(E) Standard 1 quiz 4 Federalist/Anti-Federalist

What was the main disagreement between the Federalist and the Ant-Federalist?

• the number of states there should be in the new nation

• the amount of authority the national government should have

• the manner in which slave populations were counted

• he groups of people who received voting rights

Which best describes the

Federalist Papers?

• They were a series of articles published to persuade voters to accept the new Constitution.

• They were a series of articles written to argue against specific sections of the Constitution.

• They were a list of grievances against King George written to persuade people to support independence.

• They were essays written to increase support for the farmers participating in Shays' Rebellion.

What change in the structure of government did the US Constitution create?

• It ensured that state constitutions would be supreme over federal law.

• It set up a strong executive branch that could establish new laws.

• It established a supreme court that could determine the national budget.

• It established a national government with three branches of government.

Why were the Ant-Federalist against the ratification of the Constitution?

• They did not want to have any type of national government.

• They were concerned that a powerful national government would become corrupt.

• They felt the United States should rejoin Great Britain.

• They did not want George Washington to be the first president of the United States.

Why did the Founding Fathers abandon attempts to revise the Articles of Confederation and decide to write a whole new constitution?

• They realized that the national government needed to be stronger.

• They felt the individual state governments should be strengthened.

• They did not believe that the national government should be limited.

• They wanted to create a government that was more like a monarchy

Under the Articles of Confederation, many conflicts arose between states that the national government did not have the authority to resolve. How was this problem addressed in the Constitution?

• The Constitution created a judicial branch to hear and decide disputes.

• Legislative power was divided between two houses of Congress.

• The president could make treaties with the approval of the Senate.

• The Constitution gave the federal government the power to collect taxes.

What overarching problem that made the Article of Confederation ineffective was resolved by the ratification of the constitution?

• The president lacked the power to negotiate treaties and trade agreements with foreign nations.

• The states had sovereignty over the federal government.

• The state governments were unable to collect taxes from their citizens.

• Members of the legislative body served for life and could not be removed from office.

Why did the Ant-Federalist insist on the inclusion of a Bill of Rights before they agreed to ratify the Constitution?

• They wanted to keep the federal government from regulating the slave trade.

• They wanted to ensure equal representation for all states.

• They wanted to prevent the Senate from having taxation power.

• They wanted to ensure that individual rights would be protected.

What was the greatest area of disagreement between the Federalist and the Ant-Federalist?

• the balance of power between state and national government

• the creation of a House of Representatives

• the existance of a judicial branch

• the ability to amend the Constitution

How did the Framers of the Constitution address the fears of a strong executive leader?

• They limited the president to two terms in office.

• They created a judicial branch to have absolute authority over the president.

• They included a system of checks and balances in the Constitution.

• They required the president and vice president to agree on all bills.