Response: The inclusion of the Bill of Rights was important because it guaranteed fundamental individual liberties and protections against government overreach, addressing the concerns of Anti-Federalists who feared that a strong central government might infringe on personal freedoms. This helped to secure broader support for ratification of the Constitution.
A) What was the initial purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
Response: to write the Constitution
Question 2
A) What fundamental problem did Noah Webster see in the Articles of Confederation?
Response: that the states would have no way to stop the central government from imposing harsh taxes on them
Question 3
A) What did the Northwest Ordinance outlaw in the Northwest Territory?
Response: slavery
Question 4
A) According to the excerpt, who had more power under the Articles of Confederation?
Response: It gave the majority of the power to the individual states, and limited the power of the national government.
Question 5
A) What are two weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation that caused the need for a new and stronger federal government that the framers outlined in the Constitution? Select all that apply.
Responses:
how to resolve disputes between states over land
confusion over different state currency
Question 6
A) Which of the following was one important contribution made by Benjamin Franklin during the Constitutional Convention?
Response: He made a plea to delegates to accept the U.S. Constitution.
Question 7
A) What was a similarity between the Bill of Rights and the Magna Carta?
Response: Both provided guidelines for ensuring basic citizen rights.
Question 8
A) What presidential power under the Constitution led the Antifederalists to urge for a Bill of Rights?
Response: veto power over acts of Congress
Question 9
A) Who was responsible for writing the amendments that later became the Bill of Rights?
Response: James Madison
Question 10
A) What was the importance of the inclusion of the Bill of Rights in the Constitution?
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