New Nation Review

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Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? The federal government could not meet on a regular basis. The federal government could not stop citizens from voting. The federal government could not write its own constitution. The federal government could not collect taxes from citizens.

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The federal government could not collect taxes from citizens.

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Which of the following would be the BEST title for this list? Options: Strengths of the U.S. Constitution, Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, Strengths from the Articles of Confederation, Weaknesses in the Declaration of Independence

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Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

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Which of these statements best explains why the delegates adopted this rule? Options: The delegates could speak freely without fear of consequences about what they said., Foreign governments would not be able to gain an advantage in diplomatic negotiations., Those against the new Constitution would have little information about the new plan of government., The new plan of government could be crafted to benefit the nation's richest or most powerful people without offending common people.

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The delegates could speak freely without fear of consequences about what they said.

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How did Benjamin Franklin help the Constitution gain support at the Constitutional Convention?

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He got the large states and small states to agree to the Great Compromise.

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How was the issue of state representation solved in the new government?

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Two houses were created, one based on population and another with two people from each state.

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What was the MAIN disagreement between the states at the Constitutional Convention? Options: the types of powers given to Congress, the number of branches of the federal government, the method for electing members of the two houses of Congress, the number of representatives in Congress each state would have

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the number of representatives in Congress each state would have

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Why did the delegates of the Constitutional Convention create different branches of government?

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to limit the power of any one branch of government

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What argument did the Three- Fifths Compromise settle?

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It settled the issue on how slaves would be counted.

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Which of the following is an example of what is prevented by the separation of powers between the three branches of government?
It prevents Congress from making laws.
It prevents the President from making laws.
It prevents the Supreme Court from declaring laws unfair.
It prevents state and local governments from making new laws.

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It prevents the President from making laws.

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Why does the U.S. federal government have checks and balances?

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to make sure no one branch has too much power