Section 1 Practice Questions Flashcards
Why did the articles of Confederation fail? (Select 3 answers)
a. The national government couldn’t tax.
b. There was no executive or judicial branch.
c. It gave too much power to the national confederation government and not enough power to the states.
d. State governments could veto government confederation laws.
A
B
D
Which statements are true about natural rights? (choose 2 answers)
a. They compel creation of democratic government.
b. They show the equality of all people.
c. They let you what you need to survive and be secure.
d. They are given by the government and not by God.
B
C
What is the purpose of a social contract?
a. To realize the will of God.
b. To create natural rights.
c. To acknowledge and protect natural rights.
C
Which of these describes social contract theory?
a. Society was created by philosophers.
b. The people do not control society, but society controls the people.
c. We must accept society as it is since it was naturally created.
d. Society is not natural but created by the people.
D
What is the enlightenment? (Select 2 answers)
a. A revival of Roman Catholicism.
b. The source of our ideas about natural rights.
c. Where democratic government was invented.
d. A period of Western European history following the middle ages.
B
D
The motivation for the Virgina plan was:
a. To assert a need for greater state cooperation in the face of foreign threats.
b. To more firmly entrench the confederal nature of the national government.
c. To protect the institution of slavery.
d. To shift more power to a new, stronger, national government.
D
Which plan for representation in the national legislature advocated for the voice of the less populous states?
a. The New York Plan
b. The Virginia Plan
c. The New Jersey Plan
d. The Connecticut Plan
C
Which plan wanted the ideas below?
a. The Senate has equal representation for each state regardless of population of the state: ____
b. Bicameral Legislature consisting of two chambers: ___
c. The house of representatives is based on a state’s population: ___
A. New Jersey Plan
B. Virginia Plan
C. Virginia Plan
What is a federalist?
Someone who wanted the new 2nd constitution
Who were famous federalists?
George Washington
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
What is an anti- federalist?
Someone who wanted to keep the old articles of confederation
Who was a famous anti- federalist?
George Mason
Patrick Henry
What were some anti federalist arguments against new constitution?
-Thought new federal government was too big, too powerful, and would take away rights of the people.
-Wanted Bill of Rights to protect their liberties (strongest argument)
-Thought that new president would turn into a king.
What were the federalist papers?
Newspapers articles that federalists wrote in support of the new US Constitution
Who wrote Federalist paper number 10?
James Madison
What was a main idea of Federalist paper number 10?
“Pure democracies are short lived, full of conflict, and excessiveness”
WHY IS THIS??????? FACTIONS
What is a faction?
A number of citizens whether majority or minority (1) are united in some common impulse or interest.
(2) and adverse to the rights of other citizens or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community
(also what we consider an interest group today)
What else did Madison explain in Federalist paper number 51?
- a strong, extended republic (meaning strong new federal government in the 2nd US constitution) split into three branches with checks and balances will stop extreme factions from taking over and protect our liberties better than the articles of confederation
George Washington
- commander in chief of continental army in the revolutionary war.
- president of constitutional convention in Philadelphia.
- 1st president of the united states.
James Madison
Father of US constitution
Father of Bill of Rights
wrote virginia plan
wrote over 1/3 of federalist papers
4th president of the united states
Roger Sherman
- Author of great compromise at constitutional convention
- signed deceleration of independence
Benjamin Franklin
Inventor, statesman, publisher, also signed deceleration of independence
Alexander Hamilton
- Wrote over half of the federalist papers
- served as first secretary of the treasury under president George Washington
Why did the anti federalists advocate for the addition of the bill of rights to the United States Constitution?
To explicitly protect natural rights of individuals
To prevent tyranny over the people by the national government
In Federalist paper 51, Madison argues for division of government authority to different parts or branches of government. What is this known as?
Seperation of powers
New principles of government in new US constitution
- republic (articles 1 and 2)
