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deb shelton quiz
17th amendment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who wrote the 17th federalists papers? | Alexander Hamilton |
| What category is it found from? | Second major division of The Federalists Papers known as "the insufficiency of the present Confederation to the preservation of the Union." |
| What was the core fear of Americans just after the revolution? | A strong central government (feared too much power in one person) |
| Hamilton was from what state? | New York |
| How many federalist papers in all? | 85 |
| What was the purpose of writing the 85 essays? | To support the ratification of the Constitution |
| Who is against it? | Antifederalists |
| Two reasons why the anti-federalis does not have to fear a strong central government? | 1. The further away a governmental organization is, the more difficult it will be for that organization to secure support of the people 2. Federal systems are more likely to lead to anarchy than tyranny |
| What was Hamilton's response to those two reasons? | Americans will have nothing to fear since they will always have the state governments to stand up for their rights. |
| First Amendment | 1. Freedom of Speech, 2. Freedom of Press, 3. Freedom of Religion, 4. Right to assembly, 5. Right to petition the government |
| How many articles are in the Constitution? | 7 |
| How many times has the Constitution been changed? | 27 |
| What are each of the articles about? | Article I - Legislative, Article II - Executive, Article III - Judicial |
| How many ways are there to amend the Constitution? | 4 |
| How may of those ways have we used? | 2 |
| Method #1: | Proposed by 2/3 vote of each house of Congress, Ratified by 3/4 of state legislatures |
| Method #2: | Proposed by 2/3 vote of each house of Congress, Ratified by 3/4 of state conventions |
| What method has been used the most? | Method #1, it was used for 26 of the 27 amendments |
| What are the first 10 Amendments called? | Bill of Rights |
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