One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________.

The inability of Congress to tax.

The ability of Congress to tax.

The ability of Congress to declare war.

The ability of Congress to create courts.

What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a new national government?

The Declaration of Independence

Which of the following is an example of checks and balances?

A legislative bill being vetoed by the President

A judge overturning a lower court decision

A governor granting clemency (forgiveness) to a criminal

A governor declaring a tax free period

Which of the following describes federalism?

System of shared power between national and state governments

System with a weak central government and strong states

System with a strong central government and weak states

System of shared power between national government and the king

Which of the following best describes separation of powers?

Having a three branch government system

Having a US Constitution and state constitutions

Having a series of courts that answer to the Supreme Court

Having a US Constitution and Bill of Rights

The framers of the United States Constitution included the concepts of federalism, checks and balances, and separation of powers in the document because they

feared a government with unlimited power

wanted to increase the powers of the states

hoped to expand the democratic process

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1 min • 1 pt

Which branch of government is responsible for creating laws?

Executive

Judicial

Legislative

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which branch of government is responsible for enforcing laws?

Executive

Judicial

Legislative

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What term refers to the system that gives each government branch some power over the others?

Articles of Confederation

Ratification

Federalism

Checks and Balances

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?

Federalism

Amendment

Ratification

Veto

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which branch of government hears cases about the laws and decides what the laws mean?

judicial

legislative

executive

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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The first 10 Amendments are called...

The Amendments.

The Bill of Rights

Laws

Important Information

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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One major problem with the Articles is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money

tax

ask

demand

force

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Which branch of government hears cases about the laws and decides what the laws mean?

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One major problem with the Articles is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money

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