A Weak Confederation

Question 1

Identify whether each belief is Federalist or Anti-Federalist. The nation does not need a standing army. Government powers should be separated. The Constitution would not protect individual rights. A strong national government is necessary.

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A: Federalist; B: Anti-Federalist; C: Federalist; D: Anti-Federalist; E: Federalist; F: Anti-Federalist; G: Federalist; H: Anti-Federalist

Question 2

What is the cartoon’s message about ratification?

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C: The country will not be unified unless all thirteen states ratify the Constitution.

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the First Amendment’s religion clause are true? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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A: The government cannot be run by a religious group.; B: The government cannot stop people from practicing their religion.; C: The government cannot make laws that religious organizations have to follow.; D: The government cannot create a national religion.

Question 4

How does freedom of expression protect individual liberty?

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C: It helps control the government by allowing people to disagree, protest, or ask for change.

Question 5

Which of the following do Americans have the right to do, according to the first four amendments? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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A: bear arms; C: practice their chosen religion; D: protest government actions; F: be protected from unwarranted search of their homes; G: refuse to house soldiers during peacetime

Question 6

The Fifth Amendment protects Americans against which of the following things? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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B: being forced to testify to prove their own guilt; C: being tried more than once for a crime

Question 7

The Sixth Amendment protects the right of people accused of a crime to

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C: be offered legal representation.

Question 8

Unlike the Sixth Amendment, the Seventh Amendment

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B: refers to civil court, not criminal court.

Question 9

How does the Eighth Amendment protect people found guilty of a crime? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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C: It bars cruel and unusual punishment.

Question 10

According to the Federalist No. 51, what is the greatest challenge in creating a government?

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A: limiting the powers of the government

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