Federalists, Anti-Federalists, and the Bill of Rights

Why did the Constitutional Convention settle on this process for ratifying the Constitution?

Select the two correct answers.

• The state conventions allowed each state to make modifications before voting for ratification.

• The Articles of Confederation had taken years to ratify, and the Framers didn’t want to wait that long.

• People from each state could attend their state convention and have a direct say in ratification.

• The Framers needed all states to ratify it before they could begin adding new states to the nation.

• The Framers knew that eventually all the states would ratify it, so they put it into effect as soon as most of them did.

What state was the last to ratify the Constitution?

• Maryland

• Connecticut

• Rhode Island

• New Hampshire

Which state was the first to ratify the Constitution?

• Pennsylvania

• New Jersey

• Delaware

• Georgia

“Congress shall have the power . . . to regulate commerce with foreign Nations,

and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.”

What effect did this clause have?

• It caused the national government to go into debt

• It established Native American tribes as sovereign nations.

• It closed all banks run by the states and replaced them with federal ones.

• It split the Constitutional Convention into the Federalists and Anti-Federalists

What was The Federalist Papers?

• a series of essays on the Articles of Confederation

• a name given to the rough draft of the Constitution before it was ratified

• a list of the names of the Federalists and personal information about each of them

• a series of newspaper articles written to educate people about the Constitution and get them to vote in favor of it

Why was Patrick Henry worried about the wording of the preamble to the Constitution?

Select the two correct answers

• He thought it took power from the states.

• He worried it gave the states too much power.

• He thought it was too similar to the Articles of Confederation.

• He worried the government would overreach in forming “a more perfect union.”

• He thought it represented the majority and would not protect minority rights.

How did John Hancock and James Madison convince

Anti-Federalists to vote for ratification of the Constitution?

• They wrote flyers that they passed out in states that were against ratification

• They led meetings in every state explaining the need for the Constitution.

• They promised to add a bill of rights protecting individual freedoms after ratification.

• They explained that the preamble to the Constitution guaranteed individual freedom

Four of the ten amendments in the Bill of Rights specifically protect whom?

• people who owe money

• people accused of a crime

• people serving in public office

• people born in the United States

Which concept in the Bill of Rights comes from the Enlightenment?

• limits on quartering soldiers

• freedom from search and seizure

• ban on cruel and unusual punishment

• separation of religion and government

Under the First Amendment, which of the following can a person do?

• convince someone else to commit violence

• start a political party based on their church

• write a newspaper article telling lies about another person

• post on social media why they think the president is doing a bad job