Quiz 4 - Moreno

1. Leader of the anti-federalist opinions, particularly during the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Patrick Henry

Federalist during the U.S. Constitution ratification process and author of the Bill of Rights.

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Patrick Henry

The faction which opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, but later shifted to a position of adding amendments after ratification to maintain the union.

• Antifederalists

• executive branch

• legislative branch

• Federalists

Faction which supported the ratification of the U.S. Constitution as it had been written during the 1787 Convention.

• James Madison

• Patrick Henry

• Antifederalists

• Federalists

Which branch featured a novel position for its time that opponents of ratification feared would become tyrannical?

• executive branch

• legislative branch

• judicial branch

• judicial review

This is the ability of the Supreme Court to declare an act or law from the Congress, U.S. President, states, and lower courts unconstitutional and, thus, voided.

• judicial branch

• legislative branch

• judicial review

• checks and balances

Which branch did opponents of ratification believe needed more specific limitations to prevent it from joining with the other two branches and/or running out-of-control?

• judicial branch

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• judicial review

This was the fundamental security measure that, along with the separation of powers, allowed the various branches of government to stop or hinder one another if they or their members attempted to govern unconstitutionally.

• Federalists

• Antifederalists

• judicial review

• checks and balances

The fundamental set of amendments proposed following ratification of the U.S. Constitution that detail several specific rights and protections for individuals and states in the new federation.

• 2nd Amendment

• 8th Amendment

• The Bill of Rights

• checks and balances

Document which argues in support of the series of checks and balances included within the U.S. Constitution.

• Federalist Paper 10

• Federalist Paper 24

• Federalist Paper 51

• Federalist Paper 78