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 (a)   ”.

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 (a)   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 (a)   amendments.