Unit 4 Review

What were the weaknesses of the Article of Confederation?

• Congress could not raise taxes, regulate trade, or declare war.

• There was a president, a court system, and two house congress.

• There were no weaknesses.

• The Federal governments had more power then the state governments.

When the Constitution was first sent to the states for approval, it...

• was immediately approved by the required number of states.

• was hotly debated by the Federalists and Antifederalists.

• contained a bill of rights.

• was rewritten by each of the states and sent back to the Constitutional Convention.

Before the Constitution could go into effect, it had to be...

• ratified by each of the 50 states.

• ratified by 9 of the 13 states.

• declared the Supreme Law of the Land by the president.

• ratified by unanimous vote.

The Federalists...

• opposed the ratification of the Constitution.

• opposed a strong central government.

• supported the division of the United States into 13 separate nations.

• feared that the Articles of Confederation could not keep the country united.

What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?

• To rewrite the laws of your city or town government.

• To make new laws for each state government.

• To explain the laws of the federal government.

• To help increase support for the Constitution.

Which great document was replaced by the U.S. Constitution?

• VA Statute for Religious Freedom

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

What was probably the biggest fear the people had regarding the new Constitution?

• It would replace the Articles of Confederation

• The Constitution would take too much power away from the states

• States would eventually fight a civil war over the change

• They feared the "unknown"

This group thought the new Constitution took too much power away from the states and did not guarantee particular rights of the people.

• Federalists

• Whigs

• Anti-Federalists

• Republicans

This quote shows the viewpoint of...

• an anti-federalist

• a Republican

• a Federalist

• None of these

Federalist liked the Constitution because...

• Federalists didn't believe in the Separation of Power.

• Federalists didn't think individual rights were important.

• Federalists believed a stronger federal government was needed for the United States to succeed.

• None - they didn't really like the Constitution at all!