US History - Ch. 3 Study Guide

Which author is correctly matched with his document?

• James Madison → Bill of Rights

• George Mason → Bill of Rights

• Thomas Jefferson → Virginia Declaration of Rights

• James Madison → Virginia Declaration of Rights

Who was the author of the Bill of Rights?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison

Who is considered the "Father of the Constitution?"

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

For Congressional representation purposes, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention endorsed a compromise allowing states to include in their population counts all

• free persons and three-fifths of the slaves

• free men, including two-thirds of all slaves

• free men and women

• free persons, including all slaves

Which of the following is true regarding the Constitution of the United States of America?

• It created a unicameral legislature that had an equal number of representatives for each state.

• It was not constructed to balance interests through compromise.

• It was not ratified by enough states to go into effect.

• It established federal law as the supreme law of the land.

The Founding Fathers knew the Constitution would have to evolve as society changed, so they

• ensured Congress could never change it

• allowed states the power of nullification over it

• set up a process for amending it

• gave the president the power to interpret it

Who was president of the Constitutional Convention?

• John Adams

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Anti-Federalists favored a government that

• endorsed anarchy

• was headed by a monarchy

• provided less power to the national government and more power to individual states

• limited state power greatly and gave the national government unlimited power

Identify one of the individuals who supported the ratification of the United States Constitution.

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

• George Mason

Who was the main spokesman for the Democratic-Republican party?

• George Washinton

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson