US History - Ch. 3 Study Guide

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Which author is correctly matched with his document? Options: James Madison → Bill of Rights, George Mason → Bill of Rights, Thomas Jefferson → Virginia Declaration of Rights, James Madison → Virginia Declaration of Rights

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James Madison → Bill of Rights

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Who was the author of the Bill of Rights?

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James Madison

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Who is considered the "Father of the Constitution?"

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James Madison

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For Congressional representation purposes, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention endorsed a compromise allowing states to include in their population counts all

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free persons and three-fifths of the slaves

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Which of the following is true regarding the Constitution of the United States of America? It created a unicameral legislature that had an equal number of representatives for each state., It was not constructed to balance interests through compromise., It was not ratified by enough states to go into effect., It established federal law as the supreme law of the land.

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It established federal law as the supreme law of the land.

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The Founding Fathers knew the Constitution would have to evolve as society changed, so they

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set up a process for amending it

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Who was president of the Constitutional Convention?

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George Washington

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Anti-Federalists favored a government that

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provided less power to the national government and more power to individual states

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Identify one of the individuals who supported the ratification of the United States Constitution.

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George Washington

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Who was the main spokesman for the Democratic-Republican party?

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Thomas Jefferson