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Anti-Federalists argued that

A
branches of government would keep each other in balance.
B
the Constitution would create a Republican government.
C
the Constitution would make states less powerful.
D
a Republic should protect people from the government and from each other.
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How did Alexander Hamilton and James Madison view the Constitution?

A
They led those who favored the Constitution.
B
They were on opposite sides of the debate about the Constitution.
C
They strongly opposed the Constitution.
D
They were two Anti-Federalists who supported the Constitution.
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What did Anti-Federalists fear would happen if the Constitution became law?

A
Congress and states would have equal power.
B
Congress would have too much power over states.
C
States would have too much freedom to make their own laws.
D
States would control which laws Congress made.
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Read the passage. The regular distribution of power into distinct departments… the representation of the people in the legislature by deputies of their own election: these are… powerful means, by which the excellences of republican government may be retained. Whose viewpoint does this excerpt reflect?

A
the viewpoint of those who supported a bill of rights
B
the viewpoint of those who supported more power for states
C
the viewpoint of those who supported the Constitution
D
the viewpoint of those who supported the Anti-Federalists
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How did Anti-Federalists feel about a strong central government?

A
They mostly favored it but had some concerns.
B
They favored it.
C
They opposed it.
D
Some opposed it and some favored it.
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Federalists believed a strong government would

A
cause power struggles among states.
B
take too much power from the states.
C
make state government unnecessary.
D
encourage states to work together.
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Why did Anti-Federalists favor a bill of rights?

A
It would protect individual citizens’ freedoms.
B
It would give the government more power to make laws.
C
It would split power equally between the president and Congress.
D
It would put goverment in the hands of individual states.
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What was the Federalists’ view of the Constitution?

A
They would approve of the Constitution only if Anti-Federalists favored it.
B
They approved of the Constitution.
C
They did not favor the Constitution.
D
They would only favor the Constitution if major changes were made to it.

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