Name: _______________________________
USVA History
Study Guide – Chapter 5.3 - Ratifying the Constitution
1. During the debate concerning ratification of the Constitution, ______________________
were those people who supported ratification.
2. James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay wrote 85 essays called the
____________________________, which defended ratification of the Constitution.
3. During the debate concerning ratification of the Constitution, ______________________
were those people who opposed ratification.
4. The leading Virginians in favor of the Constitution were _________________________,
and _____________________________.
5. The leading Virginians opposed to the Constitution were _________________________,
and _____________________________.
6. The Bill of Rights of the Constitution were drafted by ___________________________.
7. The major principles of the Bill of Rights were based on earlier statutes from the state of
______________________.
8. The Virginia Declaration of Rights, which stated that the basic human rights should not
be violated by government, was drafted by _________________________.
9. Thomas Jefferson wrote the ________________________________________________,
which outlawed the existence of an established church in Virginia.
10. The _____________ Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, and
political activity.