2nd 9 Exam Review 23-24

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What was the main criticism of the Articles of Confederation? Options: It failed to limit the powers of the president, It failed to allow for the admission of new states, It failed to prevent the development of military rule, It failed to provide adequate powers for the central government

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It failed to provide adequate powers for the central government

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During the debates over the ratification of the United States Constitution, Federalist and Anti-Federalist disagreed most strongly over the: division of powers between the National and State governments, distribution of power between the Senate and the House of Representatives, provision for admitting new states to the union, method of amending the Constitution

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division of powers between the National and State governments

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Which political party supported Alexander Hamilton’s opinion that the United States needed a strong central government? Options: Anti-Federalists, Democrats, Federalists, Whigs

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Federalists

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Why was the Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 important?

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balanced the interests of states with large and small populations

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Which concept found in the United States Constitution was a belief held by the social contract philosophers of the Enlightenment period? Options: presidential cabinet, judicial review, limited monarchy, sovereignty of the people

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sovereignty of the people

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Which group strongly supported the addition of the Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution? Options: Anti-Federalists, Democrats, Federalists, Whigs

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Anti-Federalists

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Which system of government did the Constitutional Convention create for the United States?

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federalist

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Why was the government’s authority to regulate commerce a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

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The legislature gave too much power to larger states.

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Which part of the U.S. Constitution states the six purposes of government? Options: Bill of Rights, Article IV, Preamble, Article I

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Preamble

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In the Preamble to the United State’s Constitution, what is the meaning of the phrase, “We the People?”

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government receives its power from the people and exists to serve them.