Thomas Jefferson once described how too much government creates a dictatorship, too little government creates anarchy, and either outcome harms the citizens. Consider the federal government that the Founders crafted in 1787. It took serious debates for the Founders to sculpt a new government that balanced individual liberty with governmental authority. For this activity, you will write a 250-word essay that argues your opinion about the Constitutional Convention. You can imagine you are one of the delegates to the convention and argue from that perspective. You can even choose a specific player in the debates and compromises. In your essay, answer these questions: Do you think the final version of the US Constitution created a political system that gives too much, too little or just enough power to the central government? Do you think the Great Compromise created a functional and fair representative congress?

We can help you with the following concepts about the Constitutional Convention, so you can adjust them and write your essay.

> During the Constitutional Convention held in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the summer of 1787, delegates met to discuss the new form of government for the United States.

> Federalists led by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison supported a central government as the new form to rule the United States.

>On the other hand, Antifederalists like Thomas Jefferson and Samuel Adams, concluded that the United States needed a free republic as a model for the new government after they studied ancient Greek and Roman republics.

> Antifederalists did not agree on the idea of having a strong central government as the Federalists proposed.

> Antifederalists argued that a strong federal government could turn into tyranny, as was the case of the English monarchy.

> During the Constitutional Convention of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Federalists led by Alexander Hamilton and Jhon Jay, debated and argued with Antifederalists who supported a simpler form of government that included rights for their citizens.

> The Great Compromise created the best version to that moment of a functional and fair representative congress.

> To ratify the Constitution by the states, Federalists wrote the Federalists Papers under pseudonyms. Antifederalists did something similar.

> It was until James Madison wrote the Bill of Rights, that the Constitution was ratified.

> The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.

We can conclude that Antifederalists and Federalists defended their positions to finally agree to the final version of the United States Constitution that included a system of checks and balances to balance power between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.

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