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True/False The chief argument used by
Anti-Federalists against the Constitution was
that it had no Bill of Rights
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True
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True/False The First Amendment guarantees the
right for individual citizens to bear arms
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False guarantees freedom of speech, religion,
press, assemble, petition
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True/False Northern delegates at the
Constitutional Convention wanted to end the slave
trade
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True
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True/False Federalists argued the Articles of
Confederation needed to be changed, not entirely
abandoned
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False Anti-Federalists didnt want to abandon
the Articles of Confederation
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Shays Rebellion helped to persuade government
leaders to do what?
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Call a convention to revise the Articles of
Confederation
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Why did smaller states oppose the Virginia Plan?
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They feared they would not have enough power or
representation in Congress
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Other than representation, what other issues
needed compromise in the Constitution?
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How slaves would count in the population, ending
the slave trade
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How did the Bill of Rights become part of the
Constitution?
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It was added through the Amendment process to
appease Anti-Federalists
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The opening phrase of the Constitution We the
People.. means the Constitution gets its power
from the..
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Citizens of the United States
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What part of the slave population was included in
determining representation?
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Three-Fifths
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Why did state constitutions limit the power of
governors?
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They were worried that governors would cause
problems similar to the ones that led to the
Revolution
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Congress was denied which basic powers under the
Articles of Confederation?
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They were denied the powers to collect taxes and
regulate commerce.
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British troops still held forts in which areas of
the United States because of the weakness of the
central government
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The Northwest Territory
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Branch of government that writes the laws
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Legislative branch
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Branch of government that interprets the laws
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Judicial branch
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Branch of government that enforces the laws
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Executive branch
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An agreement in which two sides agree to give up
some demands
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compromise
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To approve a document
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ratify
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Rules under which a government will operate
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Constitution
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Document that protects the basic liberties of
citizens
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Bill of Rights
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What did most state constitutions have that the
U.S. Constitution originally did not have?
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A bill of rights
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Territory in which British troops refused to give
up forts
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Northwest Territory
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What was one reason many people called for
changes to the Articles of Confederation?
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They believed a weak central government was
ineffective
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How was representation based according to the
Virginia Plan?
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States had representation in each house of
Congress based on population
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How was representation based according to the New
Jersey Plan?
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There was only one house of Congress and each
state had equal representation?
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Why did some people oppose ratification of the
Constitution?
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The Constitution did not include a bill of rights
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What powers would Congress have according to the
New Jersey Plan?
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The powers to tax and regulate commerce
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What resolved the conflict between the Virginia
Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
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The Great Compromise
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Explain the Great Compromise
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The new government would have a two-house
legislature upper house would have equal
representation for each state, lower house would
have representation based on population
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Why were Anti-Federalists worried about the power
of a president when debating the Constitution?
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There were no term limitations, and a popular
president could ultimately make himself a king
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Final Jeopardy
Make your wager
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Why arent all 27 amendments called the Bill of
Rights?
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A Bill of Rights ensures personal liberties for
individuals. The rest of the Amendments do not
necessarily address issues of personal liberties
therefore only the original 10 Amendments are
called the Bill of Rights.