Lesson3 and 4 Review

Some Anti-Federalists opposed ratification of the U.S. Constitution because they feared that the national government would —

• become oppressive like Britain prior to the Revolutionary War.

• provoke a violent uprising similar to the French Revolution.

• reduce the influence of republicanism through the expansion of slavery.

• fail to adequately protect the United States from foreign threats.

Which of the following best describes how the Federalist papers influenced the present-day U.S. system of government?

• They were responsible for popularizing the idea of majority rule.

• They argued that the nation should be a confederacy of sovereign states.

• They were responsible for the inclusion of the Bill of Rights in the Constitution.

• They played a major role in winning ratification of the Constitution

When the Constitution was sent to the states for ratification in 1787, a group known as the Anti-federalists opposed it because-

• They believed that the United States needed a stronger national government.

• They objected to a strong central government and thought the Constitution would lead to a loss of state power.

• They thought the Constitution adequately balanced power between the states and the federal government.

• The Federalists wrote newspaper essays that attacked the Anti-Federalists.

Which statement was most likely said by a Federalists?

• The new bill of rights provided sufficient protection of individual liberties.

• The national government needed stronger powers.

• The creation of a new national government was necessary to emancipate the slaves and impose higher tariffs.

• The new national government would create a national bank and promote full employment.

Which statement describes a characteristic of the national government under established by the U.S. Constitution?

• The powers of the national government were limited.

• There was no Supreme Court.

• The President was given unlimited political power.

• The states kept the most governmental powers.

Which of the following examples illustrates the principle of popular sovereignty in the U.S.

Constitution?

• Each state has an equal number of Senators.

• Members of the House of Representatives are elected by the citizens of the United States.

• The U.S. Supreme Court can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional.

• Foreign policy decisions are placed in the hands of both the President and Congress.