US - Federalists vs. Antifederalists - 22-23

All of these choices are quotes from the Federalist Papers. Which one supports the idea that the principle of "checks and balances" is essential for a successful government?

• "In order to lay a due foundation for that separate and distinct exercise of the different powers of government"

• "Without presuming to undertake a full development of this important idea"

• "enable us to form a more correct judgement of the principles and structures of the government planned by the convention"

• "which to a certain extent is admitted on all hands to be essential to the preservation of liberty"

Patrick Henry argued that the government created by the Constitution was too large and would NOT be able to keep the country together. Based on this information, Patrick Henry would be considered -

• an Anti-Federalist

• a Federalist

• a Loyalist

• a Whig

An Anti-Federalist named George Mason [delegate from Virginia] refused to sign the Constitution because he believed that it -

• did not protect individuals from government abuse

• did not give the Executive Branch enough power

• prevented the Legislative Branch from governing the states

• allowed the Judicial Branch to overturn acts of the legislature

Which THREE [3] of these arguments would have been made by an Anti-Federalist who was AGAINST the ratification of the Constitution?

YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE CORRECT ANSWERS.

• "A Bill of Rights is needed to protect people from abuses of government"

• "Giving to much power to a central government will lead to tyranny"

• "Power should remain with the states as in the Articles of Confederation"

• "A strong central government is needed to maintain order"

• "A powerful government will provide stability and allow the U.S. to grow economically"

Which of these men suggested that three branches of government were needed to prevent unlimited power?

• Charles de Montesquieu

• Thomas Paine

• John Locke

• William Blackstone

THREE [3] of these events happened in the year 1787. Select all three.

YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE CORRECT ANSWERS.

• the Declaration of Independence

• Shays' Rebellion

• Northwest Ordinance

• U.S. Constitution written

• the Treaty of Paris

Which of these events was a combination of the Virginia Plan [representation based on population] and the New Jersey Plan [equal representation for each state] and created a BICAMERAL legislature in our federal government?

• the Great Compromise

• the Huge Agreement

• the Representation Cooperation

• the Big Bargain

Southern delegates to the convention agreed to the ____ because it increased their political influence.

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Four-Sevenths Compromise

• Two-Thirds Compromise

• One-Fourth Compromise

According to the quote provided, Benjamin Franklin [one of the "Founding Fathers"] supported the idea of having a FREE PRESS that could -

• express BOTH sides of an issue

• get public approval of what is being printed

• provide the "truth" that aligns with their own personal beliefs

• charge low prices for their opinion articles

Which of these choices were grievances from the Declaration of Independence that would be addressed in the Constitution? [hint: Thomas Jefferson wrote about the unalienable rights of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, rights that would help defeat tyranny, in 1776]

YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS

• "imposing taxes without our consent"

• "we were deprived of our right to a trial by jury"

• "the King has absolute power"

• "the King has forced us to leave England and settle in North America"

• "we are only allowed to grow cash crops in the New England colonies"