Creating the Constitution Review

What does domestic tranquility mean?

• Home Ownership

• Peace for the country

• World peace

• War within the nation

Under the Articles of Confederation, changing a law required a unanimous vote. What does needing an unanimous vote mean?

• Required 2 or more states to agree completely before a law could be made.

• Required more than half of the states to agree completely before a law could be made.

• Required 9 of the 13 states to agree completely before a law could be made.

• Required all 13 states to agree completely before a law could be made.

The Framers wanted the preamble to indicate that the constitution was for citizens of the United States, they began with stating, “We the _______”.

Who wrote 87 letters that were published in newspapers as an effort to gain support to ratify the Constitution?

• The Central Government

• The People

• The Federalists

• The Anti-Federalists

Shay’s Rebellion made the weaknesses of the of the Articles of Confederation apparent, as a result the Articles of Confederation showed a need for:

• All federal government buildings to be safe

• The right to bear arms

• A way for government to aid people

• A strong Central Government

How did the Constitution resolve the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• It gave more powers to the states.

• It created a national welfare system.

• It amended all the rights of American citizens.

• It gave more powers to the central government.

What is the purpose of the preamble in the constitution?

• To give a final point at the end of the document.

• To explain what the document is about.

• To show proof of approval of the document.

• To explain how to implement the goals of the document.

The Anti-Federalists wanted the __________ before agreeing to ratify the constitution because they insisted the people have protection from a powerful government.

In the constitution, “We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union. . .” meant:

• The American citizens were going to agree to a compromise.

• The reason why the constitution was drafted.

• The colonists were declaring independence from England.

• The states were going to have more power.

The Bill of Rights contained the first __ amendments.