1) What are the three branches of government and what are the powers of each?
Executive, the Legislative, and the Judicial. The Executive is the President. He directs the government, commands armies, deals with foreign countries, and negates laws. The Legislative branch is Congress. The powers are passing laws and approving treaties. The Judicial branch is the court system. It decides punishment.
2) How can these branches check and balance each other?
They check on the branch below themselves. The Judicial branch makes sure all branches are following laws and not having too much power.
3) What were the compromises to the constitution?
The method of electing a president, slavery (3/5 rule), and representation in the Congress.
4) Who wrote the Federalist papers?
Jay Madison and Hamilton
5) What was the Bill of Rights? Why did some states demand its inclusion before they ratified the constitution?
The Bill of Rights was a document that guaranteed certain rights to the American people, to every American person. They wanted these rights to make it so that there couldn't be a dictator and that no rights could be taken away. Some states demanded its inclusion so they wouldn't become too strong of a central government without the people's say.
6) What were the anti-federalists main fears about the constitution?
They were afraid that a central government would become too powerful and another British style government would become of it.
