Question 1

Assess the development of the Constitution over the past 200 years.In what ways does it fulfill the framers' intent, and in what ways may it differ from their intent?

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Question 2

Identify the most important debates at the Constitutional Convention and explain the ways in which they were resolved.

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Question 3

Assess the impact of the colonial and revolutionary experience on the structure of the U.S.Constitution. In what ways might the Constitution be viewed as a product of the historical struggle against British colonialism?

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Question 4

Compare and contrast the assumptions the Federalists and Anti-Federalists held about government and political power.

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Question 5

In what ways are the U.S.Constitution and the Articles of Confederation similar? How are they different?

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Question 6

Specially-elected ratifying conventions in each of the states have been used to ratify only the Twenty-first Amendment to the U.S.Constitution.

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This statement is true. The Twenty-first Amendment, which repealed Prohibition, was ratified through a process that involved specially-elected ratifying conventions in each state, rather than through state legislatures. No other amendment has been ratified in this manner.

Quiz 2: From Colonialism to Constitutionalism