W4 Government Notes

Multiple Choice

Why is the division of government into three branches important for the United States?

• It allows for faster decision-making

• It prevents any one branch from having too much power

• It makes the government more complicated

• It reduces the number of laws passed

Multiple Choice

What was the main difference between Federalists and Antifederalists?

• They disagreed about who should have more power: the states or the federal government

• One group wanted to split from Britain and the other group wanted to stay loyal

• They could not agree about who the president should be

• They could not agree about who should write the rules in the Constitution

Multiple Choice

Which of the following beliefs did Federalists hold?

• States should have more power than the federal government

• The Articles of Confederation were effective

• A strong federal government was needed to keep the states united

• Checks and balances were unnecessary

Multiple Choice

Which of the following beliefs did Anti-Federalists hold?

• States should have more power than the federal government

• The Articles of Confederation were effective

• A strong federal government was needed to keep the states united

• Checks and balances were unnecessary