Constitution

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This document provided individual rights for Americans -

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The Bill of Rights

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What does ratify mean?

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To approve

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Arguments for the ratification of the Constitution can be found in what historical document(s)? Options: The Articles of Confederation, The Federalist Papers, Declaration of Independence, The Bill of Rights

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The Federalist Papers

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How would the 3/5ths Compromise affect Virginia, the most populous slave state in 1790?

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3/5ths of the slave population would count toward determining taxation and representation.

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Based off the quote "Our country is too large to have all affairs directed by a single government." - Thomas Jefferson, what political position did Thomas Jefferson have?

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Anti-Federalism

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James Madison and Alexander Hamilton were instrumental in writing essays supporting what cause?

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Ratifying the Constitution

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What was the name given to the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution that protect individual freedoms?

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Bill of Rights

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This was an agreement between the states that created 2 (bicameral) houses of Congress based on both state population and equal representation for each state -

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The Great Compromise

Answer explanation

Senate- Equal Representation (100 Senators- 50 x2)

House of Representatives- (435 Representatives, based on population)

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What is the name of the opening statement of the Constitution that states its purpose?

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Preamble

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A farmers' revolt that took place in 1786 in Massachusetts and exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation (because there was no national army)-

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Shay's Rebellion

Answer explanation

Those farmers had burned down half of Massachusetts before people from surrounding states got together and took them down.