Constitution

Which group supported the Constitution only with the addition of the Bill of Rights?

• Federalists

• Farmers

• Whigs

• Anti-Federalists

How did the Constitution address slavery?

• The Founding Fathers banned slavery because it violated the ideals of the Revolution.

• The Constitution freed all slaves over the age of 18.

• The Constitution required that all slaves return to Africa.

• The Constitution included the Three-Fifth Compromise

Which of the following issues would the Federalist Party have supported?

• The Articles of Confederation.

• The need for a strong legislature.

• The passage of the Constitution

• Opposition to the Bill of Rights.

Which of the following provided for the settlement of future states, supported public education, and banned slavery in new territories.

• French and Indian War

• Victory in the Northwest Indian War

• The Northwest and Land Ordinance

• The Treaty of Paris 1783

Which of the following quotes would have been said by an "Anti-Federalist"?

• The system safeguards such as federalism and separation of powers protect the citizens

• No Bill of Rights is needed under the new government because the people will be protected by the states

• The economy of our country should be focused on industry, manufacturing, and trade

• The rights of the people and the states will be trampled upon by another tyrannical government

Who had a clear vision at the Constitutional Convention, resulting in the organization of the new government as a republic? He is the primary author of The Constitution.

• James Madison

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

What are the three branches of the federal and state governments?

• Judicial, representative, and legislative. 

• Congressional and judicial.

• Legislative, executive, and judicial.

• Legislative, representative, and senatorial.

Why were the "Federalist Papers" written?

• To convince people to support the new U.S Constitution.

• To spark a new revolution among the American people against their government.

• To oppose a strong centralized government.

• To create a new monarchy.

What benefit did the US Constitution provide that the Articles of Confederation did not?

• It provided for a weak federal government with a chief executive officer, the president.

• It expanded the rights of individual states.

• It provided for a strong federal government, with the power to tax.      

• It limited the powers of the federal government.

The Great Compromise solved the problem of representation in the national legislature. Which answer is the solution?

• House of Representatives = based on population; Senate = equal votes

• Senate = based on population; House of Representatives = equal votes

• It created a unicameral legislature based on population

• It created a unicameral legislature based where each state had EQUAL representation