Creating the Constitution (TCI Chapter 8)

The Anti-Federalists did not originally support the Constitution because they believed...

• It would make the state governments more powerful

• It would not protect the basic rights and freedoms of the common people

• It would cause another war to break out with Great Britain

• It would pass new laws which would prevent America from expanding westward

Why is James Madison known as the “Father of the Constitution”?

• He was elected as the first president in the new Executive Branch

• He was the leader of the Constitutional Convention

• He was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention

• He took 600 pages of detailed notes at the Convention, and contributed a lot of ideas

What did the law called the "Northwest Ordinance" do?

• Gave America complete control of all land in North America

• Made it illegal for British soldiers to stay in U.S. territory

• Divided new territory into "grids" of land that settlers could buy

• Officially ended the fighting in the Revolutionary War

The Constitutional Convention met in this city in the summer of 1787

• Baltimore

• New York

• Philadelphia

• Boston

The delegates at the Constitutional Convention maintained secrecy using all of the following strategies EXCEPT FOR

• Covering cobblestone streets outside with dirt

• Wearing disguises and using fake names the entire time they were in the city

• Keeping the windows and drapes shut despite brutal summer heat

• Refusing to let the press or media (newspapers) report the Convention to the public

The delegates to the Constitutional Convention agreed to establish a republic. Which of these describes a republic?

• A country led by a monarch (a king or queen)

• A government led by a few wealthy business owners

• A government led by religious leaders

• A government where the people "rule" by electing their leaders

This part of Congress is based on population (states with more people have more lawmakers)

• House of Representatives

• Supreme Court

• Department of the Treasury

• Senate

In the Senate, each state has this many lawmakers (regardless of population)

• 5

• 2

• 1

• 6

Shays' Rebellion was a protest of Massachusetts farmers that started because of

• Lack of job opportunities

• No available farmland

• High taxes

• British troops refusing to leave Massachusetts after the war was over

In this group (or house) of Congress, the # of lawmakers is equal (each state has 2 regardless of population)

• The Senate

• The State Department

• The House of Representatives

• The House of Parliament