The Ratification Debate

Question 1

The Anti-Federalists’ main objection to ratifying the Constitution was that it

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had no bill of rights.

Question 2

Why did the Federalists approve of the separation of powers in the Constitution?

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They thought it was necessary to protect the liberty of Americans.

Question 3

After nine states had ratified the Constitution by mid-1788,

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it became law in the United States.

Question 4

Which statement best explains the Three-Fifths Compromise?

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For the purposes of determining the population of a state, three out of every five enslaved people would be counted.

Question 5

What was the Federalists’ argument for not adding a separate bill of rights to the Constitution?

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A separate bill of rights was unnecessary because the Constitution was not taking away any rights from citizens.

Question 6

When was a state obligated to follow the Constitution?

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after that state had ratified it

Question 7

When the Constitution first became law in 1788,

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New York and Virginia had not ratified it.

Question 8

The Anti-Federalists were against

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ratification of the Constitution.

Question 9

In 1787, the fate of the Constitution was in the hands of

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state representatives.

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