The Ratification Debate Answers

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The Federalists favored the Constitution as the basis of a new government because they

wanted a military government.

thought the federal government should remain weak.

wanted a strong central government.

believed the new government should have one branch.

Which of the original thirteen states refused to attend the Constitutional Convention?

Virginia

North Carolina

Rhode Island

New York

The “Federalist Papers” mainly argued that the Constitution

should be changed so enslaved people would not be counted in the population.

needed a bill of rights to guarantee specific protections to the people.

should give more power to the states to check the power of the federal government.

would ensure that a strong federal government had its power held in check by its three branches.

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