1. ExplainRatification debate McClellan

2. Explain Fed and Anti-Fed

3. Are we a republic or an empire?

4. Do the states retain the sovereignty intended by the colonials and that is at least ostensibly somewhat baked into the federal constitution?

5. Can a large republic indeed fulfill the promises of the Federalist Papers?

6. Does the American history provides the evidence that may form the answers to these questions as we understand the ratification debate to understand the fights that tend to animate our political system.