Question 1

Could there ever be a serious movement - now or in the future -- to call a new Constitutional Convention? Why have so few American movements,no matter what their grievances,ever wanted to do away with the Constitution?

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Question 2

If you had been a delegate to the Constitutional Convention,what one or two features of the document would you have altered or eliminated? What one or two provisions would you have added?

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Question 3

What were the main arguments between federalists and anti-federalists in the debate over the Constitution? Why did the federalists win the ratification struggle?

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Question 4

When Thomas Jefferson observed that "173 despots would surely be as oppressive as one," he was warning against the possibility of legislative as well as executive tyranny.What provisions of the Constitution tried to safeguard against a runaway democratic majority?

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Question 5

Thomas Jefferson once said he believed that "all the good" of the new Constitution might have been accomplished by simply amending the Articles of Confederation.What was gained with the Constitution? Would ratification of amended Articles of Confederation have been harder or easier than the ratification of the new Constitution turned out to be?

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Question 6

In what ways does post-Revolutionary America live up to the ideals of liberty and equality? In what ways does it fall short?

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Quiz 9: The Confederation and the Constitution,1776-1790

Could there ever be a serious movement - now or in the future -- to call a new Constitutional Convention? Why have so few American movements,no matter what their grievances,ever wanted to do away with the Constitution?

If you had been a delegate to the Constitutional Convention,what one or two features of the document would you have altered or eliminated? What one or two provisions would you have added?

What were the main arguments between federalists and anti-federalists in the debate over the Constitution? Why did the federalists win the ratification struggle?

When Thomas Jefferson observed that "173 despots would surely be as oppressive as one," he was warning against the possibility of legislative as well as executive tyranny.What provisions of the Constitution tried to safeguard against a runaway democratic majority?

In what ways does post-Revolutionary America live up to the ideals of liberty and equality? In what ways does it fall short?