How did the US Constitution solve the "one vote per state" problem?

a bicameral legislature was created, with one house based on population, and the other with equal representation

one chamber of Congress was created, with number of votes based on population

a bicameral legislature was created, with both houses of Congress based on population

one chamber of Congress was created, with every state receiving two votes

What event demonstrated the weaknesses of the AOC?

pirate attacks off the coast of Africa

the British invasion of Philadelphia

Which weakness of the AOC was demonstrated by Shays' Rebellion?

Congress was unable to raise a national army

Congress was unable to tax the states

there was only one branch of government

Congress was unable to regulate interstate commerce

What did the Federalists and Anti-Federalists disagree most about?

how much power the federal government should be given

whether the colonists should declare independence from the British

whether three branches of government should be created

whether the new constitution should include social contract theory

What was the main belief of the Federalists?

the federal government needed to be stronger to solve the nation's big problems

state government should be more powerful than the federal government

a bill of rights was needed to protect people's individual rights

the AOC could still be revised, and did not need to be completely scrapped

What was the main belief of the Anti-Federalists?

a bill of rights needed to be added to the constitution to protect people's rights

the federal government needed to be given more power to solve the nation's big problems

the states should have less power than the national government

the AOC should be scrapped completely because it failed to suppress Shay's Rebellion

Under the AOC, Congress was not given the ability to tax the states because...

the colonists were still weary of the British taxing them without consent

every state had its own currency, so taxing states would be impractical

there was no need for Congress to tax the states; every issue could be solved at the state level

the executive branch was given the power to tax the states

Which of the following was the AOC NOT able to do during wartime?

the AOC could raise its own national troops and collect taxes from the states

the AOC could ask states to contribute troops and funds

the AOC could direct the army and navy

Which of the following was TRUE about the AOC during wartime?

the AOC could raise its own national army and collect taxes from the states

the AOC had to ask the states for permission to declare war

the AOC could pass a national tax law to fund the army and build the navy

How did the US Constitution solve a weakness of the AOC?

under the new Constitution, Congress was able to raise a national army

under the new Constitution, every state was given one vote in Congress

under the new Constitution, a legislative branch was created to make laws

under the new Constitution, Congress was unable to pass tax laws

Shay's Rebellion was an example of

a British action against the colonists

Which of the following was a weakness of the AOC?

there was no judicial branch (court system)

there was no legislative branch

there was no way to declare war

the president was given too much power and could become tyrannical

Why did the Constitution create a separation of powers into three branches?

to make sure no one branch has too much power

to ensure that the people's rights were protected

to establish rule of law in the United States

to fulfill the government's obligation in the social contract

Which of the following relates to the AOC's inability to regulate interstate commerce?

states were taxing each other's goods, hurting trade

Congress was unable to tax the states

Congress was unable to raise a national army to put down Shay's Rebellion

states were at war with each other and Congress could not intervene

Which of the following is TRUE about the AOC?

there was a legislative branch to make laws

there was an executive branch to enforce laws

there was a judicial branch to judge laws

there was a separation of powers into three branches of government

Which of the following is FALSE about the AOC?

the central government was given too much power over the states

the legislative branch was the only branch under the AOC

the states were a "league of friendship", a loose association among the former colonies

the states had more power than the central government

At first, what did the NEW Constitution LACK?

it had no bill of rights to protect individual rights

it had no executive branch to enforce laws

it had no legislative branch to make laws

it had no separation of powers to prevent tyranny

Why were Anti-Federalists opposed to the new Constitution?

it had no bill of rights to protect individual rights

it had no separation of powers to prevent tyranny

it gave too much power to the states

it gave too much power to the executive branch

Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the AOC?

there was no legislative branch

Congress could not tax the states

Congress could not regulate interstate commerce

Why did Federalists want a stronger federal government?

to protect from foreign invasion and domestic unrest

to ensure separation of powers between three branches

to protect people's individual rights

Why did Anti-Federalists first refuse to ratify the new Constitution?

it did not give Congress the power to tax the states

Why did Federalists believe it was unnecessary to include a US bill of rights in the new Constitution?

state governments had their own bills of rights, so a federal bill of rights was not needed

people are born with natural rights, so there was no need to include these in the constitution

Federalists wanted to limit the power of the federal government

the separation of powers would also guarantee individual rights, so a bill of rights was not needed

Which of the following was a weakness of the AOC?

there was no way to enforce laws after Congress passed them

there was no way to make laws under the AOC

the federal government had too much power under the AOC

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The AOC created a weak _________________ government

central

state

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Under the AOC, ______________ had all the power

central government

state governments

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

For what purpose was the AOC created?

to create a separation of powers between three branches of government

to coordinate the war effort against the British

to create a strong central government

to create a government based on natural law and social contract theory

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why were the AOC designed to be weak on purpose?

because the people were afraid a too-strong central government would take away their rights

because a stronger central government was needed to prevent foreign invasion and domestic unrest

because the people strongly believed in separation of powers

Americans copied the British structure of government to prevent tyranny

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which branch of government existed under the AOC AND the US Constitution?

executive

judicial

legislative

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Legislative =

President

Court system

Congress

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the job of the legislative branch?

to make laws

to enforce laws

to interpret laws

to make sure laws are being followed

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