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He agreed with Alexander Hamilton and opposed the Constitution.
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He was a Federalist and opposed the Constitution.
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He was an Anti-Federalist and opposed the Constitution.
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He disagreed with Alexander Hamilton and favored the Constitution.
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What did Anti-Federalists fear would happen if the Constitution became law?

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Congress would have too much power over states.
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States would have too much freedom to make their own laws.
C
Congress and states would have equal power.
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States would control which laws Congress made.
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How were Samuel Adams and Thomas Jefferson alike in their position on ratifying the Constitution?

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They both opposed a strong federal government.
B
They both disagreed with Patrick Henry.
C
They both favored ratifying the Constitution.
D
They both sided with Alexander Hamilton.
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Read the following excerpt from The Objections of the Hon. George Mason to the Proposed Federal Constitution: Addressed to the Citizens of Virginia, written in 1787.There is no declaration of rights: and the laws of the general government being paramount to the laws and constitutions of the several states, the declarations of rights, in the separate states, are no security.

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a bill of rights
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a congress
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a president
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a military
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A faction is a group that

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strongly disagrees with another group.
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strongly favors ratifying the Constitution.
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strongly agrees with another group.
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strongly opposes ratifying the Constitution.
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Why did Anti-Federalists favor a bill of rights?

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It would split power equally between the president and Congress.
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It would put goverment in the hands of individual states.
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It would give the government more power to make laws.
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It would protect individual citizens’ freedoms.

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