Federalist and Anti-Federalist Quiz

Last Name

Class Period

• 2nd
• 3rd

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of Federalist and Anti-Federalist views on government?

• Row A
• Row B
• Row C
• Row D

The Supreme Court strikes down a law that was passed with widespread support in one state. The leaders of that state, who vehemently oppose this decision, would look upon which document as supporting their position?

• Federalist 10
• Brutus No. 1
• Federalist 51
• Brutus No. 23

Federalist 10 advocates a(n)

• elite form of government.
• participatory democracy.
• form of government that follows the will of the people
• representative form of government

Brutus argues that

• People have a greater chance of participating in a democracy through local rule where elected officials are more accessible and accountable.
• A system of checks and balances must be put into place to ensure that “ambition must be made to counteract ambition” and constitutional means and personal motives are resistant to the encroachment of others.
• Factions are inevitable, but controllable through the creation of a republic.
• a “necessary partition of power” among the different branches of government needs to be established to prevent tyranny.

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the Anti-Federalist paper Brutus 1 and FederalistNo. 10?

• Row A
• Row B
• Row C
• Row D

According to The Federalists, how is the Constitution designed to prevent injustice and instability from factions based on opinions and passions?

• It teaches people to respect one another's opinions and to resist violence.
• It shapes the circumstances of civil society so opinions and passions will be less important to people than economic interests.
• It works to make people understand that violence removes any chance for stable satisfaction of basic needs.
• It creates a circumstance with many different factions based on opinion and passion, none of which is large enough to be a majority.

According to the Anti-Federalists, which clause in the Constitution creates an "undefined, unbounded and immense power"?

• Commerce Clause
• Necessary and Proper Clause
• War Powers Clause
• Naturalization Clause

According to Madison, factions form because of differences in...

• Ambition, vindictiveness, and rapacity
• Equality, rights, and consent
• Temperance, justice, and public spiritedness
• Opinions, passions, and interests