Government - 2023 Test REvisions

Debt means....

• Money that is owed

• A tax on goods/products

• To approve

• A political party who supported the ratification of the NEW Constitution

Anti-Federalist is a 

• A political party who opposed the ratification of the NEW Constitution

• A system of government where the central government is very WEAK and STATES hold MOST power.

• To approve

• A political party who supported the ratification of the NEW Constitution

Federalist is a

• A political party who opposed the ratification of the NEW Constitution

• The United States 1st social contract among the 13 colonies.

• A system of government where the central government is very WEAK and STATES hold MOST power.

• A political party who supported the ratification of the NEW Constitution

Ratify means

• A tax on goods/products

• To approve

• Money that is owed

• A legislature, or lawmaking group

Tariff is a

• A set of rules/laws that outlines the structure of government; a social contract

• To approve

• A tax on goods/products

• Money that is owed

Shay's Rebellion was.....

• A system of government where citizens elect members such as the president, members of congress, and senators to run the government.

• A legislature, or lawmaking group

• A person who is trying to be elected for political office.

• An uprising led by a former militia officer that protested the foreclosures of farms for debt

Under the Articles of Confederation, which government had the MOST power?

• Legislative branch
• the president
• the state governments
• national government

Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get?

• Zero
• One
• Two 
• Three

Which of the following is an example of a weakness in the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress couldn't collect taxes
• Weak national government
• Provided no common currency/money for all 13 states
• All of the  above

Why was this first U.S. government so weak?

• King George III was still in charge of USA

• Americans were afraid to give their new government too much power

• The American army did not win their independence from Great Britain and King George III

• Because of the Declaration of Independence