GSEUS5d

The Federalists papers were written to persuade people to support the new constitution.

• True
• False

Patrick Henry opposed the Constitution because...?

• The states would give too much power to the Federal government
• The Federal government would give too much power to the states
• He was the main author of the Articles of Confederation
• He wanted the U.S. to be part of England again

Federalist SUPPORT a strong, national government and creating a new constitution.

• True
• False

Anti-federalists SUPPORTED making a new constitution.

• True
• False

Which group of people wanted the Constitution to include a Bill of Rights?

• Federalists
• Anti-federalists
• Democrats
• Northerners

Federalists and Anti-Federalists disagree most strongly over the

• state and federal power
• admitting new states to the union
• senate and House power
• amending the constitution

With which of the following arguments would the authors of The Federalist Papers most likely have agreed?

• A bill of rights should be included in the Constitution before it is ratified.
• Universal suffrage should be constitutionally guaranteed.
• Having a stronger central government will make the country more stable and prosperous.
• The Three-Fifths Compromise will result in fair and equal representation.

Why did the Anti-Federalists demand that a bill of rights be added to the U.S. Constitution?

• To protect individual freedoms from the federal government
• To strengthen the authority of the federal government
• To improve the organization of the judiciary
• To give each state an equal amount of power

Who opposed the Constitution?

• Federalist
• Anti-Federalist

Wrote a set of essays, written by Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, and published in New York newspapers under the pseudonym Publius, in support of the Constitution.

• Federalist
• Anti-Federalist