Unit 3 part 1 practice quiz

What assurance did this argument give to those who opposed ratifying the Constitution?

• The amendment process would allow state governments to nullify federal law.

• Making the federal government superior to state governments would ensure greater stability

• The rights of citizens would be better protected by having both federal and state levels of government.

• Giving greater power to the federal government would allow it to assist states in times of crisis.

Which speaker is in favor of ratifying the Constitution?

• Speaker 1

• Speaker 2

• Speaker 3

• Speaker 4

Why did the anti-federalists demand that a bill of rights be added to the U.S. Constitution?

• To strengthen the authority of the federal government

• To improve the organization of the judiciary

• To give each state an equal amount of power

• To protect individual freedoms from the federal government

Which quote would represent a Federalist point of view?

• The existing national government lacks the ability to add new states to the union

• The states are in danger of losing their power to raise taxes

• The existing national government lacks the necessary power to perform essential functions

• The states are unable to protect the rights of the people.

The Northwest Ordinance established guidelines for the orderly expansion of the United States by instituting a -

• way to buy territory from foreign nations

• creating a procedure for military takeovers of existing countries

• process through which states would be added to the union

• compromise line that prohibited slavery in the west

What is the primary purpose of Checks and Balances system in the US Constitution?

• to expand the president's power to make treaties

• to divide power between the federal and state governments

• to prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful

• to allow each branch of government to veto laws it objects to

What was the first national government?

• Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Confederation

• Articles of Democracy

An agreement in which each side gives up part of what it wants.

• Compromise
• Bicameral
• Constitution
• Amendment

Because Congress is made up of two legislative bodies, it is known as a _____________ legislature.

• Unicameral
• Bicameral
• Tricameral
• Multicameral

Members of this group desired a strong central government and supported the Constitution.

• Anti-Federalists
• Revolutionaries
• Federalists
• Sons of Liberty