Exam 3: Politics of the American Founding

Early colonists came to America ______.

England won the battle with Spain for control of North America because ______.

Explain the nature of the conflict between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists.Who were likely to be Federalists and Anti-Federalists? How did each group view human nature and the role of government?

What did James Madison mean when he stated that the founders needed to "discover a republican remedy for those diseases most incident to republican government"?

What four groups competed for control of the North American continent in the early years of exploration and colonization?

Under the Three-Fifths Compromise,______.

All of the following statements concerning The Federalist Papers are true EXCEPT that they ______.

James Madison believed that factions were particularly dangerous to a republic because ______.

The delegates to the Constitutional Convention were ______.

The Great Compromise ______.

Groups that are united by some common passion or interest,opposed to the rights of other citizens,or opposed to the interests of the community as a whole are known as ______.

When he argued that "all men are equal," John Locke stated all of the following EXCEPT this:

The significance of The Federalist Papers is that ______.

Which of the following were generally first to ratify the Constitution?

The Declaration of Independence was first and foremost a(n)______.

One argument made in The Federalist Papers that was clearly rejected was that ______.

To justify the Revolution to the colonists,Thomas Jefferson included in the Declaration of Independence all of the following reasons EXCEPT this one:

Ideas of political change and challenges to British ideology were largely a result of American acceptance of the political ideas of ______.

Identify and discuss the three major compromises adopted at the Constitutional Convention.What issue did each compromise address? What were the concerns of each side? How was the compromise achieved? How well do you think each of the compromises has worked?

The delegate to the Constitutional Convention who had the greatest impact on the document was ______.