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5. True/False: The chief argument used by Anti-Federalists against the Constitution was that it had no Bill of Rights

6. True

7. True/False: The First Amendment guarantees the right for individual citizens to bear arms

8. False – guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assemble, petition

9. True/False: Northern delegates at the Constitutional Convention wanted to end the slave trade

10. True

11. True/False: Federalists argued the Articles of Confederation needed to be changed, not entirely abandoned

12. False: Anti-Federalists didn’t want to abandon the Articles of Confederation

13. Shay’s Rebellion helped to persuade government leaders to do what?

14. Call a convention to revise the Articles of Confederation

15. Why did smaller states oppose the Virginia Plan?

16. They feared they would not have enough power or representation in Congress

17. Other than representation, what other issues needed compromise in the Constitution?

18. How slaves would count in the population, ending the slave trade

19. How did the Bill of Rights become part of the Constitution?

20. It was added through the Amendment process to appease Anti-Federalists

21. The opening phrase of the Constitution “We the People
The opening phrase of the Constitution “We the People..” means the Constitution gets its power from the..

22. Citizens of the United States

23. What part of the slave population was included in determining representation?

24. Three-Fifths

25. Why did state constitutions limit the power of governors?

26. They were worried that governors would cause problems similar to the ones that led to the Revolution

27. Congress was denied which basic powers under the Articles of Confederation?

28. They were denied the powers to collect taxes and regulate commerce.

29. British troops still held forts in which areas of the United States because of the weakness of the central government

30. The Northwest Territory

31. Branch of government that writes the laws

32. Legislative branch

33. Branch of government that interprets the laws

34. Judicial branch

35. Branch of government that enforces the laws

36. Executive branch

37. An agreement in which two sides agree to give up some demands

38. compromise

39. To approve a document

40. ratify

41. Rules under which a government will operate

42. Constitution

43. Document that protects the basic liberties of citizens

44. Bill of Rights

45. What did most state constitutions have that the U. S
What did most state constitutions have that the U.S. Constitution originally did not have?

46. A bill of rights

47. Territory in which British troops refused to give up forts

48. Northwest Territory

49. What was one reason many people called for changes to the Articles of Confederation?

50. They believed a weak central government was ineffective

51. How was representation based according to the Virginia Plan?

52. States had representation in each house of Congress based on population

53. How was representation based according to the New Jersey Plan?

54. There was only one house of Congress and each state had equal representation?

55. Why did some people oppose ratification of the Constitution?

56. The Constitution did not include a bill of rights

57. What powers would Congress have according to the New Jersey Plan?

58. The powers to tax and regulate commerce

59. What resolved the conflict between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?

60. The Great Compromise

61. Explain the Great Compromise

62. 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

63. Why were Anti-Federalists worried about the power of a president when debating the Constitution?

64. There were no term limitations, and a popular president could ultimately make himself a king

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66. Why aren’t all 27 amendments called the Bill of Rights?

67. A Bill of Rights ensures personal liberties for individuals
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.