Features of the Constitution

What major features of the Constitution drew the heaviest opposition? What were the positions of each of the following toward ratification?

  • Federalists
  • Anti-Federalists

 

How many states needed to ratify the Constitution in order for it to be brought into effect?

Why didn’t the Constitution take effect after New Hampshire approved it?
How was Virginia convinced to approve ratification?

What were the Federalist Papers?