U.S. Government and Articles of Confederation

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What power was shared by the federal and state governments under the Articles of Confederation? Options: printing money, raising an army, levying taxes, building new roads

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printing money

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Who gained the power to enforce laws through the Articles of Confederation?

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individual states

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Which of the following was one of the powers given ONLY to the national government?
raising taxes,
enforce laws,
abolish slavery,
make treaties with foreign countries

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make treaties with foreign countries

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What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

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to revise the Articles of Confederation

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What created the framework for a national government?

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The Constitution

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With the Three-Fifths Compromise at the Constitutional Convention, delegates solved the issue of slavery.

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False

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At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Great Compromise resolved the issue of: representation

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representation

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"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union" was more than just a way to make government more efficient. It was necessary for the very survival of an independent United States. This quote refers to which document?

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Constitution

Front

What did the framers of the Constitution call the settlement which created two law-making bodies?

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Great Compromise

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Why did the framers of the Constitution separate and limit power within the U.S. government?

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so no one branch would have all the power