1) was the final event of internal disorder in the United States that pushed the Confederation Congress into calling for a convention to revise the Articles of Confederation.

2) Ratification of the Constitution was a relatively quick and easy affair once the document had been written. True False

3) In the Federalist #10, James Madison argued that a republic of greater size provided more stability than one of small size, contrary to republican political theory of the day. True False

4) Who shaped the framing of the federal Constitution more than anyone else?

    A) George Washington

    B) Thomas Jefferson

    C) James Madison

    D) Alexander Hamilton



5) The Constitutional Convention deadlocked until it could find a compromise solution to the issue of

    A) whether to keep or discard the Articles of Confederation.

    B) whether there was trule a need for a stronger national government.

    C) representation in Congress.

    D) powers of the executive.



6) The core of the Anti-Federalist opposition to the Constitution of 1787 was its lack of a .

7) The Three-Fifths Compromise counted three-fifths of each slave for representational purposes. True False

8) was a vocal supporter of strong, centralized government and helped to push the Constitution of 1787 through the ratification process.

9) George Washington made a significant contribution to the Constitutional Convention through his keen political insights and thorough knowledge of political theory. True False

10) The initial proposal to the Constitutional Convention was the Virginia Plan, which eventually became the basis of the final draft of the Constitution. True False

11) The ended the stalemate between large states and small states at the convention.

12) The New Jersey Plan proposed a "union of states merely federal," which was basically a revision of the Articles of Confederation. True False

13) The delegates to the Constitutional Convention, though from 12 different states, had two important things in common.

    A) They were men with a great deal of political experience who favored weakening the central government.

    B) They were all relatively inexperienced politically and they favored establishing a constitutional monarchy.

    C) They were all former loyalists who also favored establishing stronger ties with Great Britain.

    D) They were all men of considerable political experience who recognized the need for a stronger national government.



14) In the debates over ratification, the Federalists argued that the Constitution

    A) would solve the immigration problems of the nation.

    B) was merely a temporary means to regain stability.

    C) would protect the nation from itself through a system of checks and balances.

    D) safeguarded individual freedoms through its built-in Bill of Rights.



15) By their actions, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention manifested their common beliefs in all of the following except:

    A) government by the consent of the governed.

    B) checks and balances in government.

    C) manhood-suffrage democracy.

    D) the sanctity of private property.