The Bill of Rights consists of the first __________ amendments to the Constitution.
A) five
B) ten
C) twenty-two
D) fifteen
E) twenty
The main argument against the need for a bill of rights was that
A) the national government would be weakened if limits on its powers were listed.
B) the Constitution established a government of limited powers; because it was not given the power to regulate individual liberties, no bill of rights was necessary.
C) the states could easily withdraw from the Union if the national government violated individual liberties.
D) the design of the institutions of government would preclude them from abusing rights anyway.
E) states could use the power of nullification if national laws violated individual liberties.
The chief obstacle to ratification of the Constitution by the states was
A) the omission of a bill of rights.
B) its failure to abolish slavery.
C) the power it granted to tax.
D) the lack of court structure below the Supreme Court.
E) inclusion of the plural executive.
Federalist No. 10 and Federalist No. 51 each argue, from different angles, that the constitution combats
A) excessive power in the executive.
B) the problem of an uninvolved population.
C) weakness of the states.
D) attacks from foreign nations.
E) tyranny of the majority.
The Federalist Papers were drafted by
A) Jefferson, Washington, and Adams
B) Madison, Adams, and Jefferson
C) Madison, Hamilton, and Jay
D) Franklin, Madison, and Nixon
E) Adams, Hamilton, and Washington
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