutional Convention and Ratification Debates

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