US CONSTITUTION EXAM FOR
TEACHING CALI QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
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nncompromised nnover, nnand nnfinally nnagreed nnupon nna nnwritten nnConstitution nnfor
nnthe nnUnited nnStates nnduring nna nnsweltering nnsummer nnin nn- nnAnswer nn1787
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nnconvention nncalled nnthemselves nn"Federalists" nnand nncalled nnopponents nnof nnthe
nnnew nngovernmental nnstructure nncreated nnby nnthe nndocument nn"Anti-Federalists".
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nnConvention nnrefused nnto nnsign nnthe nndocument. nnThe nnAnti-Federalists nnopposition
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nnbill nnof nnrights
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nnagainst nnratification, nnincluding nnPatrick nnHenry, nnGeorge nnMason nnand nnfuture
nnpresident nnJames nnMonroe. nnThose nnin nnfavor nnof nnratification nnwere nnequally
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nnFederalist nnPapers
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nnpower nnshould nnbe nngiven nnto nnthe nnnew nngovernment?
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nngovernment's nnpowers nnshould nnbe nnconstued nnnarrowly nnand nnshould nnnot nnbe
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nnrespecting nnan nnestablishment nnof nnreligion, nnor nnprohibiting nnthe nnfree nnexercise
nnthereof; nnor nnabridging nnthe nnfreedom nnof nnspeech nnor nnof nnthe nnpress..." nnthe
nnConstitution nnspecifically nnprohibits nnCONGRESS nnfrom nnmaking nnsuch nnlaws.
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nnAnswer nnAll nnpowers nnnot nnspecifically nnassigned nnto nnthe nnnational nngovernment
nnare nnreserved nnto nnthe nnstates nnor nnto nnthe nnpeople.
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nnLEAVE nnBLANK. nn
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nngovernment? nn- nnAnswer nn-The nnpresident nncan nnveto nnbills nnpassed nnby
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nnnational nndefense nndoes nnthe nnConstitution nngrant nnto nncongress? nn- nnAnswer nn-
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nnmandated nnassembly nnthat nnelects nnthe nnpresident
TEACHING CALI QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
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nncompromised nnover, nnand nnfinally nnagreed nnupon nna nnwritten nnConstitution nnfor
nnthe nnUnited nnStates nnduring nna nnsweltering nnsummer nnin nn- nnAnswer nn1787
During nnthe nnratification nndebates, nnsupporters nnof nnthe nndocument nndrafted nnat nnthe
nnconvention nncalled nnthemselves nn"Federalists" nnand nncalled nnopponents nnof nnthe
nnnew nngovernmental nnstructure nncreated nnby nnthe nndocument nn"Anti-Federalists".
nnSome nnof nnthe nnmost nnardent nnAnti-Federalists, nnsuch nnas nnGeorge nnMason nnwere
nndelegates nnat nnthe nnconvention. nnIndeed, nn16 nnof nnthe nn55 nndelegates nnto nnthe
nnConvention nnrefused nnto nnsign nnthe nndocument. nnThe nnAnti-Federalists nnopposition
nnto nnthe nnnew nnconstitution nnwas nnbased nnprimarily nnon nn- nnAnswer nnlack nnof nna
nnbill nnof nnrights
During nnarguments nnover nnratification, nnmany nnprominent nnpatriots nnwere nnstaunchly
nnagainst nnratification, nnincluding nnPatrick nnHenry, nnGeorge nnMason nnand nnfuture
nnpresident nnJames nnMonroe. nnThose nnin nnfavor nnof nnratification nnwere nnequally
nnpassionate. nnThe nnarticles nnwritten nnby nnthose nnadvocating nnratification nnof nnthe
nnConstitution nnwere nnlater nnpublished nnas nna nncollection nnentitled: nn- nnAnswer nnThe
nnFederalist nnPapers
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nnconstitutional nnconvention. nnIf nnnone, nnleave nnblank: nn- nnAnswer nn-How nnmuch
nnpower nnshould nnbe nngiven nnto nnthe nnnew nngovernment?
-How nnshould nnlarge nnand nnsmall nnstates nnbe nnrepresented?
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nnBecause nnthe nnConstitution nnis nna nncompact nnamong nnthe nnstates, nnthe nnnational
nngovernment's nnpowers nnshould nnbe nnconstued nnnarrowly nnand nnshould nnnot nnbe
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nnrespecting nnan nnestablishment nnof nnreligion, nnor nnprohibiting nnthe nnfree nnexercise
nnthereof; nnor nnabridging nnthe nnfreedom nnof nnspeech nnor nnof nnthe nnpress..." nnthe
nnConstitution nnspecifically nnprohibits nnCONGRESS nnfrom nnmaking nnsuch nnlaws.
nnWhat nnkeeps nnstates nnfrom nnmaking nnsuch nnlaws? nn- nnAnswer nnThe nn14th
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nnAnswer nnAll nnpowers nnnot nnspecifically nnassigned nnto nnthe nnnational nngovernment
nnare nnreserved nnto nnthe nnstates nnor nnto nnthe nnpeople.
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nngrants nnauthority nnover nneducation nnto nn- nnAnswer nnThe nnStates
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nnLEAVE nnBLANK. nn
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Although nnthe nnConstitution nnassigns nnthe nnpresident nnto nnbe nnthe nnCommander-in-
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nnnational nndefense nndoes nnthe nnConstitution nngrant nnto nncongress? nn- nnAnswer nn-
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nnmandated nnassembly nnthat nnelects nnthe nnpresident
