a group of people in the early United States who favored the establishment of a strong national government and who worked for ratification of the U.S. Constitution

a group of people in the early United States who opposed ratification of the U.S. Constitution because they feared a strong national government and a lack of protection for individual rights

the process of approving something; ratification of the U.S. Constitution

a series of essays written to explain and defend the proposed U.S. Constitution

a series of essays written to counter and defeat the proposed U.S. Constitution

This is the current Constitution we have in America today. It is our country's 2nd constitution. It is a written document and explains how our government works. It also includes your individual rights known as the Bill of Rights. Your individual Bill of Rights was supported by the Anti-federalists and is the first 10 of the 27 current constitutional changes and additions

is a part or included in something. This is referenced in the U.S. Constitution when they included the Bill of Rights

forming a necessary base of something that has central importance.