WorksheetsFederalists and Anti-Federalists
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Supporters of the U.S. Consitution were known as ...
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Constitutionalists
Communists
The new constitution created a...
monarchy
federal system
confederacy
limited monarchy
James Madison and Alexander Hamilton were both important Federalists.
True
False
What did the Federalists do to help gain support for the new U.S. Constitution?
purchase YouTube advertising
hold public debates
write essays and publish them in newspapers
allow the states to make changes to the document
According to Madison, people living in democratic societies will eventually create factions, or groups of people with common interests.
What was his solution to this?
having strong state governments made up of mostly landowners
having a strong national government with many different representatives
having a weak national government with a king
allowing states to remain independent
Alexander Hamilton supported...
a weak executive branch
a weak legislative branch
a strong executive branch
a strong monarchy
Which group was opposed to the new United States Constitution?
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Consitutionalists
Monarchists
One key viewpoint of the Anti-Federalists was...
they disagreed with the idea of a strong national government
they supported the idea of a strong national government
they wanted states to have weak governments
they hoped the new executive would be like a king
What does having "local power" mean?
state governments have enumerated powers that the federal government cannot have
state governments have no power over the federal government
city governments control farmers taxation
farmers have the power to tax the federal government
Anti-Federalists had the viewpoint that...
local government could best address local issues
federal government could address all existing problems
people in state governments would be too powerful
elections would not be fair
George Mason and Patrick Henry were two key Anti-Federalists
True
False
Since many states already had listed rights, Anti-Federalists support the idea of...
a federal Bill of Rights
having no federal Bill of Rights
limiting the Bill of Rights to just 10 amendments
appointing an authoritarian leader to protect state rights
