Unit 2 Quiz Citizenship

This plan support representation based on population in Congress.

• Antifederalist

• Federalist

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Virginia Plan

This plan supported equal representation in congress

• Antifederalist

• federalist

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Virginia Plan

This plan brought together both representation based on population and equal representation in congress with a bicameral legislature.

• The Virginia Plan

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Great Compromise

Those who opposed ratifying the constitution without a Bill of Rights protecting the explicit rights of citizens

• Antifederalist

• Federalist

Those who supported the ratification of the Constitution and felt the need for a stronger central government.

• antifederalist

• federalist

What issue did Shay's Rebellion bring up?

• Federalists have a weak idea for a constitution

• The Articles of Confederation are too weak and a new governing document must be drafted.

• States have too few rights

• The central government is too strong and a weaker governing document must be drafted.

What does the Bill of Rights do?

• Protect the government from being over thrown

• protect citizens' rights

• Protect the president's rights

• Establish the right to overthrow the government

What is a right?

• Something that is given and CAN be taken away

• something only the federal government can grant us

• something that is inherited at birth and cannot be taken away

• something only the state government can grant us

What does the first three articles in the constitution outline?

• It abolished slavery in the United States

• The rights of the government

• The rights of the people

• The three branches of government (legislative, executive, judicial)

What is a power called that only the federal government has? Ex. coin money, declaring war, postal system

• concurrent

• enumerative

• reserved