Origins and Purposes of Government

The purpose of _____________ was to convince the states that it would be a good thing to be under one central government and ratify the US Constitution. 

• Magna Carta
• Federalist Papers
• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Independence

Patrick Henry, an Antifederalist, worried that the ______________ gave the government too much power. 

• Necessary and Proper Clause
• Equal Protection Clause
• Supremacy Clause
• Commerce Clause

Federalists were against the _______________ because the believed the Constitution already protected a person's rights. 

• US Constitution
• Bill of Rights
• Declaration of Independence
• Mayflower Compact

_______________ means that no one is above the law, even those in power. 

• Bill of Rights
• Ratification
• Amendment
• Rule of Law

True of False. In order to change the Constitution, it is a very long and hard process. 

• True
• False

What document is this quote from? "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, and among these are Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness."

• Preamble
• Articles of Confederation
• US Constitution
• Declaration of Independence

_____________ believed that written into the Constitution should very specific rights that are guaranteed to every person.

• Federalists
• Antifederalists
• Democrats
• Patriots

This early political party believed that citizens had the right to keep and bear arms. 

• Federalits
• Antifederalists
• Whigs
• Loyalists

Discretionary Power is an example of the ____________. 

• Rule of Law
• Limited Government
• Amendment Process
• Law Making Process

The Preamble lists 6 _____________ of the US Constitution. 

• Amendments
• Clauses
• Goals
• Articles