Unit 4 Review

The Bill of Rights...

• is the opening section of the Constitution

• declared the colonies independent from Great Britain

• contains all 27 amendments

• is the first 10 amendments to the Constiution

The ____________ feared that the creation of a strong federal government would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule

• The Northern States

• The Federalists

• The Anti-Federalists

• The Southern States

The Federalists wanted...

• the Constitution to be ratified; they liked a strong federal government

• the Constitution to fail; they did not want a strong federal government

• the Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution

• to keep the Articles of Confederation

The _________ wanted to add the Bill of Rights to ensure citizens' rights in the Constitution.

• Northerners

• Anti-Federalists

• Federalists

• Southerners

Step 1: Proposal, Step 2: Ratify....What are these steps for?

• To Amend the Constitution

• To change the Declaration of Independence

• To declare war

• To declare independence from Great Britain

What does ratify mean?

• To suggest something

• To ask something

• To approve of something and make it official

What does propose mean?

• To make something official

• To approve something

• To suggest an idea

Which section is the first part of the Constitution?

• the Bill of Rights

• the Articles

• the Preamble

• the Amendments

James Madison's plan of government, where representation was based on state population, big states enjoyed this

• the New Jersey Plan

• the Virginia Plan

• the New Hampshire Plan

• the Madison Plan

William Paterson's plan for government, where representation for every state is equal no matter the population, small states enjoyed this

• the New Jersey Plan

• the Virginia Plan

• the Rhode Island Plan

• the Delaware Plan