Who had strongly supported the Constitution and the strong central government it established?
Federalists led by Hamilton
Anti-federalists with Thomas Jefferson
Quakers and abolitionists
Pocahontas
Who opposed a strong, central, federal government for the United States?
Federalists led by Hamilton
Anti-federalists with Thomas Jefferson
Quakers and abolitionists
Sea-merchants and small farmers
Madison alludes to the ratification of the Constitution as a slow process as some states did not show strong support: "I allude in a particular manner to those two states who have not thought fit to throw themselves into the bosom of the confederacy …." Those two states in 1789 were North Carolina and Rhode Island but initially two major states had shown opposition to the ratification. These two big states were . . .
Massachusetts and Georgia
New York and Pennsylvania
Virginia and Maryland
New York and Virginia
The Federalist Papers were written in support of the ratification of the Constitution mostly by . . .
Thomas Jefferson and John Mason
Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
William Bradford and John Winthrop
Pocahontas and John Rolfe
The main source of conflict between Federalists and Anti-federalists at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia is well known. The focus of their problem as it came down to the last days of the Convention was the absence in the Constitution of . . .
a Bill of Rights
a fugitive slave clause
a system of checks and balances
a clear definition of the prerogatives of the Supreme Court
James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution," was . . .
a Federalist
an Anti-federalist
a Jacksonian Republican
a loyalist
When it became obvious to the Federalists that states such as Virginia would not ratify the Constitution without a bill of rights, James Madison began the process of . . .
nullification
ratification
reading John Locke's theories
amending the original Constitution
The passage under study (Proposed Amendments to the Constitution) is dated . . .
June 8, 1776
June 8, 1783
June 8, 1786
June 8, 1789
In this excerpt, James Madison calls on his fellow citizens' . . .
fanaticism
apathy
spirit of accommodation
sectionalism
The following quotation ("those who have been friendly to the adoption of this constitution, may have the opportunity of proving to those who were opposed to it, that they were as sincerely devoted to liberty and a republican government,") clearly alludes to . . .
Federalists and Anti-federalists
Jeffersonians and Republican Democrats
Quakers and abolitionists
Sea-merchants and small farmers
James Madison insisted that it was necessary "not to let the first session pass over without proposing to the state legislatures some things to be incorporated into the constitution, as will render it as acceptable to the whole people of the United States," thus carefully balancing the principles of . . .
Republicanism and monarchy
Agrarianism and unionism
Servitude and abolitionism
Federalism and states' rights
Which of the following quotations best illustrates the notion that the Constitution of the United States was founded on the ideas of the Enlightenment?
"to satisfy the public that we do not disregard their wishes"
"the friends of the federal government will evince that spirit of deference and concession for which they have hitherto been distinguished."
"and expressly declare the great rights of mankind secured under this constitution."
"The acquiescence which our fellow citizens shew under the government, calls upon us for a like return of moderation."
What was James Madison's ultimate goal in proposing constitutional amendments that he himself had not thought necessary?
to achieve the process of ratification of the Constitution
to please Alexander Hamilton
to please the former colonial elite
to persuade Washington to leave Mount Vernon
1) __________________________________ 2) The People may delegate, but not alienate their sovereignty 3) The People have the right to reform Government 4) The People are by nature equally free and independent with certain inalienable rights Which is the missing principle of American constitutionalism (as defined by Madison)?
The People are the source of sovereignty
The States are the source of sovereignty
Slavery must be abolished
Indians form foreign nations
Which would you select as possibly the best organizing concept for a paper on James Madison's "Proposed Amendments to the Constitution"?
despotism
liberalism
American constitutionalism
sectionalism
Which principle of American constitutionalism (as defined by Madison) is not just alluded to but clearly mentioned in the passage under study ?
The People are the source of sovereignty
The People may delegate, but not alienate their sovereignty
The People are by nature equally free and independent with certain inalienable rights