Q1: what did the federalists want after the constitution was written in 1787?

a: the country to continue under the articles of confederation

b: an amendment to the constitution that outlawed slavery

c: the constitution to be ratified as written

d: state governments to have power over the federal government

q2: what did the antifederalists want after the constitution was written in 1787?

a: state governments to have the power to disband the federal government with a simple majority vote

b: a constitutional guarantee that the federal government would not seek to abolish slavery for at least 20 years

c: the constitution to do more to protect individual freedoms and limit the power of the national government

d: the judicial branch of the federal government to have the power to appoint or remove other federal officials from their posts

q3: which statements about how federalists and anti-federalists felt about the constitution are true?
choose all answers that are correct.

a: the federalists at first argued that a bill of rights was not needed in the constitution.

b: the anti-federalists demanded that the constitution include a bill of rights to guarantee personal freedoms.

c: the anti-federalists created a second draft of the constitution, this time adding a bill of rights, and ratified their version.

d: the federalists finally relented and promised to add a bill of rights to the constitution, which cleared the way for its ratification.

q4: what is the purpose of the preamble to the constitution?

a: to guarantee the individual freedoms of american citizens, including the freedom of speech and the right to bear arms

b: to enumerate the powers given to the federal government and to establish that other powers are reserved for state governments

c: to establish that the government derives its power from the people and to introduce the six purposes of government in serving the people

d: to spell out the powers granted to each branch of the federal government and to establish a system of checks and balances between them

q5: which description of the constitutional amendment process is most accurate?

a: the process, which is rather unusual, allows special-interest groups and individual members of the public to propose amendments and lobby congress to vote to send it to the president, who will then ratify it or reject it with a veto.

b: the process, which is highly secretive, requires the president to propose an amendment to congress, after which house and senate members debate its merits in private and then vote on it in groups known as conclaves.

c: the process, which is deceptively simple, requires that an amendment be proposed in the senate, passed by a two-thirds majority in the house of representatives, and by simple majority of the states.

d: the process, which is intentionally difficult, requires that an amendment be proposed and approved by two-thirds of congress or two-thirds of state legislatures and then be ratified by three-fourths of the states.