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mrs t's 4.4 federalist, anti-federalist, and the bill of rights
Question | Answer |
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Some of Baron de Montesquieu's writings were used by the anti-federalists to argue against the ratification of the US Constitution because | he said that a large, national republic would lead to corruption |
why did the anti-federalists demand that a bill of rights be added to the US Constitution? | to protect individual freedoms from the federal government |
Why does James Madison argue for a compromise of counting enslaved people as a portion of the population? | southern states were more likely to ratify the constitution |
a national government will unite the united states; power will be distributed among several branches; a single person will serve as chief executive and lead during crisis. Are all part of what | Arguments for ratifying the US Constitution |
What compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was that | Congress became a two-house legislature |
Why did Patrick Henry oppose ratifying the US Constitution? | He believed that the states would surrender to much power to the federal government |
What best describes a similarity between the Magna Carta and the US Constitution | Both protected certain rights |
The main purpose for the Federalist Papers was to | put forth the case for the ratification of the Constitution |
What was once a grievance against the king in the Declaration of Independence, and was later addressed in the Bill of Rights | Quartering large bodies of armed troops |
The primary importance of the Magna Carta was that it | Limited the absolute power of the English monarchy |
Federalist believed in what? while Anti-Federalists believed in what? | a strong national government |
Anti-Federalists believed in what? | states rights |
In order to get the Anti-Federalist to ratify the Constitution it was agreed to | include a Bill of Rights |