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Ch. 5 “Creating a Constitution”
Section 3 “Ratifying the Constitution” Page
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Vocabulary Ratification Federalist Anti-Federalist The Federalist
John Jay The Bill of Rights Popular sovereignty Limited government Separation of powers Checks and balances Electoral college.
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Review-Prepare your Response Cards
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What did the Federalists want the Constitution to provide?
A) a bill of rights protecting basic liberties B) a strong central government C) unlimited power for the state governments D) citizens’ conventions
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B) a strong central government
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Anti-Federalists criticized the Constitution as
A) concentrating too much power in the hands of a few B) granting too much power to the states C) weakening the national government by guaranteeing civil liberties. D) containing too many checks and balances.
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A) concentrating too much power in the hands of a few
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Which of the following was a prominent Federalist?
A) Samuel Adams B) Patrick Henry C) Richard Henry Lee D) James Madison
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D) James Madison
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To win support for the Constitution, Federalists promised to add
A) the abolition of slavery B) the popular election of the President. C) a strong federal judiciary. D) a Bill of Rights.
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D) a Bill of Rights
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The first 10 amendments to the Constitution is called the ___
a) Bill of Rights B) popular sovereignty C) electoral college D) Checks & balances
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A) the Bill of Rights
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A system in which different branches of government limit one another’s power
a) Bill of Rights B) popular sovereignty C) electoral college D) Checks & balances
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D) Checks and Balances
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A system in which government power comes from the people
a) Bill of Rights B) popular sovereignty C) electoral college D) Checks & balances
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B) popular sovereignty
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True/False Critics of the Constitution were known as Federalists because they denounced it as a retread from the liberty won by the Revolution.
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False
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True/False A promise of a Bill of Rights was the most important factor in getting the Constitution ratified.
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True
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True/False Popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, federalism, checks and balances and representative government are all political principles in the U.S. Constitution.
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True
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