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(1) which description of the great compromise, also known as the connecticut compromise, was reached at the constitutional convention in 1787?

a. the president and vice president would be chosen by a group of delegates chosen by votes in each state.

b. every citizen would be allowed to vote in state elections, but only those citizens who owned property would be given the right to vote in national elections.

c. congress would be composed of two houses: one in which representation was based on a state’s size, and one in which every state was represented equally, regardless of size.

d. seventy-five percent of the state legislatures would have to vote for an amendment to the constitution before it could be ratified.

(2) what did the federalists want after the constitution was written in 1787?

a. the constitution to be ratified as written

b. an amendment to the constitution that outlawed slavery

c. state governments to have power over the federal government

d. the country to continue under the articles of confederation

(3) what did the anti federalists want after the constitution was written in 1787?

a. state governments to have the power to disband the federal government with a simple majority vote

b. the constitution to do more to protect individual freedoms and limit the power of the national government

c. a constitutional guarantee that the federal government would not seek to abolish slavery for at least 20 years

d. the judicial branch of the federal government to have the power to appoint or remove other federal officials from their posts

(4) which statements about how federalists and anti-federalists felt about the constitution are true?

choose all answers that are correct.

a. the anti-federalists created a second draft of the constitution, this time adding a bill of rights, and ratified their version.

b. the anti-federalists demanded that the constitution include a bill of rights to guarantee personal freedoms.

c. the federalists at first argued that a bill of rights was not needed in the constitution.

d. the federalists finally relented and promised to add a bill of rights to the constitution, which cleared the way for its ratification.

(5) what is the purpose of the preamble to the constitution?

a. to establish that the government derives its power from the people and to introduce the six purposes of government in serving the people

b. to spell out the powers granted to each branch of the federal government and to establish a system of checks and balances between them

c. to guarantee the individual freedoms of american citizens, including the freedom of speech and the right to bear arms

d. to enumerate the powers given to the federal government and to establish that other powers are reserved for state governments

(6) what do articles i, ii, and iii of the constitution establish?

a. the process for introducing and passing amendments to the constitution

b. the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the federal government

c. the rules about who can serve as president and the line of succession for the presidency

d. the three types of governments that individual states can create