Constitution Background

The Great Compromise solved the problem of both big and small states wanting representation. 

• True
• False

The Three-Fifths Compromise help settle the debate over whether to count slaves in the population or not.

• True
• False

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

• True
• False

Anti-federalists SUPPORTED making a new constitution.

• True
• False

What is the name of the first draft of our guiding principles?

• Articles of Confederation

• Articles of Incorporation

• The Federalist Papers

• The Great Constitution

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

• Federalists
• Anti-federalists
• Democrats
• Northerners

James Madison was a federalist who wanted a federal constitution. 

• True
• False

Which of the following is NOT a branch of the government?

• Legislative
• Judicial
• Executive
• Constitutional

Which one of the following is not a guaranteed freedom found in the First Amendment?

• Right to own a gun
• Right to freedom of Speech
• Right to  petition the government
• Right to assemble peacefully

______ is the belief that the government gets its power from the people.

• Rule of Law
• Popular Sovereignity
• Checks and balances
• Federalism