Units 1-3 EOC Questions

Which action is a violation of the First Amendment?

• A citizen’s house is searched without a warrant.

• An individual is put on trial twice for the same crime.

• A person is forced to testify against himself or herself in court.

• A reporter is arrested for writing an article that criticizes the government.

The Bill of Rights was adopted to address Anti-Federalist concerns about the U.S. Constitution. One of the amendments from the Bill of Rights is shown. "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed..." What was an Anti-Federalist concern about the U.S. Constitution that was addressed by this amendment?

• The Constitution would reduce the power of the federal government.

• The Constitution failed to give sufficient powers to the executive branch.

• The Constitution failed to adequately protect the civil liberties of individuals.

• The Constitution would produce state courts that were more powerful than federal courts.

Select the boxes to identify whether each statement reflects a position taken by the Federalists or Anti-Federalists during the debate over ratification of the Constitution. The Supremacy Clause places too much power in the national government.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

Select the boxes to identify whether each statement reflects a position taken by the Federalists or Anti-Federalists during the debate over ratification of the Constitution. The inclusion of a bill of rights is necessary to protect against government intrusion.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

Select the boxes to identify whether each statement reflects a position taken by the Federalists or Anti-Federalists during the debate over ratification of the Constitution. The general welfare of the country is a greater concern than individual state sovereignty.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

Select the boxes to identify whether each statement reflects a position taken by the Federalists or Anti-Federalists during the debate over ratification of the Constitution. A strong national government is necessary to address the problems encountered under the Articles of Confederation.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

Select the boxes to identify whether each statement reflects a position taken by the Federalists or Anti-Federalists during the debate over ratification of the Constitution. The powers of the national government should be clearly defined and limited relative to the powers of the state governments.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

The 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is shown. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. What was the goal of those who supported the passage of this amendment?

• to increase the power of the presidency

• to limit the power of the federal government

• to provide a complete list of specifically protected rights

• to expand the ability of government branches to check each other

During the debate over ratification of the Constitution, the Anti-Federalists wanted limited government. Some provisions in the Constitution, as ratified by the states, allow for a stronger central government than the Anti-Federalists envisioned. Identify the parts of the U.S. Constitution the Anti-Federalists would have opposed. Click on the parts you want to select.

• No state shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation

• In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed

• Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech

• The Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States

• This Constitution...shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby

Select two ways the Bill of Rights provides protection for individuals accused of a crime.

• It establishes the right to bear arms.

• It establishes the right to freedom of religion.

• It establishes protection against self-incrimination.

• It establishes protection against prosecution in other countries.

• It establishes protection against cruel and unusual punishment.