Why did the Founders call for special ratifying conventions in the states rather than ask state legislatures to ratify the Constitution?
a. The Founders knew that they could get unanimous consent for the Constitution only through such a tactic.
b. The Constitution placed many prohibitions on state power, which the Founders feared would prevent legislatures from ratifying the document.
c. State legislators were not as educated as members of the ratifying conventions and would not have understood Federalist arguments.
d. The Articles of Confederation required such a procedure if a new governing document were to be proposed.
Question 2
What was the greatest fear of the Anti-Federalists during the Constitutional Convention and subsequent debate?
a. that a weak national government would undermine the survival of the United States
b. that a strong national government would infringe on the essential liberties of the people
c. that a powerful judiciary would restrict freedom of religion
d. that powerful state governments would never assent to the new Constitution
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