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| 1. What aspect of the Magna Carta has the most historical significance? | It was the first document to limit the power of the English king. |
| 2. Which of the following documents influenced the writing of the others? | Magna Carta |
| 3. The Mayflower Compact showed unique thinking because it | Was based on the assumption that people could govern themselves. |
| 4. What is one individual right the English Bill of Rights protects? | The right to petition the king |
| 5. In matters of criminal justice, the English Bill of Rights demands that the accused has the right to | Freedom from cruel punishments. |
| 6. Which of the following ideas are contained in the Declaration of Independence? | the colonists’ grievances against the king |
| 7. One problem with the Articles of Confederation was that they | gave too much power to the states. |
| 8. How did the Constitution correct the problems of the Articles of Confederation? | It moved some powers from states to the federal government. |
| 9. Which statement accurately describes the Bill of Rights? | It is a name for the first ten amendments to the Constitution. |
| 10. The Bill of Rights was critical to ratifying the Constitution because it | protects individual rights not mentioned in the Constitution. |
| 11. Which idea set forth in the Declaration of Independence was not used in the Articles of Confederation? | Protecting the ideals of individual liberty. |
| 12. What two ideas did the Constitution try to balance? | The power of government and the rights of the individual |
| 13. The Anti-Federalists were afraid that | A strong executive branch might lead to tyranny. |
| 14. In the final draft of the Constitution, slavery was | Neither banned nor obviously protected |
| 15. States such as North Carolina opposed ratifying the Constitution because it | Did not provide enough guarantees of individual rights |
| 16. Which name correctly describes opponents of the original Constitution? | Anti-Federalists |
| 17. A small state would have been more likely to support the New Jersey Plan, because | It allowed each state equal representation. |
| 18. What was the immediate goal of the Federalist Papers? | to persuade the citizens of New York to ratify the Constitution. |
| 19. What is one long-term benefit of the Federalist Papers? | They pinpoint and clarify ideas behind the Constitution. |
| 20. What role did George Washington play in the writing of the Constitution? | He presided over the Constitutional Convention. |
| 21. What is the one view expressed by the Federalist Papers and the Constitution? | Strong centralized power can be limited by law. |
| 22. What philosophy or position did James Madison support in framing the Constitution? | A nation is best protected by strong centralized government. |
| 23. Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between the Federalist Papers and the Constitution? | one explains the intentions in the other |
