SSCG3b AOC

How did the Constitution fix the AOC problem of Congress not having the power to tax?

• gave Congress enumerated power to regulate commerce (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Clause 3)

• gave Congress power to tax (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Clause 1)

• created an executive branch

• gave the judicial branch power to tax

How did the Constitution fix the AOC problem of not having an executive branch?

• gave Congress power to choose a chief executive

• gave Congress power to tax

• created a separate executive branch headed by a president (Article II)

• allowed the judicial branch power to enforce laws

The Constitution fixed the AOC problem of Congress not having the power to regulate trade making it an enumerated power in Article I Section 8 Clause 3

• True

• False

Which part of the Constitution allowed the Congress the power to regulate foreign trade which it could not do under the AOC?

• Article I Section 8 Clause 1

• Article I Section 8 Clause 2

• Article I Section 8 Clause 3

• Article I Section 8 Clause 5

How did the Constitution fix the problem under the AOC of citizens having their property rights violated?

• 4th Amendment prohibited illegal searches & seizures

• 8th Amendment prohibited cruel/unusual punishment

• Article V allowed states to help in proposing/ratifying amendments

• Article III created a independent executive branch

The Constitution fixed the problem under the AOC of not having a national court system by creating a separate executive branch by Article III.

• True

• False

Why was amending the Constitution easier that amending the Articles of Confederation?

• The Constitution only required 12 of 13 states to amend it

• Article V of the Constitution created an amendment process requiring 2/3 of Congress or state conventions to propose and 3/4 of state legislatures or conventions to ratify

• The Founding Fathers made the Constitution just as hard to amend as the Articles of Confederation

• The Founding Fathers made the Constitution so that it could never be changed.

How did the Constitution fix the problems of only equal representation in Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

• it adopted the Virginia Plan

• it eliminated Congress altogether

• it set up a 2 house Congress with equal representation in one house and representation by population in the other

• the Constitution was unable to fix the problem of representation