Anti Federalist / Federalist / Preamble

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What was the Anti-Federalists’ greatest concern about ratifying the U.S. Constitution?

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The lack of a bill of rights

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Which of the following is something the Founding Fathers added to the Constitution to fix a weakness in the Articles of Confederation? Options: The Founding Fathers created three branches with a system of checks and balances, The Founding Fathers gave the Legislative branch the power to make laws, The Founding Fathers gave states the power to interpret laws, The Founding Fathers gave the President the power to control the other two branches

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The Founding Fathers created three branches with a system of checks and balances

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What was the biggest fear of the Anti-federalist? Options: The government wasn't strong enough to protect citizens' rights, The national government would be too strong and violate citizens' rights, Having three branches would cause fights and nothing would get done., The State government would be too strong and violate citizens' rights.

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The national government would be too strong and violate citizens' rights

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Which group wanted the Constitution to strengthen the federal government instead of creating separate States?

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Federalist

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Why did the Founding fathers decide to get rid of the Articles of Confederation?

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It was too weak to work.

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Which group preferred that the States maintained most of the power for governmental decisions? Options: Federalist, Anti-Federalist

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Anti-Federalist

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What did the FEDERALISTS argue would protect the citizen's rights in place of the suggested Bill of Rights from the Anti-Federalists?

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Separation of Powers

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Why did the Anti-Federalist argue AGAINST the constitution? Options: They wanted a strong central Government, They wanted the states to have majority of the power, They wanted to have more money on farms, They wanted to go back to Great Britain.

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They wanted the states to have majority of the power

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What document did the anti-federalist want added to the constitution to ensure that the People's rights were protected?

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The Bill of Rights

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Which compromise led to ratification of the U.S. Constitution? Options: Inclusion of a list of civil liberties, Inclusion of the Declaration of Rights, The creation of Three Branches, The 10th Amendment reserving state powers

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Inclusion of a list of civil liberties