Constitution

The protection of individual freedoms from the federal government was a demand for the addition of what component to the Constitution?

• Process of Ratification
• Separation of Power
• Preamble
• The Bill of Rights

The quote, attribute to Patrick Henry, indicates his strong position as and Anti-Federalist.  What were the Anti-Federalists opposed to in 1787?

• ratification of the Constitution
• slave ownership
• states' rights
• local control of governmnet

Arguments for the ratification of the Constitution can be found in what historical documents (s)?

• The Articles of Confederation
• The Federalists Papers
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Bill of Rights

How would the "Three-Fifths Compromise" affect Virginia, the most populous slave state in 1790?

• It would allow for the slave population of Virgina to count equally in federal taxation and representation.
• Virginia would have three-fifths of the total representation in Congress.
• Three-fifths of the slave population would count toward determining federal taxation and representation.
• Three-fifths of the slave population must be set free in order to ratify the Constitution.

The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights heavily influenced what provision in the US Constitution?

• separation of power
• congressional approval of all taxes
• executive authority over taxation
• equal congressional representation

What do columns A and B represent, respectively?

• colonial grievances and constitutional provisions
• state's rights and federal authority
• reasons for and against ratification
• legislative and executive powers

The following quote from Thomas Jefferson indicates that he supports what political position in 1788? 
"Our country is too large to have all affairs directed by a single government." - Thomas Jefferson

• Ratification
• Republicanism
• Anti-Federalism
• Federalism

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

• Creating strong state governments
• Protecting the rights of individual land ownership
• Ratifying the Constitution
• Westward expansion

The name given to the first ten original amendments to the US Constitution that protect individual freedoms

• Articles of Confederation
• Bill of Rights
• Preamble
• The Federalist Papers

A set of essays written in support of the ratification of the Constitution

• Articles of Confederation
• Bill of Rights
• Preamble
• The Federalist Papers