Unit 4 Constitution Origins Flashcard

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What does ratify mean?

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To approve

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Why did the Anti-Federalists want a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

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They wanted a guarantee that individual freedoms would be protected.

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Popular sovereignty is expressed in which of the lines from the constitution? Options: We the People, Promote the General Welfare, Secure the Blessings of Liberty, Provide for the Common Defense

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We the People

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Why was it a weakness that Congress could not regulate commerce (trade)?

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Each state could impose its own duties (tariffs) which resulted in decreased trade.

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Why did the Founders include the phrase, "To provide for the common defense"?

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The Founders wanted to improve national security.

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The Bill of Rights addressed which concern of the Anti-Federalists?

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that there was no guarantee that individual freedoms would be protected

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What was a weakness that Shays' Rebellion revealed about the Articles of Confederation? Options: The central government could not handle a crisis, Each state had its own currency, None. The central government was able to handle the rebellion., There was no national court system

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The central government could not handle a crisis

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Which was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? Options: All 13 states had to agree to amend the Articles, The central government could not tax, The central government could not regulate trade, There was a strong executive branch that could enforce laws

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There was a strong executive branch that could enforce laws

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Who wrote 87 letters that were published in newspapers as an effort to gain support to ratify the Constitution?

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The Federalists

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The statement below refers to the U.S. Constitution.
"... State Legislatures have no security for the powers now presumed to remain to them, or the People for their Rights."
Which group made this statement and why?

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The Anti-Federalists because the statement means that the rights of the people and the states are not protected.