This bingo card has a free space and 25 words: Federalists: Group that supported a strong central government and favored ratification., Anti-Federalists: Group that opposed the Constitution without a Bill of Rights., James Madison: Known as the "Father of the Constitution"; he introduced the amendments that became the Bill of Rights., George Washington: President of the Constitutional Convention who saw the Constitution as being at a "judgment seat" before the states., Benjamin Franklin: Delegate who admitted the Constitution wasn't perfect but believed it was the best they could do., Governor John Hancock: Leader in Massachusetts who proposed the critical "Ratify now, amend later" compromise., George Mason: Anti-Federalist delegate who questioned where individual rights were listed in the document., States & Ratification Milestones, Delaware: The first state to vote for ratification., Pennsylvania: A state where the vote was controversial and involved "holding a quorum by force"., Massachusetts: The state that pioneered the compromise to ratify first and add a Bill of Rights later., New Hampshire: The ninth state to ratify, officially putting the Constitution into effect., Virginia: A large, powerful state where delegates debated Presidental treaty powers and state rights., Rhode Island: The only one of the original 13 states that did not send delegates to the Convention., Core Concepts & Terms, Bill of Rights: The first ten amendments to the Constitution, guaranteeing specific individual liberties., Ratification: The official process of states voting to approve the new Constitution., Quorum: The minimum number of members (46 in the Pennsylvania example) required to be present to conduct a legal vote., Compromise: The method used by delegates to resolve different opinions on government design., "We The People": The famous opening words of the Preamble, signaling that the government's power comes from its citizens., "More Perfect Union": A key goal stated in the Preamble for establishing the new government., Amendments: Formal changes or additions made to the Constitution over time., Slave Trade: A topic of heated debate, with a compromise reached to allow the traffic until 1808., Minority Report: A document written by defeated Pennsylvania Anti-Federalists to explain their objections to the public. and Articles of Confederation: The original framework of government that the delegates decided was "broken beyond repair".
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