Constitution Review

The Virginia Plan proposed

• All states should be allowed two votes in Congress regardless of a state's population

• The southern states should be allowed to count their slaves towards their total population count

• Allowing states with larger territories to have more votes in Congress since they were governing larger populated areas

• The capital of the United States be established along the northern border of Virginia

Montesquieu contributed to the formation of the U.S. Constitution because he advocated-

• The powers of the government should be divided

• A Bill of Rights should be a part of all governments

• A strong military should be created to protect the rights of people

• The federal government should share power with state governments

The Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution were influenced by the rights of life, liberty, and property. The philosopher who advocated these unalienable rights was -

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• William Blackstone

• Carle Marx

Which of the following describes a federalist?

• Desired a stronger state government than federal government

• Believed a strong federal government was essential to a successful nation

• Fought against the British

• Wanted a Bill of Rights added to the U.S. Constitution

The Antifederalists supported a Bill of Rights because they believed it would

• Prevent the federal government from declaring war with the consent of every state

• Abolish the need for political parties

• Keep the government from taking away the basic freedoms of the people

• Enable each state to pass its own laws without the oversight of the federal government

Once the Constitution was written, Federalists and Antifederalists primarily debated the issue of -

• Declaring independence from Britain

• Maintaining a standing army during peace times

• Counting slaves towards the population of a state for representation and taxation purposes

• The strength and power of the federal government

Both parties agreed to ratify the Constitution once the Federalist consented to -

• Returning land taken from farmers before Shay’s rebellion

• Giving more power to the state governments than the federal government

• Providing medical care to former veterans of the American Revolution

• Adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution

In which year was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution

• 1776

• 1781

• 1787

• 1791

The belief that the power of the government should be constrained to the powers listed in the Constitution and nothing more is called -

• Democracy

• Limited Government

• Republicanism

• Popular Sovereignty

The principle of republicanism refers to -

• Giving one branch of government power over another branch of government

• Sharing power between the state and federal government

• The House of Representatives voting for Senators

• A system of government where citizens vote for people to rule on their behalf