US History A Unit 2 questions and answers| satisfactory
What did Federalists like? Correct Answer: Federalists liked the constitution and they liked the idea of a
strong central government
What did the Anti-Federalists believe? Correct Answer: Anti-federalists believed that if you had a strong
central government, they would eventually take over.
Who were the Federalists leaders? Correct Answer: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
Who were the Anti-Federalists leaders? Correct Answer: Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams
Why did the Federalists publish a 'paper'? Correct Answer: To promote the constitution
How long was the Federalists paper? Correct Answer: 85 articles/essays
What is the Bill of Rights? Correct Answer: A list of what the government can/cannot do to you
How many amendments are there in the bill of rights? Correct Answer: !0
What year did the constitution get ratified? Correct Answer: 1788
What year did they propose the Bill of Rights? Correct Answer: 1789
What year did the Bill of Rights get passed? Correct Answer: 1791
Amendments 1-8 deal with what? Correct Answer: Personal liberty
Amendments 9-10 deal with what? Correct Answer: Limiting the power of the Federal Government
The Bill of Rights is found where? Correct Answer: In the US Constitution
The articles of confederations gave a lot of power to who? Correct Answer: The states
Where was the Constitutional Convention held? Correct Answer: Philadelphia
Who was in charge of the Constitutional Convention? Correct Answer: George Washington
Did they revise the articles of confederation? Correct Answer: No, they started over
New Jersey Plan Correct Answer: The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal
representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population.
Virginia Plan Correct Answer: "Large state" proposal for the new constitution, calling for proportional
representation in both houses of a bicameral Congress. The plan favored larger states. They wanted the
President to be chosen by congress.
What did Federalists like? Correct Answer: Federalists liked the constitution and they liked the idea of a
strong central government
What did the Anti-Federalists believe? Correct Answer: Anti-federalists believed that if you had a strong
central government, they would eventually take over.
Who were the Federalists leaders? Correct Answer: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
Who were the Anti-Federalists leaders? Correct Answer: Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams
Why did the Federalists publish a 'paper'? Correct Answer: To promote the constitution
How long was the Federalists paper? Correct Answer: 85 articles/essays
What is the Bill of Rights? Correct Answer: A list of what the government can/cannot do to you
How many amendments are there in the bill of rights? Correct Answer: !0
What year did the constitution get ratified? Correct Answer: 1788
What year did they propose the Bill of Rights? Correct Answer: 1789
What year did the Bill of Rights get passed? Correct Answer: 1791
Amendments 1-8 deal with what? Correct Answer: Personal liberty
Amendments 9-10 deal with what? Correct Answer: Limiting the power of the Federal Government
The Bill of Rights is found where? Correct Answer: In the US Constitution
The articles of confederations gave a lot of power to who? Correct Answer: The states
Where was the Constitutional Convention held? Correct Answer: Philadelphia
Who was in charge of the Constitutional Convention? Correct Answer: George Washington
Did they revise the articles of confederation? Correct Answer: No, they started over
New Jersey Plan Correct Answer: The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal
representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population.
Virginia Plan Correct Answer: "Large state" proposal for the new constitution, calling for proportional
representation in both houses of a bicameral Congress. The plan favored larger states. They wanted the
President to be chosen by congress.
