
Ratification Debate Cluster Check
Quiz by Catherine Chesser
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With which of the following arguments would the authors of The Federalist Papers most likely have agreed?
Which group would have made these arguments in 1787?

Which chart correctly identifies reasons for and against ratification of the proposed U.S. Constitution?
Those who agreed with this point of view were known as-

What argument would a Federalist make to support ratification of the Constitution?
What assurance did this argument give to those who opposed ratifying the Constitution?

Which speaker is in favor of ratifying the Constitution?

In the debate over the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, which point would have been made by a Federalist?
Patrick Henry was criticizing which aspect of the Constitution in this excerpt?

Why did the Anti-Federalists demand that a bill of rights be added to the U.S. Constitution?
Those in favor of ratifying the Constitution would most likely respond to this concern by pointing out that-

Patrick Henry opposed ratifying the U.S. Constitution because he believed that under it-
George Mason refused to sign the Constitution and opposed its ratification because he believed that it-