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SSCG2,3, &4

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

 Both John Locke and Thomas Jefferson wrote about the natural rights of man. In what document are these "unalienable rights" specifically mentioned?

the Bill of Rights
the Mayflower Compact
the Preamble to the Constitution
the Declaration of Independence

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

 One of the major philosophical principles in the Declaration of Independence was that of

natural rights.
freedom of speech.
abolition of slavery.
separation of powers.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why did the Anti-Federalists push for the addition of a Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution?

here was a precedent set for doing so in Great Britain's Constitution
they believed the government needed protection from possible uprisings
they believed the people's liberties needed protection from the government
there was already a requirement to do so, but the Federalists were ignoring it

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The Federalist Papers were written to encourage

the adoption of the Bill of Rights.
the ratification of the Constitution.
delegates in Philadelphia to write a new constitution.
states to send delegates to the Philadelphia Convention.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The conflict between the large states and the small states in the crafting of the Constitution centered on

whether judges should be chosen by popular vote.
whether there should be a monarchy or a presidency.
deciding how to count the votes of slaves in national, federal elections.
how best to represent the interests of the people and the states in the legislature.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

 How did the Federalists convince the Anti-Federalists to ratify the United States constitution?

The Federalists promised to add a bill of rights.
All trading ties to England and France were broken.
State governments would equal the federal government.
The Anti-Federalists would select the first president.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
Preamble to the United States Constitution
What idea about government did the Founding Fathers include in the Preamble to the Constitution?

popular sovereignty
checks and balances
individual liberties
separation of powers

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