Federalists and Anti-Federalists QUIZ – Flashcards
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Federalists believed a workable government
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must separate government into branches.
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Read the excerpt from The Federal Farmer.
Instead of being thirteen republics, under a federal head, [the Federalists' plan] is clearly designed to make us one [unified] government. . . . Whether such a change can ever be [made] in any manner; whether it can be [made] without convulsions and civil wars; whether such a change will not totally destroy the liberties of this country—time only can determine.
-The Federal Farmer
What best summarizes the point of view the excerpt expresses?
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Under one unified government, people will be robbed of their freedoms.
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According to Anti-Federalists, the Constitution
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could give the president too much influence.
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Why did Anti-Federalists favor a bill of rights?
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It would protect individual citizens' freedoms.
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Which best describes Patrick Henry?
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He was an Anti-Federalist and opposed the Constitution.
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What was the Federalists' view of the Constitution?
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They approved of the Constitution.
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What is the purpose of checks and balances in the Constitution?
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They would keep any one branch from having too much power.
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Read the excerpt from the Publius.
In republican government, the [lawmaking] authority necessarily [has the most power]. The remedy for this...is to divide the legislature into different branches; and to render them...as little connected with each other [as possible].
—Publius
Which idea does this excerpt support?
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the Federalist idea that lawmaking power should be divided among the different branches of government
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Unlike the Anti-Federalists, the Federalists believed
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the president should have enough power to lead.
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The Anti-Federalists wanted to
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vote against the Constitution.
