... (all emblematic of strong central government) were all approved without debate. Article 5 of the Constitution provides for its own amendments thus making the Constitution an enduring document. Signing On 17 Sept 1787, the delegates signed the Constitution. Ratification Nine (9) state conventions were needed to ratify the Constitution. The Federalists, proponents of strong national government, favoured the new Constitution. The Anti-federalists opposed it. They opposed the tyranny of a strong national government. They called themselves "true federalists ... ) amendments. Congress paired t...

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... add to the constitution. There were two groups, The Federalists and Anti-Federalists. The Federalists wanted the Constitution. Anti-Federalists' wanted amendments added to the Constitution. So they made the Bill of Rights. They knew that in the future we would have to add more amendments. The Constitution was made on September 17, 1787. It was ratified on June 21, 1788. This document is the supreme law of the U.S. At ... a national religion. In 1789, James Madison was nicknamed "the father of the Constitution". He proposed twelve amendments that would become the ten amendments making up...

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