A.O.C., Preamble, and Fed/Anti-Fed

Front

Why did the Preamble to the Constitution begin with the phrase, “We the People”?

Back

To indicate that the American people were the ultimate source of its authority

Front

Which identifies one of the goals of government listed in the Preamble? Options: To guarantee employment to all citizens, To expand the nation’s frontiers westward, To establish independence from Great Britain, To promote the general welfare

Back

To promote the general welfare

Front

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

Back

preamble

Front

Which of the following might have caused people to oppose the Articles of Confederation?
Options:
Congress had the power to collect taxes
Congress could not pay soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War
Congress controlled trade between the states
Congress granted too much power to the executive branch

Back

Congress could not pay soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War

Front

What sort of government was established by the Articles of Confederation?

Back

A loose association of states

Front

Because this branch was missing under the Articles of Confederation the government had no power to enforce its laws.

Back

Executive

Front

Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
There was only one branch,
There was no national judicial branch,
There was no way to enforce laws,
There was no way to make laws

Back

There was no way to make laws

Front

Why did the Founding Fathers separate the power to make, enforce, and interpret laws between different branches of government?

Back

to prevent one branch of government from becoming too powerful

Front

Under the Articles most of the power resided with?

Back

The states

Front

Power should be based on confederate system of government where states are still sovereign.

Back

Anti-Federalist