unit 3 practice

The Anti-Federalists are credited with persuading the Federalists to add a Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution. This fact could lead to the conclusion that the Federalists were against protecting personal rights; however, that is not true. The reason the Federalists did not see the need for a Bill of Rights is because

• there was one already in the Articles of Confederation and it was expected to carry over into the new government.

• they strongly believed in John Locke's "Natural Rights Theory" and that no government would infringe on that again.

• the political rivalry between them and the Anti-Federalists was so intense that the Federalists opposed any suggestion the Anti-Federalists offered.

• they believed it was unnecessary since the Constitution limited the federal government, and each state's constitution included a protection of rights.

"Let us now proceed to enquire, as I at first proposed, whether it be best the thirteen United States should be reduced to one great republic, or not? It is here taken for granted, that all agree in this, that whatever government we adopt, it ought to be a free one; that it should be so framed as to secure the liberty of the citizens of America, and such an one as to admit of a full, fair, and equal representation of the people. The question then will be, whether a government thus constituted, and founded on such principles, is practicable, and can be exercised over the whole United States, reduced into one state? If respect is to be paid to the opinion of the greatest and wisest men who have ever thought or wrote on the science of government, we shall be constrained to conclude, that a free republic cannot succeed over a country of such immense extent, containing such a number of inhabitants, and these increasing in such rapid progression as that of the whole United States." – excerpt from "Brutus No. 1" written in 1787. Which of these would BEST limit the problems outlined in the excerpt from the "Anti-Federalist Papers" seen here?

• Bill of Rights

• U.S. Constitution

• The Separation of Powers

• Declaration of Independence

"The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, selfappointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny. Were the federal Constitution, therefore, really chargeable with the accumulation of power, or with a mixture of powers, having a dangerous tendency to such an accumulation, no further arguments would be necessary to inspire a universal reprobation of the system." – from The Federalist Papers, No. 47. What principle of the Constitution is being discussed in this passage?

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Suffrage

• Checks and Balances • Separation of Powers • Federalism • Popular Sovereignty. Which founding principle of the United States Constitution is missing from this list?

• Rule of Law

• Limited Government

• Judicial Review

• Republicanism

Which political concept requires that the government exercise its power in accordance with well-established and clearly written rules, regulations, and legal principles?

• Autocracy

• Federalism

• The Rule of Law

• The Rule of Man

Which example BEST represents a limit placed on the Federal Government?

• A citizen’s life, liberty or property cannot be taken away without due process of law.

• Congress has the power to make all laws deemed necessary and proper to carry out its duties.

• The president has the ability to appoint members of the executive cabinet and federal judges.

• Through the judicial process, the Supreme Court has the final say on what the Constitution means.

What is the rule of law as it relates to the federal government?

• It is the principle of separation of powers.

• It is the list of laws every American must follow.

• It is the laws that are created for our President to follow.

• It is the theory that everyone should obey the laws the government passes.

Choose three examples that highlight the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

• There was no national court system to resolve disputes between states.

• Congress had no power to levy taxes.

• Congress lacked the power to maintain a standing army.

Which of these is an accurate statement about the Articles of Confederation?

• It created a strong Federal government.

• It helped make the United States wealthy.

• It was loved by all citizens of the United States.

• It guided the country through the Revolutionary War.

All of these were major failures of the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT

• it lacked a national executive.

• it lacked a national court system.

• it lacked the authority to declare war and peace.

• Congress did not have the authority to collect taxes.