Unit 2 Test

"The accumulation of all powers legislative, executive and judiciary in the same hands, whether of one, a few or many, and whether hereditary, self appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny."

- from “Federalist 47,” The Federalist Papers, James Madison

James Madison's point in "Federalist 47" is that

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• the Articles of Confederation should be retained.

• the Constitution will not protect the rights of citizens.

• there should be no limits to the number of terms that a president can serve.

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  the American government should be structured to include a separation of powers.

The person MOST known for contributing to the final form of the Constitution was

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton

Those who supported adoption of the Constitution were called

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• Abolitionists

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  Democrats

• Federalists

• Republicans

The Virginia Plan would have granted more power to

• industrial states

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  agricultural states

• states with small population

• states with large population

One reason why the Constitution was adopted over the Articles of Confederation was

• the Articles gave too much power to the national government

• the states were not free to trade among themselves under the Articles

• small states were underrepresented under the Articles of Confederation

• Shay's Rebellion revealed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

The Founding Fathers gained support for the Constitution by promising that

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  all free males would be able to vote

• the President would be from the South

• a Bill of Rights would be established

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  citizens would not be required to pay taxes

Opposition to ratification of the Constitution was based on the belief that it would

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  produce too much democracy in a strong central government.

• give too much legislative and judicial power to the states.

• help northern states achieve the abolition of slavery in America.

• provide for elite control, endanger liberty, and weaken the states.

In the United States Constitution there is a basic concept of

• equality under the law.

• economic parity.

• gender equality.

• equality of condition.

The Articles of Confederation represented the Americans' distrust of

• states rights.

• a strong central government.

• any governing authority.

• universal voting rights.

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 is significant because it

• guaranteed universal suffrage.

• gave free land to all settlers.

• balanced the number of free and slave states in the Union.

• included provisions for territorial growth and the admission of new states.