civics chapter 2

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Type of congress created by the Articles of Confederation.

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Unicameral legislature

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A government in which citizens elect delegates.

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Representative government

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By agreeing to amend the Constitution by adding the Bill of Rights,

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The Founders were responding to Anti-Federalists' fears of an overly powerful national government.

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The Articles of Confederation were structured the way they were because the former colonies feared...

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a strong government

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One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________.

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The inability of Congress to tax.

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Divides a government's power between the national government and state governments

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Federalism

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The Articles of Confederation gave more power to the states than to the national government.

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True

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Immediately after the American Revolution, the majority of the people in the 13 states wanted a strong central government.

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False

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Many citizens would not approve the signing of the Constitution until they promised to add this list of rights: English Bill of Rights, Bill of Rights, Articles of the Confederation, Amendments

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Bill of Rights

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Our nation's first plan of government

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Articles of the Confederation