MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NEW US GOVERNMENT
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
The addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution
|
|
|
the addition of term limits on the presidency
|
|
|
the inclusion of women getting a vote in federal elections
|
|
|
a ban of the importation of slaves
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following most directly addressed reservations Anti-Federalists had about ratification of the Constitution? independent small farmers. the Pinckney Treaty. Which national laws tended to limit personal liberties (like freedom of speech and freedom of press) during the 1790s?
Detailed explanation-2: -The Anti-Federalists opposed the ratification of the 1787 U.S. Constitution because they feared that the new national government would be too powerful and thus threaten individual liberties, given the absence of a bill of rights.
Detailed explanation-3: -To ensure adoption of the Constitution, the Federalists, such as James Madison, promised to add amendments specifically protecting individual liberties. These amendments, including the First Amendment, became the Bill of Rights.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which statement best describes the Anti-Federalist view of the Constitution? The Constitution gave too much power to a central government.
Detailed explanation-5: -Anti-Federalists, in early U.S. history, a loose political coalition of popular politicians, such as Patrick Henry, who unsuccessfully opposed the strong central government envisioned in the U.S. Constitution of 1787 and whose agitations led to the addition of a Bill of Rights.