Openstax Government Chapter 2.4 & 2.5

According to the passage, what was required before the Constitution could become law and a new government could form?

• The document had to be ratified by nine of the thirteen states.

• The President had to sign the document into law.

• All thirteen states had to approve the document unanimously.

• The Supreme Court had to review and approve the document.

Which of the following was a major concern of the Anti-Federalists regarding the new Constitution?

• The federal government would be too weak to maintain order

• The president would have excessive power

• The states would have too much power

• The Constitution would not allow for amendments

The framers chose to have ratification conventions instead of asking state legislatures to approve the Constitution because:

• they wanted the decision to reflect the will of the people rather than state governments.

• state legislatures were too busy to consider the Constitution.

• the Articles of Confederation required conventions for amendments.

• conventions were less expensive than legislative sessions.

Fill in the blank: The greatest source of dissatisfaction with the Constitution was that it did not guarantee protection of _________

• individual liberties

• state boundaries

• economic interests

• foreign alliances

Some citizens feared the loss of their traditional rights under the new Constitution because:

• they believed the new government might become too powerful and ignore individual freedoms.

• they thought the Constitution would guarantee more rights than before.

• they trusted the new government to protect all rights.

• they felt the Constitution was too weak to enforce any laws.

According to Thomas Jefferson's letter, a major problem with not having a Declaration of Rights is:

• The government may violate individual rights without consequence.

• The country will not have a national anthem.

• There will be no official language for the nation.

• The government will not be able to collect taxes.

What helped to sway delegates to ratification conventions in many states, according to the passage?

• Federalist essays and explicit guarantees that amendments would be added to protect individual liberties.

• Promises of economic aid from foreign nations.

• Threats of military intervention by the federal government.

• The immediate abolition of all state taxes.

According to the timeline in Figure 2.12, which two states ratified the Constitution in June 1788?

• New Hampshire and Virginia

• New York and North Carolina

• Massachusetts and Maryland

• Georgia and South Carolina

The Massachusetts Sentinel cartoon conveys the message that the ratification of the Constitution was a process involving the cooperation and support of different states. What message does the cartoon convey to its viewers regarding the ratification of the Constitution?

• The ratification of the Constitution was a process involving the cooperation and support of different states.

• The ratification of the Constitution was opposed by all states equally.

• The cartoon suggests that the Constitution was already ratified by every state.

• The cartoon shows that the Constitution was not important to the states.

According to the text, smaller, less populous states favored the Constitution and the protection of a strong federal government because:

• they wanted equal representation and protection from larger states.

• they wanted to avoid paying taxes to the federal government.

• they preferred to have no federal government at all.

• they believed states should have all the power.