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68 Chapter 2 | The Constitution and the Founding

Key term

Bill of Rights (p. 50)

Practice Quiz Questions

9. What group was concerned about the Constitution’s provisions
   for the strength of the president and the lack of specific
   guarantees of civil liberties?
   a Tor i e s
   b Unionists
   c Federalists
   d Antifederalists
   e Free Soilers


10. A series of arguments originally published in New York news-
    papers supported the Constitution and outlined the political
    theory behind it. What are these assembled works called?
    a Pickwick Papers
    b Federalist Papers
    c Antifederalist Papers
    d Common Sense
    e The Second Treatise of Government

The Constitution: a

framework for government

Outline the major provisions of the Constitution.

(Pages 51–58)

Summary

The defining feature of the Constitution is its separation of powers

while still maintaining flexibility for leadership in times of crisis. The

system of checks and balances gives each branch of the federal gov-

ernment some explicit powers, some shared powers, and some ability

to limit the power of the other two branches of government.

Key terms

enumerated powers (p. 51)

power of the purse (p. 54)

necessary and proper

clause (p. 54)

impeachment (p. 56)

judicial review (p. 58)

Practice Quiz Questions

11. The “necessary and proper” clause gives flexibility to which
    part of government?
    a the president
    b the Supreme Court
    c the bureaucracy
    d the Congress
    e interest groups

Practice Quiz Questions

5. Madison argued that the best way to prevent the tyranny of
   factions was to.
   a outlaw political parties
   b establish a strong national government
   c have various groups compete against one another in the
   government
   d establish strong local governments
   e try to ensure that all people were equal


6. The Great Compromise provided solutions to which issue?
   a balancing majority rule with minority rights
   b allocating power between big and small states
   c allocating power between the legislature and executive
   d allocating power between national and state governments
   e determining how to handle slavery


7. How are executives chosen in most other established
   democracies?
   a by popular election
   b by electoral college
   c through selection by the judiciary
   d through selection by the legislature
   e by the United Nations


8. The outcome of the Three-Fifths Compromise was that each
   slave counted for three-fifths of a person for the purposes of
   and.
   a voting; taxation
   b congressional representation; taxation
   c voting; congressional representation
   d taxation; congressional appropriations
   e congressional representation; agricultural subsidies

Ratification

Contrast the arguments of the Federalists with those of the

Antifederalists. (Pages 48–51)

Summary

After the Constitution was written and approved at the Constitutional

Convention, it still needed to be ratified by nine states. The Constitu-

tion was primarily criticized by the Antifederalists, which gave way to

a lengthy public debate over the merits of the proposed framework.

Ultimately, to win over the necessary support in the states, the framers

had to include the Bill of Rights, which was tailored to protect the rights

of states and individuals from the national government.

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