Ap Government Unit 1 Review

All of these are weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation except

• Gave Congress no power to tax or regulate commerce among the states

• Provided each state with 1 vote regardless of its size

• Created a strong national government but a weak state government

• Created a strong state government but a weak national government

Which event highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

• Bacon's Rebellion

• Shays' Rebellion

The framers believed that the federal government should

• restrict rights and liberties of individuals

• have unlimited power

• protect individuals rights and liberties

• adhere to the "eat the rich" mentality

Which of the following documents was added as a compromise between the Federalist and Anti-Federalist

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Brutus 1

• Federalist 10

Under the Artcticle of Confederation, states were each given how many votes

• Two

• zero

• one

• three

The idea of Checks and Balances was that

• one branch of government should hold the most power

• each branch of governemnt has the power to check on the actions of the other branches

• the excutive branch should be the most powerful branch

• the people have the power to check the actions of the 3 branches

In McCulloh v. Maryland, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress has greater power over states. This ruling was based on the concept that Congress has the power to exercise its power as deemed "necessary and proper." Which clause does this concept fall under?

• Supremacy Clause

• Commerce Clause

• Elastic Clause

• Enumerated Clause

The Anti-Federalists were in favor of the ratification of the Constitution because it gave the national government more power.

• True

• False

Powers of the federal government that are not explicitly written in the Constitution but are implied by the necessary and clause

• Enumerated powers

• separation of powers

• none of the choices

• Implied powers

The Articles of Confederation was the first attempt at creating a governmental system

• True

• False