Articles of Confederation and Constitution

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Why was it difficult for Congress to get anything done, under the Articles of Confederation?

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Laws needed 9/13ths of the states to approve for them to be enacted

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Which event showed the weaknesses of the national government under the Articles of Confederation? Options: Shay's Rebellion, French and Indian War, Boston Massacre, Northwest Ordinance

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Shay's Rebellion

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What is the proper order for when the following documents were passed?
Articles of Confederation, Declaration of Independence, Constitution

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Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution

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Which document created the structure for the United States first national government? Options: Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution, Virginia Plan

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Articles of Confederation

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Which of the following replaced the Articles of Confederation because it left the central government as being too weak?
Options:
Declaration of Independence,
Constitution,
Virginia Plan,
New Jersey Plan

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Constitution

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The Great Compromise settled which major issue presented to the delegates at the Philadelphia Convention?

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How population should factor into representation in Congress

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The 3/5th Compromise was the Constitutional Convention's solution to which of the following issues? How to count population representation per each state. How to count slaves towards state representation. Whether slavery should continue to exist as an institution. Whether the executive branch should have one President or more.

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How to count slaves towards state representation

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Which Constitutional Principle is granted by the first 10 Amendments of the Constitution?

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Individual Rights

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Checks and Balances is a Constitutional Principle that most directly limits the power of what other Constitutional Principle? Options: Federalism, Republicanism, Popular Sovereignty, Separate Branches

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Separate Branches

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Which Constitutional Principle splits powers between the national and state governments? Options: Republicanism, Separate Branches, Federalism, Popular Sovereignty

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Federalism