Standard 5 (c-e): The Constitution

During the ratification debates of 1788 to 1791, the Anti-federalists continually argued against adoption of the new Constitution until ____________.

• the Bill of Rights was added

• the adoption of the Northwest Ordinance

• the Articles of Confederation were strengthened

• the drafting of the Declaration of Independence

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

— the United States Constitution

What is the practical effect of this amendment?

• It establishes the hierarchy of government power that the Founders envisioned.

• It allows the states and the people to hold supremacy over the federal government.

• It places a clear boundary on federal power by limiting it to the powers listed in the Constitution.

• It erects a wall of separation between the powers of the government and the powers of the people.

James Madison included the phrase "Congress shall make no law" in the Bill of Rights in order to make clear that

• the people are the only body that can make such laws.

• the Bill of Rights limits the powers of the state governments.

• the prohibitions against Congress only include those listed.

• the Bill of Rights limits the powers of the federal government.

Which of the following is NOT a reason the Founding Fathers included freedom of speech and press in the Bill of Rights?

• to allow individuals to freely criticize public policy and elected officials

• to facilitate access to information and the increase of virtue among the people

• to promote the search and attainment of truth, scientific progress, cultural development

• to encourage people to speak or write anything they wanted without fear of consequences

At the Constitutional Convention-Which plan for Congress gave an advantage to largely populated states?

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Virginia Plan

• The 3/5ths Compromise

• The Articles of Confederation

The Virginia Plan + The New Jersey plan = (Blank) ?

• The Executive Branch

• The Great Compromise

• The Missouri Compromise

• The 3/5ths Compromise

Which is true regarding the structure of the national government under the Articles of Confederation?

• The only Federal Institution was Congress, and there was no president or national court system.

• The only Federal Institution was the national court system, there was no president or congress.

• The only Federal Institution was the president, there was no Congress or national court system.

• The federal government was divided into three separate branches: the executive legislative, and judicial .

Which best explains a major dissatisfaction of the merchant class with the Articles of Confederation

• Suffrage was limited to the landed gentry

• There was no provision for a uniform currency.

• The power of Congress to levy and collect taxes was unlimited

• It caused European nations to enact trade barriers against the United States.

The Federalist Papers were written to encourage

• the adoption of the Bill of Rights

• The adoption of a new Constitution

• Revise the Articles of Confederation

• Direct the Revolutionary War effort against England.

Why did the members of the Constitutional convention include the concept of “separation of powers” into the Constitution?

• It allows the state and federal government to keep specific powers

• It prevents one part of government from becoming too powerful

• It was a process used by the government in Great Britain.

• It was a concept created by Enlightenment philosophers.