Ch 4 - The Story of Our Constitution

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Why did 'this committee create a weak central government? Options: To encourage more trade between states, To preserve the powers of the individual states, To promote National Security against foreign invasion, To permit the taxation of citizens to pay the nation's debts

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To preserve the powers of the individual states

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How did Americans' experience under British rule influence the form of government they established under the Articles of Confederation?

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The new central government was not able to tax citizens as the British government had tried to do.

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Which steps would the Confederation Congress have taken in the event of another war? Options: Declare war then raise its own troops to defend the nation then pass a tax to raise money, Declare war then ask states to contribute troops and funds then direct the Army and Navy, Ask states for permission to declare war then borrow money then raise an army and a Navy, Declare war with the states then pass a tax law to fund the Army and build the Navy then direct the Army and Navy

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Declare war then ask states to contribute troops and funds then direct the Army and Navy

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Why did the members of the Constitutional Convention decide to create a national government with three separate branches?

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This structure would prevent any one branch of government from becoming too strong.

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By 1786, why did many merchants want the Articles of Confederation to be replaced? Several states were taxing the activities of the Confederation. States where discouraging trade by taxing one another's goods. Congress was forcing the states to contribute to its general fund. The Confederation Congress printed so much money that it lost its value.

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States where discouraging trade by taxing one another's goods.

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How did the US Constitution solve a problem created by a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? Options: It stopped the federal government from imposing taxes. It gave the national government power to raise an army. It required unanimous consent of the states to pass amendments. It prevented acts of piracy against American ships off the coast of Africa.

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It gave the national government power to raise an army.

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Why did Shays Rebellion send a wave of fear among wealthy merchants and landowners?

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There was no national army to put down domestic unrest if it spread.

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Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation was addressed by the Constitution? Options: The continuation of slavery, the lack of a national court system, The absence of a balanced budget, the need to strengthen the power of the states

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the lack of a national court system

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How was the disagreement between small states and large states resolved at the Constitutional Convention?

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By creating a bicameral legislature with one house on each basis.