Foundations of Government (Early Documents)

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Which document served as a model for the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution? Options: Virginia Declaration of Rights, Articles of Confederation, Declaration of Independence, Magna Carta

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Virginia Declaration of Rights

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What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?

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the Bill of Rights

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Which document was the basis for the First Amendment to the US Constitution, because it allowed Virginians to worship how they wanted?

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Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

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Which document established the first form of national government for the independent states?

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Articles of Confederation

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Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government was ___ and the state governments were __.

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weak, strong

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Why did the writers of the Articles of Confederation set up a weak central (national) government?

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Because of their past problems with a strong central government (England)

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What was one major flaw (problem) with the Articles of Confederation? Options: We had two presidents, Congress had no way of taxing the states in order to raise money to pay the military, Congress couldn't make any laws, Too much power was given to the national government

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Congress had no way of taxing the states in order to raise money to pay the military

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Which document establishes how our country is set up and the rights of citizens today?

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the US Constitution

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The Constitution opens up with the phrase:

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"We the People"

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True or False: The writers of the Constitution borrowed ideas from earlier documents

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True